Change button behaviour if checkbox is checked

I have a checkbox which functions as a toggle and when clicked submits a form with the check/unchecked status being used to enable/disable the service.

However, I now have an API which selects preferences based on location and I want to:

1. Click submit if the checkbox is unchecked

2. Click apply if the checkbox is checked

Currently I have $(“#checkbox”).click(); if the user calls the API and I’m not sure how to implement this where $(“#apply”).click(); would be used if the checkbox was checked already to avoid turning the service off. I've tried $('#checkbox').attr but not having problems with it.

$(‘#apicall’).off('click').on('click', function() {
$.ajax({
    type : 'GET',
    dataType : 'json',
    url : "https:// [PRIVATE API REDACTED]“,
    success : function(result){
        console.log(result);
        result=result.successData.server;
        best_ovpn=best_ovpn.trim();
        $(“#dropdown”).val(apical);
        show_openvpn_status();
        if($('#checkbox').attr('checked')) {
        $("#checkbox").click();
        } else {
        $("#apply").click();
    }
});
});