# How to get keys by prefix

> Guide to extracting etcd keys by their prefix

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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## Pre-requisites

* [Install etcdctl](/docs/etcd/install/)
* [Setup a local cluster](/docs/etcd/dev-guide/local_cluster/)

## Get keys by prefix

```bash
$ etcdctl --endpoints=$ENDPOINTS get PREFIX --prefix
```

### Global Options

```bash
--endpoints=[127.0.0.1:2379], gRPC endpoints
```

### Options

```bash
--prefix, get a range of keys with matching prefix
```

### Example

![03_etcdctl_get_by_prefix_2016050501](/docs/etcd/tasks/img/get-by-prefix.gif)

```shell
etcdctl --endpoints=$ENDPOINTS put web1 value1
etcdctl --endpoints=$ENDPOINTS put web2 value2
etcdctl --endpoints=$ENDPOINTS put web3 value3

etcdctl --endpoints=$ENDPOINTS get web --prefix
```