# Get Transaction State

After initiating an instant sell,  you should fetch the transaction to know the current status. Make a **GET** request to either of the following endpoints using your `tx_ext_reference` OR localramp's `reference`.

```
https://api.localramp.co/v1/transaction/sell/status/:ext_reference/ext
```

OR

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```url
https://api.localramp.co/v1/transaction/sell/status/:reference
```

{% endcode %}

With the following header

```
x-auth-token: <SECRET_KEY>
```

If the API call is successful, LocalRamp returns the following response:

```javascript
{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "reference": "our-unique-ref",
        "tx_ext_reference": "your-unique-ref",
        "status": "completed",
        "destination_type": "bank_account",
        "account_number": "0123456789",
        "bank_code": "000",
        "account_name": "RAJI JOHNSON",
        "bank_name": "UNITED BANK",
        "from_amount": "0.038058405",
        "from_currency": "BTC",
        "to_amount": "127890",
        "to_currency": "NGN",
        "phone_number":"+12345677",
        "phone_network": "mobile_money_mtn"
    }
}
```

The possible `status`'s are  <mark style="color:orange;">`pending`</mark> , <mark style="color:green;">`completed`</mark>and <mark style="color:red;">`failed`</mark>

**pending** -  This means we are still processing the sell transaction

**completed** - This means that the transaction has been completed