---
title: state
framework: secureelementcredential
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: secureelementcredential/credentialsession/state-swift.property
---

# state

The current state of the session.

## Declaration

```swift
var state: CredentialSession.State { get async }
```

## Mentioned in

Accessing and using secure element credentials

## Discussion

Discussion Sessions start in the CredentialSession.State.management state. Calls to the wired or card emulation APIs change the state to CredentialSession.State.wired(credential:) or CredentialSession.State.cardEmulation(credential:). Leaving wired or card emulation mode returns the state to CredentialSession.State.management. Explicitly invalidating the session, encountering an error, or the app entering the background changes the state to CredentialSession.State.invalid. An invalid session can’t return to one of the other states.

## See Also

### Accessing the session state

- [CredentialSession.State](secureelementcredential/credentialsession/state-swift.enum.md)