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# What estimate status means

> The status chip on the estimate list and on the estimate.

The same chip shows on the Estimates list and on the estimate.

| Status            | What it means                                                                        | What you do next                                                                                                                                         |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Draft             | You are still editing it. The customer has not been sent it                          | [Send it](/help/estimate-create), or **Mark approved** if they already agreed by phone or on site                                                        |
| Awaiting response | It has been sent. You are waiting on the customer                                    | Wait, resend, or turn on reminders under Estimate settings. **Mark approved** if they agreed offline                                                     |
| Viewed            | They have opened it                                                                  | Same as awaiting response. They have seen it and have not answered                                                                                       |
| Changes requested | They asked for a change from Client Hub                                              | Read **Customer message**, **Edit estimate**, then **Send revised estimate**. A thread is **History → Comments** (**Customer Comments**, **Post reply**) |
| Pending deposit   | They accepted, and a deposit is still due                                            | **Collect deposit** on **Money**. Convert waits while the deposit is what is due                                                                         |
| Approved          | Accepted                                                                             | **Convert to job** when there is work to schedule. **Convert to invoice** only when there is nothing to schedule                                         |
| Declined          | They said no                                                                         | **Reopen & revise**, or **Duplicate estimate**                                                                                                           |
| Expired           | The valid-until date has passed. Client Hub accept, decline, and deposit are blocked | Set a new **Valid until** and send again                                                                                                                 |
| Converted         | It has become a job or an invoice                                                    | **Open job**. Do not convert it a second time                                                                                                            |
| Archived          | Hidden from the working list and from Client Hub. The record stays                   | Open it from the **Archived** filter on Estimates                                                                                                        |

Expiration is **7 days**, **14 days**, or **30 days** under [Estimate settings](/settings/estimates). Sent estimates expire after that date. You can override the date on one estimate before you send it. **No expiry set** means that estimate does not expire on its own.

**Convert to invoice** is hidden when the estimate has a multi-step payment schedule, or a single payment collected in full on approval. **Convert to job** is the path. Each stage is invoiced from the job. A deposit with no schedule can still **Convert to invoice**. The full accept path is [Accept and convert](/help/estimate-accept).

Follow-up messages for an estimate that is still unanswered are also under Estimate settings → **Reminders**. They are not edited on [Automations](/settings/automations).

The headline on the estimate matches the chip: still on your desk, waiting on the customer, they asked for tweaks, they accepted, past its valid date, declined, converted, or archived. Use the chip when you are scanning the list. Use the headline when you are on the estimate and need the next click from the table above.