# UiPath.Studio.Activities.Api.BusyService

> UiPath.Studio.Activities.Api.BusyService namespace for building Studio activities, including the long-running process scope interface for status updates introduced in v21.10.

In this section you can find more information on how to build activities using **UiPath.Studio.Activities.Api.BusyService**.

## IStudioBusyScope
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This feature was introduced in UiPath.Studio.Activities.Api v21.10.
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A scope within a long running-process that allows status updates. Requires the feature **BusyServiceV1**.

### Inheritance

IDisposable > IStudioBusyScope

### Properties

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Task | DisposeTask | The asynchronous dispose operation. This interface should have extended IAsyncDisposable, which is not available in.NET 4. Use this to await the release of the current scope after calling IDisposable.Dispose(). |

## IStudioBusyService
:::note
This feature was introduced in UiPath.Studio.Activities.Api v21.10.
:::

Allows displaying a busy indicator on long-running processes with status updates.

### Methods

#### Task<IStudioBusyScope> Begin(string status)

Creates a new busy scope able to present progress. If the service already has a busy scope, the newly created one becomes the primary scope until disposed of. The returned busy scope should be disposed in order to close the indicator.

| Parameter Type | Parameter Name | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| string | status | Indicates a status message to present. |

#### Task SetStatus(string status)

Sets a status on a busy screen, if it exists.

| Parameter Type | Parameter Name | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| string | status | The status to set. |