---
title: checklists.listTemplates | Doing Work API
description: The shop's checklist templates with their items. Archived ones only with include_archived.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/checklists-listtemplates/
---

# checklists.listTemplates

The shop's checklist templates with their items. Archived ones only with include_archived.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `GET /v1/checklist-templates` |
| MCP tool | `checklists_listTemplates` |
| Writes | no |
| Area | [Field work (checklists, forms, time, notes, change orders, subcontractors)](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#field-work-checklists-forms-time-notes-change-orders-subcontractors) |

## When to use it

Keep checklist templates (checklists.saveTemplate) and put a checklist on a job or on one visit (checklists.create). Required items gate done: visits.done refuses a visit with open required items or a missing sign-off, and jobs.complete refuses a job while its own checklists, or those of visits not yet done, are open.

## What to tell the owner

Tell them what you found in plain words. Don't read back raw fields.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `include_archived` | boolean | no |

## Example

```http
GET https://doingwork.work/v1/checklist-templates?shop_id=00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000
```

## Output

| Field | Type | Always there |
|---|---|---|
| `data` | array | yes |
| `data[].checklist_template_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `data[].shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `data[].name` | string | yes |
| `data[].description` | ['string', 'null'] | yes |
| `data[].signoff_required` | boolean | yes |
| `data[].archived_at` | ['string', 'null', ' ', '(', 'd', 'a', 't', 'e', '-', 't', 'i', 'm', 'e', ')'] | yes |
| `data[].updated_at` | string (date-time) | yes |
| `data[].items` | array | yes |
| `data[].items[].position` | integer | yes |
| `data[].items[].label` | string | yes |
| `data[].items[].required` | boolean | yes |

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "checklist_template_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "name": "Ruiz Plumbing",
      "description": "40 gallon gas heater, installed",
      "signoff_required": true,
      "archived_at": "...",
      "updated_at": "...",
      "items": [
        {
          "position": 1,
          "label": "...",
          "required": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |