---
title: "Report whether a desktop runner is connected"
method: GET
path: "/v1/automation-runners/presence"
tags: ["Automations"]
---

# Report whether a desktop runner is connected

`GET /v1/automation-runners/presence`

Desktop Automations only run while one of the owner's desktops is connected. Management surfaces read this to warn before an occurrence is due rather than after it was missed.

## Response `200`

Desktop runner presence.

- object
  - `connected` boolean, required
  - `lastSeenAt` integer, nullable, required

## Changes

- **2026-08-20** `93df40e2efd5` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openworklabs/apis/den-api/changes/v1/automation-runners/presence/get.md)

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