> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# kosli list controls

> List controls for an org.

<Warning>
  This is a beta feature. Beta features provide early access to product
  functionality. These features may change between releases without warning, or
  can be removed in a future release. Please contact us to enable this feature
  for your organization.
</Warning>

## Synopsis

```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli list controls [flags]
```

List controls for an org.
The results are paginated; use --page and --page-limit to navigate the pages.

## Flags

| Flag | Type | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |
| `--archived` | bool | \[optional] List archived controls instead of active ones. |
| `-h`, `--help` | bool | help for controls |
| `-o`, `--output` | string | \[defaulted] The format of the output. Valid formats are: \[table, json]. (default "table") |
| `--page` | int | \[defaulted] The page number of a response. (default 1) |
| `-n`, `--page-limit` | int | \[defaulted] The number of elements per page. (default 15) |
| `--search` | string | \[optional] Only list controls whose name or identifier contains this substring (case-insensitive). |
| `--sort-direction` | string | \[optional] The direction to sort controls in. Valid values are: \[asc, desc]. (defaults to asc) |
| `--tag` | stringArray | \[optional] Filter by tag, given as 'key' or 'key:value'. Can be repeated to match more than one tag. |

## Flags inherited from parent commands

| Flag | Type | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |
| `-a`, `--api-token` | string | The Kosli API token. |
| `-c`, `--config-file` | string | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. Config is read from this path or the default only, never implicitly from the current directory. (default "\$HOME/.kosli.yml") |
| `--debug` | bool | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout. |
| `-H`, `--host` | string | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)") |
| `--http-proxy` | string | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. `http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port` |
| `-r`, `--max-api-retries` | int | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3) |
| `--org` | string | The Kosli organization. |
| `-q`, `--quiet` | bool | \[optional] Suppress non-critical warning messages. Errors and normal output are not affected. If both `--quiet` and `--debug` are set, `--debug` wins. |

## Examples Use Cases

These examples all assume that the flags  `--api-token`, `--org`, `--host`, (and `--flow`, `--trail` when required), are [set/provided](/getting_started/install/#assigning-flags-via-environment-variables).

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="list the first page of controls for an org">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli list controls 

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="list the second page of controls (10 per page) in JSON">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli list controls 
    	--page 2 
    	--page-limit 10 
    	--output json 

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="list controls whose name or identifier contains 'sdlc'">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli list controls 
    	--search sdlc 

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="list controls tagged framework=finos-sdlc (--tag can be repeated)">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli list controls 
    	--tag framework:finos-sdlc 

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="list archived controls instead of active ones">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli list controls 
    	--archived 

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="list controls sorted in descending name order">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli list controls 
    	--sort-direction desc 
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


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