gh-issue-list(1)

GH-ISSUE-LIST(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-ISSUE-LIST(1)

NAME

gh-issue-list - List issues in a repository

SYNOPSIS

gh issue list [flags]

DESCRIPTION

List issues in a GitHub repository. By default, this only lists open issues.

The search query syntax is documented here:

⟨https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests⟩

On supported GitHub hosts, advanced issue search syntax can be used in the --search query. For more information about advanced issue search, see:

⟨https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/using-issues/filtering-and-searching-issues-and-pull-requests#building-advanced-filters-for-issues⟩

OPTIONS

--app <string>
Filter by GitHub App author

-a, --assignee <string>
Filter by assignee

-A, --author <string>
Filter by author (use --app to filter by a GitHub App)

-q, --jq <expression>
Filter JSON output using a jq expression

--json <fields>
Output JSON with the specified fields

-l, --label <strings>
Filter by label

-L, --limit <int> (default 30)
Maximum number of issues to fetch

--mention <string>
Filter by mention

-m, --milestone <string>
Filter by milestone number or title

-S, --search <query>
Search issues with query

-s, --state <string> (default "open")
Filter by state: {open|closed|all}

-t, --template <string>
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

--type <name>
Filter by issue type name

-w, --web
List issues in the web browser

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

ALIASES

gh issue ls

JSON FIELDS

assignees, author, blockedBy, blocking, body, closed, closedAt, closedByPullRequestsReferences, comments, createdAt, id, isPinned, issueType, labels, milestone, number, parent, projectCards, projectItems, reactionGroups, state, stateReason, subIssues, subIssuesSummary, title, updatedAt, url

EXIT CODES

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

EXAMPLE

$ gh issue list --label "bug" --label "help wanted"
$ gh issue list --author monalisa
$ gh issue list --app dependabot
$ gh issue list --assignee "@me"
$ gh issue list --milestone "The big 1.0"
$ gh issue list --search "error no:assignee sort:created-asc"
$ gh issue list --state all
$ gh issue list --type Bug

SEE ALSO

gh-issue(1)

Jul 2026 GitHub CLI v2.96.0