diff --git a/swh/loader/pypi/loader.py b/swh/loader/pypi/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/pypi/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/pypi/loader.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
         self._contents = []
         self._directories = []
         self._revisions = []
+        self._load_status = 'uneventful'
 
     def fetch_data(self):
         """Called once per release artifact version (can be many for one
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@
 
         try:
             data = next(self.new_artifacts)
+            self._load_status = 'eventful'
         except StopIteration:
             self.done = True
             return False
@@ -272,6 +274,11 @@
             self.generate_and_load_snapshot()
             self.flush()
 
+    def load_status(self):
+        return {
+            'status': self._load_status,
+        }
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import logging
diff --git a/swh/loader/pypi/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/pypi/tests/test_loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/pypi/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/pypi/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@
         self.assertSnapshotOk('5c99339508de5eea67eecd3e0ba1efa8e804b96e',
                               expected_branches)
 
+        self.assertEqual(self.loader.load_status(), {'status': 'eventful'})
+
 
 class PyPILoaderWithSnapshot(TestPyPILoader):
     """This loader provides a snapshot and lists corresponding seen
@@ -303,6 +305,8 @@
         _id = hashutil.hash_to_hex(self.loader._last_snapshot()['id'])
         self.assertEquals(expected_snapshot_id, _id)
 
+        self.assertEqual(self.loader.load_status(), {'status': 'uneventful'})
+
 
 class LoaderNewChangesSinceLastVisitITest(BaseLoaderITest):
     """In this scenario, a visit has already taken place.
@@ -397,6 +401,8 @@
         _id = hashutil.hash_to_hex(self.loader._last_snapshot()['id'])
         self.assertNotEqual(expected_snapshot_id, _id)
 
+        self.assertEqual(self.loader.load_status(), {'status': 'eventful'})
+
 
 class PyPILoaderWithSnapshot2(TestPyPILoader):
     """This loader provides a snapshot and lists corresponding seen
@@ -532,3 +538,5 @@
 
         _id = hashutil.hash_to_hex(self.loader._last_snapshot()['id'])
         self.assertNotEqual(expected_snapshot_id, _id)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.loader.load_status(), {'status': 'eventful'})