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-fundamentals/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-fundamentals/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests).
For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#oauth-scopes).
For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).
Path parameters
store_hash
Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.
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.