jitsudo status

Check the status of an elevation request, or list multiple requests.

Synopsis

jitsudo status [request-id] [flags]

Description

Without arguments, jitsudo status lists requests according to the supplied filter flags. With a request ID argument it prints the full details of that single request.

Flags

Flag	Description
`--mine`	List all requests submitted by the currently authenticated user
`--pending`	List all requests in `PENDING` state (for approvers)

Global Flags

Flag	Default	Description
`--server <url>`	Stored credentials	Control plane URL
`--token <token>`	Stored credentials	Bearer token override
`-o, --output <format>`	`table`	Output format: `table`, `json`, `yaml`
`-q, --quiet`	`false`	Suppress non-essential output
`--debug`	`false`	Enable debug logging

Examples

# Get the full details of a specific request
jitsudo status req_01J8KZ4F2EMNQZ3V7XKQYBD4W

# List all your own requests
jitsudo status --mine

# List all pending requests (approver workflow)
jitsudo status --pending

# Get a request in JSON format
jitsudo status req_01J8KZ4F2EMNQZ3V7XKQYBD4W --output json

Output — Single Request

ID:        req_01J8KZ4F2EMNQZ3V7XKQYBD4W
State:     ACTIVE
Requester: alice@example.com
Provider:  aws
Role:      prod-infra-admin
Scope:     123456789012
Duration:  2h0m0s
Reason:    Investigating P1 ECS crash — INC-4421
Approver:  bob@example.com
Comment:   Approved for INC-4421 response
Expires:   2026-03-20T18:00:00Z

Output — List View

ID                           STATE      REQUESTER                 REASON
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
req_01J8KZ4F2EMNQZ3V7XK...  ACTIVE     alice@example.com         Investigating P1 ECS crash
req_01J8KZ5HMNPQS4X8...     PENDING    carol@example.com         Deploy hotfix to staging

Request States

State	Description
`PENDING`	Submitted, waiting for approver action
`APPROVED`	Approved by an approver; credentials not yet fetched
`REJECTED`	Denied by an approver
`ACTIVE`	Credentials have been issued and are in use
`EXPIRED`	Elevation window elapsed; credentials automatically revoked
`REVOKED`	Manually revoked before expiry via `jitsudo revoke`

Next Steps

Once a request reaches ACTIVE state:

Run jitsudo exec <request-id> -- <command> to execute a single command with elevated credentials.
Run jitsudo shell <request-id> to open an interactive elevated shell.
Run jitsudo revoke <request-id> to end the elevation early.