---
ref: tool:clerk/list-users
name: List users
company: company:clerk
workflows: [workflow:signup-fit-scoring]
access: [cli, api]
tags: [capability:authenticate-users, category:auth, has:api, has:cli]
docs: https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api/tag/users/GET/users
updated: 2026-09-29
---

# List users

Returns the application's users, newest first, filtered by email, name, organization or sign-up, sign-in and last-active dates.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### CLI (official)

Install the command and sign in with it, then confirm it runs.

```sh
npm install -g clerk
clerk --version
```

Run `clerk users list`.

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.clerk.com/v1
- Endpoint: `GET /users`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: Bearer $CLERK_SECRET_KEY`
- Get a key: https://dashboard.clerk.com/~/api-keys
- Docs: https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.