gh-issue-list - Man Page

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

Options

--app <string>

Filter by GitHub App author

-a, --assignee <string>

Filter by assignee

-A, --author <string>

Filter by author

-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"

-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, body, closed, closedAt, closedByPullRequestsReferences, comments, createdAt, id, isPinned, labels, milestone, number, projectCards, projectItems, reactionGroups, state, stateReason, 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 --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

See Also

gh-issue(1)

Referenced By

gh-issue(1).

Jun 2025 GitHub CLI manual