# List things associated with a principal
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To list the things associated with the specified principal, run the [https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/iot/list-principal-things.htmls](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/iot/list-principal-things.htmls) command. Note that this command doesn't list the attachment type between the thing and the certificate. To list the attachment type, use the [https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/iot/list-principal-thingsv2.html](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/iot/list-principal-thingsv2.html) command. For more information, see [List things associated with a principal V2](list-principal-things-v2.md).

```
$ aws iot list-principal-things \
    --principal "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:cert/2e1eb273792174ec2b9bf4e9b37e6c6c692345499506002a35159767055278e8"
```

The output can look like the following.

```
{
    "things": [
        "MyLightBulb1",
        "MyLightBulb2"
    ]
}
```

For more information, see [ListPrincipalThings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//iot/latest/apireference/API_ListPrincipalThings.html) from the *AWS IoT Core API Reference*.