# migration show (/docs/cli/migration-show)

Inspect a Prisma ORM migration package.

Location: CLI > migration show

`migration show` displays the operations, statement preview, and metadata for one migration package.

Use this command during review before applying a migration package. The command is offline. It does not consult the database.

## Usage

#### bun

```bash
bunx prisma migration show <target>
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm prisma migration show <target>
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn prisma migration show <target>
```

#### npm

```bash
npx prisma migration show <target>
```

## Options

| Argument or option | What it does                                                                         |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `<target>`         | The migration to inspect: a directory name, a hash or hash prefix, a ref, or a path. |
| `--config <path>`  | Read this config file instead of `./prisma.config.ts`.                               |
| `--json`           | Prints a machine-readable result.                                                    |

## Examples

#### bun

```bash
bunx prisma migration show 20260101_100000_add_user
bunx prisma migration show a1b2c3
bunx prisma migration show migrations/app/20260101_100000_add_user
bunx prisma migration show 20260101_100000_add_user --json
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm prisma migration show 20260101_100000_add_user
pnpm prisma migration show a1b2c3
pnpm prisma migration show migrations/app/20260101_100000_add_user
pnpm prisma migration show 20260101_100000_add_user --json
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn prisma migration show 20260101_100000_add_user
yarn prisma migration show a1b2c3
yarn prisma migration show migrations/app/20260101_100000_add_user
yarn prisma migration show 20260101_100000_add_user --json
```

#### npm

```bash
npx prisma migration show 20260101_100000_add_user
npx prisma migration show a1b2c3
npx prisma migration show migrations/app/20260101_100000_add_user
npx prisma migration show 20260101_100000_add_user --json
```

## What to check

Before applying, review:

- the source and destination contract hashes
- the planned operations
- generated SQL statements or operation payloads
- the migration's metadata

## Related pages

- [`auth`](/guides/platform-auth): Sign in to your Prisma account from the CLI, sign out, and manage workspace sessions.
- [`branch`](/guides/platform-branch): List platform branches for a project.
- [`bucket`](/guides/platform-bucket): Create and manage object-store buckets.
- [`Configuration`](/guides/introduction-6-configuration): Configure Prisma ORM CLI commands with prisma.config.ts and global flags.
- [`contract emit`](/guides/orm-contract-emit): Emit Prisma ORM contract artifacts.

## Related pages

- [Authentication & Tools](./authentication-tools-index.md)
- [Build](./build-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Concepts](./concepts-index.md)
- [Console commands](./console-commands-index.md)
- [Contract Authoring](./contract-authoring-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)
- [Data Modeling](./data-modeling-index.md)
- [Database](./database-index.md)
- [DB commands](./db-commands-index.md)

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