---
title: stack kb security-exceptions-api read-exception-list-item cli command
description: Get an exception list item Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4120/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/security-exceptions-api/read-exception-list-item
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb security-exceptions-api read-exception-list-item cli command
<cli-modifiers>
</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb security-exceptions-api read-exception-list-item [options]
```

Get an exception list item
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--id string">
    Exception list item's identifier. Either `id` or `item_id` must be specified.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--item-id string">
    Human readable exception item string identifier, e.g. `trusted-linux-processes`. Either `id` or `item_id` must be specified.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--namespace-type enum">
    `single` fetches the item in the current space; `agnostic` fetches a global (space-agnostic) item. Must
    match how the list was created.
    **Values:** agnostic, single
  </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>