# List Identities by API - just return ID

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/list-identities-by-api-just-return-id/83153>\
**Category:** SHF Discussion and Questions\
**Tags:** apis, identity-security-cloud\
**Created:** [September 27, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/list-identities-by-api-just-return-id/83153 "2024-09-27T13:15:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/list-identities-by-api-just-return-id/83153/1 "2024-09-27T13:15:19Z")

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Hi,  
I want to be able to pull back all users whose lifecycle is ‘prestart’, but only bring back their ‘ID’

```auto
  "indices": [
    "identities"
  ],
  "query": {
    "query": "attributes.cloudLifecycleState:prestart"
  }
}

```

That brings back everything, and this doesn’t make a difference:

```auto
{
  "indices": [
    "identities"
  ],
  "query": {
    "query": "attributes.cloudLifecycleState:prestart"
  },
  "_source": [
    "id"
  ]
}

```

Is there a way to limit the amount of returned info, as that was 600+ lines of code that I don’t need and would rather not have to parse out after retrieving it  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![gourab](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/gourab/32/18650_2.png) [@gourab](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/gourab)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/list-identities-by-api-just-return-id/83153/2 "2024-09-27T13:23:38Z")

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Hi @PhilRawlings1 ,  
could you please try this ?

```auto
{
  "indices": [
    "identities"
  ],
  "query": {
    "query": "attributes.cloudLifecycleState:prestart",
    "fields": [
      "id"
    ]
  }
}

```

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**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/list-identities-by-api-just-return-id/83153/3 "2024-09-27T13:24:57Z")

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Its still the whole identity being returned

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**Author:** ![bcariaga](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/bcariaga/32/1890_2.png) [@bcariaga](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/bcariaga)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/list-identities-by-api-just-return-id/83153/5 "2024-09-27T13:42:02Z")

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This will not only show the IDs but will limit the response to a smaller object:

```auto
{
    "indices": [
        "identities"
    ],
    "query": {
        "query": "attributes.cloudLifecycleState:prestart"
    },
    "queryResultFilter": {
        "includes": [
            "id"
        ],
        "excludes": [
            "stacktrace"
        ]
    }
}

```

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**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/list-identities-by-api-just-return-id/83153/6 "2024-09-27T13:45:48Z")

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Brilliant. Thank you

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/2X/f/f2136700ed5e3703e0b85e02f6be799dacca7735.png) [@system](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/list-identities-by-api-just-return-id/83153/7 "2024-11-26T13:45:49Z")

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