AWS Audit Manager will no longer be open to new customers starting April 30, 2026. If you would like to use Audit Manager, sign up prior to that date. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Audit Manager availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/userguide/audit-manager-availability-change.html). 

# Finding the available controls in AWS Audit Manager
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You can find all available controls on the **Control library** page in the Audit Manager console. 

You can also view all available controls using the Audit Manager API or the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI). 

## Prerequisites
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Make sure your IAM identity has appropriate permissions to view controls in AWS Audit Manager. Two suggested policies that grant these permissions are [AWSAuditManagerAdministratorAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/AWSAuditManagerAdministratorAccess.html) and [Allow users management access to AWS Audit Manager](security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md#management-access).

## Procedure
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#### [ Audit Manager console ]

**To view available controls on the Audit Manager console**

1. Open the AWS Audit Manager console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/auditmanager/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/auditmanager/home).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Control library**. 

1. Choose a tab to browse the available controls. 
   + Choose **Common** to see the common controls that are provided by AWS.
   + Choose **Standard** to see the standard controls that are provided by AWS.
   + Choose **Custom** to see the custom controls that you created.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To find common controls in the (AWS CLI**  
Run the [list-common-controls](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/controlcatalog/list-common-controls.html) command to see a list of common controls.

```
aws controlcatalog list-common-controls
```

You can also use the optional `common-control-filter` attribute to return a list of common controls that have a specific objective. 

In the following example, replace the *placeholder text *with your own information.

```
aws controlcatalog list-common-controls --common-control-filter OBJECTIVE-ARN
```

**To find other types of controls in the AWS CLI**  
Run the [list-controls](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/auditmanager/list-controls.html) command and specify the `--control-type` as `Custom`, `Standard`, or `Core`.

In the following example, replace the *placeholder text *with your own information.

```
aws auditmanager list-controls --control-type Type
```

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#### [ Audit Manager API ]

**To find common controls using the API**  
Use the [ListCommonControls](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/controlcatalog/latest/APIReference/API_ListCommonControls.html) operation to see a list of available common controls. You can also use the optional `commonControlFilter` attribute to return a list of controls that have a specific objective. 

**To find other types of control using the API**  
Use the [ListControls](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/APIReference/API_ListControls.html) operation and specify the [controlType](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/APIReference/API_ListControls.html#auditmanager-ListControls-request-controlType) as `Custom`, `Standard`, or `Core`.

For more information, choose any of the links in the previous procedure to read more in the *AWS Audit Manager API Reference*. This includes information about how to use these operations and parameters in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs.

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## Next steps
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When you're ready to explore the details of a control, follow the steps in [Reviewing a control in AWS Audit Manager](control-library-review-controls.md). This page will guide you through the control details and explain the information that you see there.

From the control library page, you can also [create a custom control](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/userguide/create-controls.html), [edit a custom control](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/userguide/edit-controls.html), or [delete a custom control](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/userguide/delete-controls.html).

## Additional resources
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For solutions to control issues in Audit Manager see [Troubleshooting control and control set issues](control-issues.md).