# SmartApp running? **URL:** \ **Category:** SmartApps & Automations\ **Created:** [March 26, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/smartapp-running/82753 "2017-03-26T23:02:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![tgauchat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/tgauchat/32/49516_2.png) [@tgauchat](https://community.smartthings.com/u/tgauchat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/smartapp-running/82753/2 "2017-03-26T23:10:25Z")
> [@Patrick\_Black](#): > > Is there anyway to tell if a smartapp is running? SmartApp executions will show up in Live Logging in the web based API/IDE website. First login to the right “shard”, then use the **Live Logging** tab. > [@FAQ: How to find out what "shard" (cloud slice IDE URL) your Account / Location is on?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/faq-how-to-find-out-what-shard-cloud-slice-ide-url-your-account-location-is-on/53923): > > When SmartThings went for sale in the UK, they added the first of what will be many “shards” to split the SmartThings Cloud workload into multiple, somewhat independent, clusters of servers. SmartThings automatically replicates a lot of stuff between the shards when they deploy updates and so on, but if you are doing development and you Publish “For Me”, then you need to be sure to be logged into the correct shard, or your self-published SmartApp or custom Device Type Handler will not work. You won’t find it in the mobile App! Eventually you may not need to know your shard. Eventually, SmartThings may make this process automatic and when you self-publish, it will go to the “right” shard without intervention. Update: The URL: [https://account.smartthings.com](https://account.smartthings.com) should take you to your correc… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/smartapp-running/82753)._