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 frameworks in AWS Audit Manager
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You can find all available frameworks on the **Framework library** page in the Audit Manager console. 

You can also view all available frameworks 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 frameworks 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 frameworks 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 left navigation pane, choose **Framework library**. 

1. Choose the **Standard frameworks** tab or the **Custom frameworks** tab to browse the available standard and custom frameworks.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To view available frameworks in the AWS CLI**  
To view frameworks in Audit Manager, use the [list-assessment-frameworks](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/auditmanager/list-assessment-frameworks.html) command and specify a `--framework-type`. Either, you can retrieve a list of standard frameworks. Or, you can retrieve a list of custom frameworks.

```
aws auditmanager list-assessment-frameworks --framework-type Standard
```

```
aws auditmanager list-assessment-frameworks --framework-type Custom
```

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#### [ Audit Manager API ]

**To view available frameworks using the API**  
Use the [ListAssessmentFrameworks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/APIReference/API_ListAssessmentFrameworks.html) operation and specify a [frameworkType](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/APIReference/API_ListAssessmentFrameworks.html#auditmanager-ListAssessmentFrameworks-request-frameworkType). Either, you can return a list of standard frameworks. Or, you can return a list of custom frameworks.

For more information, choose either of the previous links to read more in the *AWS Audit Manager API Reference*. This includes information about how to use the `ListAssessmentFrameworks` operation 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 framework, follow the steps in [Reviewing a framework in AWS Audit Manager](review-frameworks.md). This page will guide you through the framework details and explain the information that you see there.

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

## Additional resources
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For solutions to framework issues in Audit Manager, see [Troubleshooting framework issues](framework-issues.md).