`
You can use WorkflowExecutionHistory, for example:
```auto
public static void printWorkflowExecutionHistory(WorkflowClient client, String workflowId, String runId, WorkflowStub wfStub, ByteString token) {
if(wfStub == null) {
wfStub = client.newUntypedWorkflowStub(workflowId, Optional.of(runId), Optional.empty());
}
GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryRequest workflowExecutionHistoryRequest;
if(token == null) {
workflowExecutionHistoryRequest =
GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryRequest.newBuilder()
.setNamespace(client.getOptions().getNamespace())
.setExecution(wfStub.getExecution())
.build();
} else {
workflowExecutionHistoryRequest =
GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryRequest.newBuilder()
.setNamespace(client.getOptions().getNamespace())
.setExecution(wfStub.getExecution())
.setNextPageToken(token)
.build();
}
GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse workflowExecutionHistoryResponse =
service.blockingStub().getWorkflowExecutionHistory(workflowExecutionHistoryRequest);
for(HistoryEvent historyEvent : workflowExecutionHistoryResponse.getHistory().getEventsList()) {
System.out.println(historyEvent.getEventId() + " - " + historyEvent.getEventType());
}
if(workflowExecutionHistoryResponse.getNextPageToken() != null && workflowExecutionHistoryResponse.getNextPageToken().size() > 0) {
printWorkflowExecutionHistory(client, workflowId, runId, wfStub, workflowExecutionHistoryResponse.getNextPageToken());
}
}
```
The initial call to this method would pass null for wfstub and token, for example:
`printWorkflowExecutionHistory(client, myWfId, myWfRunId, null, null);`
---
### Author:  [@maxim](https://community.temporal.io/u/maxim)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/tctl-workflow-show-equivalent-in-java/3520/3 "2021-12-03T04:11:52Z")
Don’t forget that history is paginated. So you have to call `getWorkflowExecutionHistory` more than once if the page token in the response is not emptyh.
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### Author:  [@jayk](https://community.temporal.io/u/jayk)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/tctl-workflow-show-equivalent-in-java/3520/4 "2021-12-03T10:29:32Z")
Thanks @tihomir, @maxim.
This is really useful.
If I wanted the equivalent of tctl wf describe command in Java, would I use DescribeWorkflowExecutionRequest and DescribeWorkflowExecutionResponse classes?
Kind Regards,
Jay.
---
### Author:  [@jayk](https://community.temporal.io/u/jayk)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/tctl-workflow-show-equivalent-in-java/3520/5 "2021-12-03T13:41:18Z")
@maxim - is it possible to get all the data in one go without pagination?
Thanks,
Jay.
---
### Author:  [@tihomir](https://community.temporal.io/u/tihomir)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/tctl-workflow-show-equivalent-in-java/3520/6 "2021-12-03T14:24:03Z")
> is it possible to get all the data in one go without pagination?
Very good point by @maxim, thank you. Here is the updated version that also works for large wf histories (using tokens):
```auto
public static void printWorkflowExecutionHistory(WorkflowClient client, String workflowId, String runId, WorkflowStub wfStub, ByteString token) {
if(wfStub == null) {
wfStub = client.newUntypedWorkflowStub(workflowId, Optional.of(runId), Optional.empty());
}
GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryRequest workflowExecutionHistoryRequest;
if(token == null) {
workflowExecutionHistoryRequest =
GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryRequest.newBuilder()
.setNamespace(client.getOptions().getNamespace())
.setExecution(wfStub.getExecution())
.build();
} else {
workflowExecutionHistoryRequest =
GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryRequest.newBuilder()
.setNamespace(client.getOptions().getNamespace())
.setExecution(wfStub.getExecution())
.setNextPageToken(token)
.build();
}
GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse workflowExecutionHistoryResponse =
service.blockingStub().getWorkflowExecutionHistory(workflowExecutionHistoryRequest);
for(HistoryEvent historyEvent : workflowExecutionHistoryResponse.getHistory().getEventsList()) {
System.out.println(historyEvent.getEventId() + " - " + historyEvent.getEventType());
}
if(workflowExecutionHistoryResponse.getNextPageToken() != null && workflowExecutionHistoryResponse.getNextPageToken().size() > 0) {
printWorkflowExecutionHistory(client, workflowId, runId, wfStub, workflowExecutionHistoryResponse.getNextPageToken());
}
}
```
The initial call to this method would pass null for wfstub and token, for example:
` printWorkflowExecutionHistory(client, myWfId, myWfRunId, null, null);`
Note, I have updated the initial response (one marked as solution) to include this updated code.
---
### Author:  [@tihomir](https://community.temporal.io/u/tihomir)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/tctl-workflow-show-equivalent-in-java/3520/7 "2021-12-03T14:45:46Z")
> [@jayk](#):
>
> If I wanted the equivalent of tctl wf describe command in Java, would I use DescribeWorkflowExecutionRequest and DescribeWorkflowExecutionResponse classes?
You use both, request is the request sent to server, and response includes the response info. Here is a method that you could use:
```auto
public static void printDescribeWorkflowExecution(WorkflowClient client, String workflowId, String runId) {
WorkflowStub wfStub = client.newUntypedWorkflowStub(workflowId, Optional.of(runId), Optional.empty());
DescribeWorkflowExecutionRequest request = DescribeWorkflowExecutionRequest.newBuilder()
.setNamespace(client.getOptions().getNamespace())
.setExecution(wfStub.getExecution()).build();
DescribeWorkflowExecutionResponse response = service.blockingStub().describeWorkflowExecution(request);
// response includes info like workflow exec info, pending activities (and their count),
// pending child wfs, etc
}
```