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name: "up.network.isBusy"
area: "API"
kind: "JavaScript function"
parent: "up.network module"
url: "https://unpoly.com/api/up.network.isBusy"
---
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# up.network.isBusy()

Returns whether Unpoly is currently loading a [request](https://unpoly.com/api/up.request.md).

The network is also considered busy while requests are [loading in the background](https://unpoly.com/learn/background-requests.md).

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## Return value {#return-value}

Whether a request is loading.

Type: boolean