Backing up from an old iphone to put on a new one

Is there a way to know if your backup was successful, complete after doing a backup onto icloud?  I just tried doing a back up onto icloud from an old I phone in order to restore it onto my new phone.  I think it worked but I want to look on icloud to see what's on there to make sure it worked.  The old iphone has had some issues and the backup seemed to take a long time, so I'm not sure if it worked.  Thanks.

Hello partulia4,
As it turns out, there is a way to force a backup and double check when the latest back up was completed. The article "iCloud: Backup and restore overview" goes over the process as well as what get backed up. Here's the bit that applies to you:
You can also back up manually whenever your device is connected to Internet over Wi-Fi by choosing Back Up Now from Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.
You should also see "Last Backup: " below that button that indicates when back up was completed.
Hope that helps,
Griff W.

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