# Badge Status In the process of getting a badge, the badge can go through four different stages: :mag: **Pending/ in review** > This status lasts from the moment the user applies for the badge, until it finishes the curation period. :checkered\_flag: **Ready** > This status means the badge was approved and it is ready to be claimed. Status lasts from approved until the badge was claimed by its owner. :white\_check\_mark: **Claimed** > This status means that the badge was claimed and it is in possession of the wallet’s owner. :scales: **Challenged** > The badge is in the arbitration process, and it will stay there until jurors make a final decision.\ > \ > If the badge is approved, it will change its status either to “ready” or in case it was already claimed, it will go back to claimed status. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://doc.thebadge.xyz/protocol-participants/badge-status.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.