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# Ceremony Lifecycle

> The lifecycle and statuses of a ceremony.

A ceremony's `status` tracks the recipient's progress through their signing session.

| Status      | Description                                                               |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `pending`   | The ceremony was created but the envelope is not yet active.              |
| `active`    | The ceremony is ready for the recipient to access.                        |
| `completed` | The recipient finished their actions.                                     |
| `declined`  | The recipient declined to act.                                            |
| `revoked`   | The ceremony was replaced by a new ceremony or the envelope was canceled. |