handbook/commands/transient/list.md
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wp transient list

Lists transients and their values.

OPTIONS

See the argument syntax reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.

[--search=<pattern>]
Use wildcards ( * and ? ) to match transient name.
[--exclude=<pattern>]
Pattern to exclude. Use wildcards ( * and ? ) to match transient name.
[--network]
Get the values of network|site transients. On single site, this is a specially-named cache key. On multisite, this is a global cache (instead of local to the site).
[--unserialize]
Unserialize transient values in output.
[--human-readable]
Human-readable output for expirations.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value. --- default: table options:
  • table
  • json
  • csv
  • count
  • yaml ---

AVAILABLE FIELDS

This field will be displayed by default for each matching option:

  • name
  • value
  • expiration

EXAMPLES

# List all transients
$ wp transient list
 +------+-------+---------------+
 | name | value | expiration    |
 +------+-------+---------------+
 | foo  | bar   | 39 mins       |
 | foo2 | bar2  | no expiration |
 | foo3 | bar2  | expired       |
 | foo4 | bar4  | 4 hours       |
 +------+-------+---------------+

GLOBAL PARAMETERS

These global parameters have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.

Argument Description
--path=<path> Path to the WordPress files.
--url=<url> Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified.
--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host|container>[:<port>][<path>] Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of "docker", "docker-compose", "docker-compose-run", "vagrant").
--ssh-args=<args> Pass additional arguments to SSH (or other tools specified by --ssh scheme).
--http=<http> Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP.
--user=<id|login|email> Set the WordPress user.
--skip-plugins[=<plugins>] Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded.
--skip-themes[=<themes>] Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes.
--skip-packages Skip loading all installed packages.
--require=<path> Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once).
--exec=<php-code> Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once).
--context=<context> Load WordPress in a given context.
--[no-]color Whether to colorize the output.
--debug[=<group>] Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help.
--prompt[=<assoc>] Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values.
--quiet Suppress informational messages.
--alias=<name> Name of the alias to use. Aliases can reference local WordPress installations or remote SSH connections. Aliases are defined in the wp-cli.yml file.
--assume-https Set $_SERVER['HTTPS'] to make WordPress treat the site as HTTPS. Use when WordPress is behind an HTTPS proxy or load balancer.