> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Is Runtime Available • AI Agent SDK

> is_runtime_available: Check if a runtime is available.

# is\_runtime\_available

Function

> This function is defined in the [**registry**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/registry.md) module.

Check if a runtime is available.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def is_runtime_available(runtime_id: str) -> bool
```

## Parameters

**runtime\_id** `str` *required*

Runtime identifier

### Returns

**Returns** `bool`

True if runtime exists and can be created

## Uses

* `resolve_runtime`

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/runtime/registry.py#L384)
>
> `praisonaiagents/runtime/registry.py` at line 384


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