---
title: crews.list | Doing Work API
description: The shop's crews and their current workers. Any worker in the shop can read it. Archived crews only with include_archived.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/crews-list/
---

# crews.list

The shop's crews and their current workers. Any worker in the shop can read it. Archived crews only with include_archived.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `GET /v1/crews` |
| MCP tool | `crews_list` |
| Writes | no |
| Area | [Shop](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#shop) |

## When to use it

The shop's crews and their current workers. Any worker in the shop can read it.

## 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/crews?shop_id=00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000
```

## Output

| Field | Type | Always there |
|---|---|---|
| `crews` | array | yes |
| `crews[].crew_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `crews[].name` | string | yes |
| `crews[].person_ids` | array | yes |
| `crews[].archived` | boolean | yes |

```json
{
  "crews": [
    {
      "crew_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "name": "Ruiz Plumbing",
      "person_ids": [
        "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
      ],
      "archived": 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/). |