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# Get Availability

> Returns the biometric availability status for the current device and user. This is a local-only operation — it does not make a network call.

## Parameters

<ParamField body="sessionDurationMinutes" type="Int" required />

## Returns

\[BiometricsAvailability] — one of `Available`, `AlreadyRegistered`, or `Unavailable`.

<RequestExample>
  ```js theme={null}
  StytchConsumer.biometrics.getAvailability({ sessionDurationMinutes: 0 })
  ```
</RequestExample>