The in-progress list
Each running scan shows its name and targets, its type (One-shot or Scheduled), when it started, and a Running status. Open a scan to follow its live progress.
Scans run fully on Topscan's infrastructure — there is nothing to keep open on your side. You can close the browser and the scan will continue.
Following a scan
Open a running scan to see what's happening right now:
- Stages — the steps of the scan pipeline (port scan, vulnerability testing, and so on), grouped by target type. Each target runs the pipeline on its own, so a stage shows how many of your targets have passed it (for example, "2 / 5 done"). Because targets run in parallel, two stages can be running at once — some targets may already be in vulnerability testing while others are still being port-scanned. A stage is marked completed only once every target in the group has passed it.
- Facts — when the scan started, how long it has been going, and how many of your targets are done.
Topscan does not show a countdown or a completion percentage — real scan time can't be predicted reliably, so the page shows actual elapsed time instead. For what drives the duration, see **How long does a scan take?**
Results are not final until the scan completes. Until then the issues area shows "No issues detected yet." When the scan finishes, the same page turns into the full results view (Issues / Targets, with the vulnerability list and details).
Cancelling a scan
Click Cancel scan to stop a running scan. A cancelled scan is marked Cancelled and its results are discarded — only completed scans produce results.
When a scan fails
If something goes wrong on Topscan's side, the scan is marked Failed and an error message is shown in the scan detail view. The support team is alerted automatically. You can re-run the scan manually once the issue is resolved.