List States
Returns a list of all states.
Authentication
X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes
| UI Name | Permission | Parameter |
|:--------|:-----------|:----------|
| Information & Settings | modify | `store_v2_information` |
| Information & Settings | read-only | `store_v2_information_read_only` |
### Authentication header
| Header | Argument | Description |
|:-------|:---------|:------------|
| `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-accounts#api-accounts). |
### Further reading
For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests).
For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-accounts#oauth-scopes).
For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).
Query parameters
limit
The number of results to return per request.
page
The ordered grouping of results to return.
Response
id
Numeric ID of the state/province.
state
Name of the state/province.
state_abbreviation
Abbreviation for the state/province.
country_id
Numeric ID of the state’s/province’s associated country.