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title: "Viewing Quotas"
slug: "viewing-quotas"
tags: ["5.4"]
updated: 2026-10-28T01:53:34Z
published: 2026-10-28T01:53:34Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/viewing-quotas"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Viewing Quotas

- [Viewing Quotas in VAST Web UI](/docs-5-4/docs/en/viewing-quotas#viewing-quotas-invast-web-ui)
- [Viewing Quotas in VAST CLI](/docs-5-4/docs/en/viewing-quotas#viewing-quotas-invast-cli)

## Viewing Quotas in VAST Web UI

- From the left navigation menu, select Element Store and then Quotas to open the Quotas page.

The following information can be displayed for each quota:

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| ID | The ID of the quota. |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The name of the quota. |
| Path | The directory path controlled by the quota. |
| State | The status of the quota: - OK. The quota was created. The directory is not exceeding any of the limits. - Failed. Quota creation failed. - Soft limit (capacity) exceeded. The current size of the quota directory has exceeded the specified capacity soft limit. - Soft limit (files and directories) exceeded. The combined number of files and directories has exceeded the directory's soft limit for files and directories. - Soft Limits both exceeded. Both the quota directory's size, and the number of files and directories in the quota directory have exceeded the quota soft limit. - Hard limit (capacity) exceeded. The capacity of the quota directory has exceeded the quota hard limit. - Hard limit (files and directories)exceeded. The combined number of files and directories have exceeded the quota hard limit for files and directories. - Hard Limits both exceeded. Both the capacity, and files and directories have exceeded the quota hard limit. - Grace Period expired. The soft limit was exceeded for the extent of the grace period. |
| Capacity Percentage | The percentage of quota capacity in use relative to the quota limits. Hovering over a percentage displays a popup with precise used capacity values (e.g. in TB) and the soft and hard limits in effect. |
| Capacity | The amount of quota capacity in use. |
| Soft Capacity Limit | The capacity usage limit beyond which warnings are issued. |
| Hard Capacity Limit | The capacity usage limit beyond which writes are blocked. |
| File & Directories Percentage | The percentage of files and directories inside the directory controlled by the quota. |
| Files/Directories | The current count of files and directories inside the directory controlled by the quota. |
| Soft Files & Directories Limit | The soft limit on files and directories in the directory controlled by the quota. |
| Hard Files & Directories Limit | The hard limit on files and directories in the directory controlled by the quota. |
| Grace Period | The grace period, if configured, which limits how much time the soft limit can be exceeded. |
| Time Left | The time remaining until the end of the grace period. Displayed when soft limit is exceeded. |
| Exceeding Users | The number of users who are currently exceeding any soft or hard user/group quota limit. |
| Blocked Users | Number of blocked users in the quota, due to exceeding the hard limit. |
| User Quota Support | Shows if user and/or group quotas are enabled or disabled for the quota. |
| Tenant | Shows the tenant associated with the quota. |

## Viewing Quotas in VAST CLI

To list all quotas, run the [quota list](/docs-5-4/docs/en/quota-list) command.

To view details of a specific quota, run the [quota show](/docs-5-4/docs/en/quota-show) command.

To list user quotas, run the [userquota list](/docs-5-4/docs/en/userquota-list) command.

To view details of a specific user quota, run the [userquota show](/docs-5-4/docs/en/userquota-show) command.