Prefect 2 0 | Accessing current flow state Hi wave Possibly

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Prefect 2 0 | Accessing current flow state Hi wave Possibly simple question which I can t seem to find an answer for Can I access the state of the current flow from within that flow In particular I d like to check if the flow is retrying and if so pass an extra argument to my task s i e ``` flow def my flow if lt somehow get state of this flow gt == Retrying do something ```

Anna Geller · Answer

when running tasks you can do ```if task get state is failed ```

Anna Geller · Answer

or rather ```if task get state is retrying ```

Anna Geller · Answer

this assumes that task is submitted to task runner

Anna Geller · Answer

``` task def do sth flow def my flow if do sth submit get state is retrying do something ```

Dominik Wagner · Answer

Thanks but maybe it wasn t clear I m retrying the flow not a task <https discourse prefect io t our biggest prefect 2 0 release yet 2 0b8 including blocks notifications flow run retries flow packaging module refinements to deployments including serializers packagers to automate building docker images and more 1186 flow run retries arrows counterclockwise 2|added in 2 0b8> All my tasks are using `shell run command ` from `prefect shell` and I don t think I can add retries there

Anna Geller · Answer

for flow there is no way currently but will be after GA release

Anna Geller · Answer

for 2 0b8 this syntax works for tasks <https discourse prefect io t how to take action on a state change of a task run task level state handler 82>

Dominik Wagner · Answer

Okay thanks Will hold off until tomorrow then grin