---
title: "system.vision.isOverlaysEnabled"
description: "Returns whether or not the current client's quality overlay system is currently enabled."
---

# system.vision.isOverlaysEnabled

> Returns whether or not the current client's quality overlay system is currently enabled.

:::info Backwards Compatibility
This function replaces [system.tag.isOverlaysEnabled](versioned_docs/version-8.1/appendix/scripting-functions/system-tag/system-tag-isOverlaysEnabled.md). Any scripts containing Vision Client scoped functions that were replaced with system.vision syntax will still work to maintain backwards compatibility.
:::

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.vision.isOverlaysEnabled()`

### Parameters
Nothing

### Returns
**Boolean** - True if overlays are currently enabled.
    
### Scope
Vision Client

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This code will return whether or not overlays are currently enabled.
print system.vision.isOverlaysEnabled()
```