Cache status

A geocache may be in one of several states, designated by the status. The status indicates what actions may be performed in relation to the cache.

This document describes the existing cache statuses across Opencaching sites.

Cache status matrix

ID	Type	Usage	Notes	GC equivalent^{[GC compatibility 1]}
1	Ready to be found	All		Available
2	Unavailable	All		Disabled
3	Archived	All		Archived
4	Waiting for approval	All	Not published, waiting for approval from OC reviewing team	Unpublished
5	Not yet available	All	Not published, under owner control
6	Blocked	All	Note: OCDE: Locked, visible
7	Locked, invisible	OCDE