bitsadmin gettype

Retrieves the job type of the specified job.

Syntax

bitsadmin /gettype <job>

Parameters

Parameter Description
job The job's display name or GUID.

Output

The returned output values can be:

Type Description
Download The job is a download.
Upload The job is an upload.
Upload-Reply The job is an upload-reply.
Unknown The job has an unknown type.

Examples

To retrieve the job type for the job named myDownloadJob:

bitsadmin /gettype myDownloadJob