---
title: isAvailable
framework: speech
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: speech/sfspeechrecognizer/isavailable
---

# isAvailable

A Boolean value that indicates whether the speech recognizer is currently available.

## Declaration

```swift
var isAvailable: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion When the value of this property is true, you may create new speech recognition tasks. When value of this property is false, speech recognition services are not available.

## See Also

### Monitoring speech recognition availability

- [delegate](speech/sfspeechrecognizer/delegate.md)
- [SFSpeechRecognizerDelegate](speech/sfspeechrecognizerdelegate.md)
- [supportsOnDeviceRecognition](speech/sfspeechrecognizer/supportsondevicerecognition.md)