---
title: "list"
slug: "cli-archivestorage-list"
updated: 2026-10-08T04:56:33Z
published: 2026-10-08T04:56:33Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-archivestorage-list"
---

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# list

Available in Classic and VPC

Get the list of containers (buckets) in an account or the list of objects in a container.

              Note

              

Sub accounts cannot use the `swift list` command to get the list of containers in an account.

## Syntax

The `list` syntax is as follows:

- Account (queries container list)

```
swift list \
    [--long] \
    [--lh] \
    [--totals] \
    [--prefix <prefix>] \
    [--json] \
    [--header <header:value>]
```
- Container (queries object list)

```
swift list \
    <container> \
    [--long] \
    [--lh] \
    [--totals] \
    [--prefix <prefix>] \
    [--delimiter <delimiter>] \
    [--json] \
    [--header <header:value>]
```

## Options

This section describes the options available when running `list`.

### Required options

The following options are required for `list`.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--long` | Boolean | Conditional | Outputs detailed list in the `ls -l` format. - When entering `--totals`, either `--long` or `--lh` must be entered. |
| `--lh` | Boolean | Conditional | Displays the size in an easy-to-read unit. - When entering `--totals`, either `--long` or `--lh` must be entered. |

### Optional options

These are the optional options for `list`. Options that are not specified will use their default values.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `&lt;container&gt;` | String | Optional | Container name - If left blank, queries the account's container list. |
| `--totals` | Boolean | Optional | Outputs only totals. - Use along with `--long` or `--lh`. |
| `--prefix` | String | Optional | Retrieves only entries that begin with the specified prefix. |
| `--delimiter` | String | Optional | Outputs items grouped by the specified separator. |
| `--json` | Boolean | Optional | Outputs list information in JSON format. |
| `--header` | String | Optional | Custom header to use in list retrieval requests - Enter in the `header:value` format. |

### Common options

For information about the options common to all `swift` subcommands, see [Archive Storage options](/docs/en/guide-archivestorage#%EC%98%B5%EC%85%98).

## Examples

When you run the command, the container name or object name is displayed. Depending on the options, details such as size and last edit date are also displayed.

### Command

The following is an example command for listing the containers in an account.

```
swift list
```

The following is an example command for retrieving the list of objects in a container in detailed format.

```
swift list test-container-01 --long --lh
```

The following is an example command for retrieving only the total.

```
swift list test-container-01 --long --lh --totals
```

The following describes an example command for retrieving data in JSON format.

```
swift list test-container-01 --json
```

### Output

The following is an example output for retrieving the list of containers in an account.

```
test-container-01
test-segments-01
```

When you query in detailed format, the total size is displayed on the last line. The following is an example output of a query to get the object list in detailed format.

```
        5.0M 2026-08-19 01:53:39 application/octet-stream large.bin
          54 2026-08-19 01:53:40               text/plain renamed.txt
          54 2026-08-19 01:53:19               text/plain sample.txt
        5.0M
```

The following is an example output that queries only the total.

```
5. 0M
```

The following describes an example output in JSON format.

```
[
  {
    "bytes": 5242880,
    "content_type": "application/octet-stream",
    "hash": "8f0e1b84bfafca589762d5b0dd4f1286",
    "last_modified": "2026-08-19T01:53:39.919390",
    "name": "large.bin",
    "slo_etag": "\"207cfeb70ee1769505fcfc717e3f8be0\""
  },
  {
    "bytes": 54,
    "content_type": "text/plain",
    "hash": "448575206ef0bb80c79087a7e85c1f5c",
    "last_modified": "2026-08-19T01:53:40.342020",
    "name": "renamed.txt"
  }
]
```