---
title: stack kb security-timeline-api get-draft-timelines cli command
description: Get draft Timeline or Timeline template details Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4097/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/security-timeline-api/get-draft-timelines
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb security-timeline-api get-draft-timelines cli command
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</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb security-timeline-api get-draft-timelines \
  --timeline-type <timeline-type> \
  [options]
```

Get draft Timeline or Timeline template details
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--timeline-type enum required">
    Which draft to load (`default` investigation timeline or `template` timeline template).
    **Values:** default, template
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>