---
title: "A paginated list of the Lifecycles in the supplied Octopus Deploy Space. The results will be sorted alphabetically by name."
method: GET
path: "/lifecycles"
tags: ["Lifecycles"]
---

# A paginated list of the Lifecycles in the supplied Octopus Deploy Space. The results will be sorted alphabetically by name.

`GET /lifecycles`

## Query parameters

- `ids` string[]
- `name` string
- `partialName` string
- `skip` integer
- `take` integer

## Response `200`

A paginated list of lifecycles

- LifecycleResourceCollection
  - `Id` string
  - `Items` LifecycleResource[]
    - `Description` string
    - `Id` string
    - `LastModifiedBy` string
    - `LastModifiedOn` string, date-time
    - `Links` object
    - `Name` string
    - `Phases` PhaseResource[]
      - `AutomaticDeploymentTargets` string[]
      - `Id` string
      - `IsOptionalPhase` boolean
      - `IsPriorityPhase` boolean
      - `MinimumEnvironmentsBeforePromotion` integer
      - `Name` string
      - `OptionalDeploymentTargets` string[]
      - `ReleaseRetentionPolicy` RetentionPeriod
        - `QuantityToKeep` integer
        - `ShouldKeepForever` boolean
        - `Strategy` string
        - `Unit` 'Days' | 'Items'
      - `TentacleRetentionPolicy` RetentionPeriod
        - `QuantityToKeep` integer
        - `ShouldKeepForever` boolean
        - `Strategy` string
        - `Unit` 'Days' | 'Items'
    - `ReleaseRetentionPolicy` RetentionPeriod
      - `QuantityToKeep` integer
      - `ShouldKeepForever` boolean
      - `Strategy` string
      - `Unit` 'Days' | 'Items'
    - `Slug` string
    - `SpaceId` string
    - `TentacleRetentionPolicy` RetentionPeriod
      - `QuantityToKeep` integer
      - `ShouldKeepForever` boolean
      - `Strategy` string
      - `Unit` 'Days' | 'Items'
  - `ItemsPerPage` integer
  - `ItemType` string
  - `LastModifiedBy` string
  - `LastModifiedOn` string, date-time
  - `LastPageNumber` integer
  - `Links` object
  - `NumberOfPages` integer
  - `TotalResults` integer

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request. Either the payload was not structurally valid or business rules did not permit the operation.
- `404` — Not found. One or more of the entities involved in the operation was not found.

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