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**To retrieve a list of the OUs in a parent OU or root**
The following example shows you how to get a list of OUs in a specified root: ::
aws organizations list-organizational-units-for-parent --parent-id r-examplerootid111
The output shows that the specified root contains two OUs and shows details of each: ::
{
"OrganizationalUnits": [
{
"Name": "AccountingDepartment",
"Arn": "arn:aws:organizations::o-exampleorgid:ou/r-examplerootid111/ou-examplerootid111-exampleouid111"
},
{
"Name": "ProductionDepartment",
"Arn": "arn:aws:organizations::o-exampleorgid:ou/r-examplerootid111/ou-examplerootid111-exampleouid222"
}
]
}