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title: "[Publish Content] - View Publish Status of Entries/Assets in Publish Queue"
description: View publish status of entries/assets in the Publish Queue, including publishing and deployment statuses, nested reference publishing summaries, and publish status icons.
url: https://www.contentstack.com/docs/content-managers/publish-content/view-publish-status-of-entries-assets-in-publish-queue
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doc_type: guide
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  - content-managers
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last_updated: 2026-03-25
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# [Publish Content] - View Publish Status of Entries/Assets in Publish Queue

This page explains how Content Managers can view and interpret publish and deployment status details for entries and assets in the Publish Queue, including bulk actions, nested reference publishing summaries, and status icons, and should be used when monitoring or troubleshooting publishing activity.

## View Publish Status of Entries/Assets in Publish Queue

When a Content Manager publishes an [entry](/docs/content-managers/author-content/about-entries) or [asset](/docs/content-managers/author-content/about-assets), the system adds the action to the Publish Queue. Items in this queue are published or unpublished one at a time, almost instantaneously. This process removes the need to wait for one item to finish publishing before initiating the next. You can continue publishing items while Contentstack manages the queue automatically.

**Note**: When working in a specific branch, you can view the published details of entries and assets relevant to that branch. For example, if you’re in the development branch, the queue displays publishing details only for the development branch. See [Branch-specific Modules](/docs/developers/branches/branch-specific-modules) documentation for more information.

To view publishing details of entries or assets, log in to your [Contentstack account](https://www.contentstack.com/login), and perform the following steps:
- Go to your [stack](/docs/developers/set-up-stack/about-stack) and click the **Publish Queue** icon or use the shortcut key Alt + P (Windows) or Option + P (Mac).
- The queue displays information such as date, title, content type, version, language, summary, environment, and status.
- Use filters to narrow results by status, environments, users, languages, content types, or date range.

**Note:** The queue retains publish logs for up to **30 days**.

## Publishing and Deployment Statuses

The following statuses appear in the Publish Queue to reflect publishing or deployment states:
- **Complete**: The action has finished successfully for all items in the job.
- **Failed**: An item failed to publish or unpublish.
- **In Progress**: The system is currently publishing or unpublishing the item(s).
- **Cancelled**: The scheduled action has been canceled.
- **In Queue**: The job is waiting to be processed.
- **Scheduled Publish**: Publishing is set for a future time.
- **Scheduled Unpublish**: Unpublishing is scheduled for a future time.
- **Scheduled Deployed**: Deployment is scheduled for a future time.
- **Deployed**: The release has been deployed to the live environment.
- **Deleted**: The item has been permanently removed.
- **Unpublished**: The item or job is no longer live.
- **Published**: The item or job is live and viewable.
- **Pending**: The job awaits approval or action before proceeding.

The **Status** column in the Publish Queue provides more detailed feedback for bulk actions.

Even if a bulk publish job is marked as **Complete**, the system highlights partial failures with visual indicators and tooltips. This lets you quickly spot and investigate errors without navigating away from the main list.

For example, if one or more entries in a bulk job fail, a warning icon appears next to the status. Hovering over the icon reveals a breakdown of failures, skipped items, or pending approvals, enabling faster resolution.

## Publish Status for Nested Reference Publishing

When you bulk-publish entries with [Nested Reference Publishing](/docs/content-managers/publish-content/about-nested-reference-publishing/), the Publish Queue displays a summary of each item’s status in the Summary column.

The following statuses may appear:
- **Published**: Items successfully published in the bulk job.
- **Failed**: Items that failed to publish.
- **Approval(s) Pending**: Items awaiting approval.
- **Skipped**: Items already published in the selected environment and locale.
- **Cancelled**: Items that were manually canceled before publishing.
- **Deployed**: Items successfully deployed to the target environment.

**Note**: You cannot cancel individual items within a scheduled publish job. You can only cancel the entire job.

## Publish Status Icons

On the entries list page, Contentstack displays a publish status icon next to each item’s publishing environment.

These icons provide quick visual cues:
- **Green “i” icon**: The latest version is published to the environment.
- **Orange “i” icon**: An older version is published to the environment.
- **Gray clock icon**: The item is scheduled for future publishing.

**Additional Resource**: Learn how to cancel scheduled publishing or unpublishing for [entries](/docs/content-managers/publish-content/cancel-scheduled-publish-unpublish-activity-for-entries) or [assets](/docs/content-managers/publish-content/cancel-scheduled-publish-unpublish-activity-for-assets) from the Publish Queue.

## Common questions

### How long does the Publish Queue retain publish logs?
The queue retains publish logs for up to **30 days**.

### Can I filter the Publish Queue results?
Yes. Use filters to narrow results by status, environments, users, languages, content types, or date range.

### Can I cancel individual items within a scheduled publish job?
No. You cannot cancel individual items within a scheduled publish job. You can only cancel the entire job.

### What does the Status column show for bulk actions?
The **Status** column in the Publish Queue provides more detailed feedback for bulk actions, including visual indicators and tooltips for partial failures.