# Retrieving issues

You can retrieve and view the issues detected during the analysis of any public project. For a private project, you need the Browse permission on the project.

## Retrieving issues <a href="#retrieving" id="retrieving"></a>

To retrieve issues:

1\. In the top navigation bar of SonarQube, select **Issues**. Alternatively, you can:

* * Retrieve the issues of a given project: [retrieving-projects](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.7/user-guide/viewing-projects/retrieving-projects "mention") and select **Issues** in the project navigation bar.
  * Retrieve issues from an analysis report by selecting the reported number of issues as illustrated below.

![](https://3272878703-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FI10pmJWeVVXYITlQJllp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b6eba9d80857455ecb2275050f1bfa32480e8d5a%2Feec28dd3ecb36cf37360234bdc0cfc633f71ced4.png?alt=media)

The **Issues** page opens. Below is a description of the page layout.

![](https://3272878703-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FI10pmJWeVVXYITlQJllp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8508a06e7d1ec5babe8fe6697747005d133728a8%2F0bd337e6ee3c5b653cfa4f47b392f93ad1529430.png?alt=media)

2\. In the **Filters**, enter your search criteria to filter the list of issues.

* * To retrieve the issues assigned to you, select **My Issues** at the top of the **Filters** section.
  * To retrieve unassigned issues, select **All** at the top of the **Filters** section, open the **Assignee** filter, and select **Not assigned**.

The search results (issue cards) are listed in the right section.

![](https://3272878703-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FI10pmJWeVVXYITlQJllp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2c38f56bcfe7262420c8320c0c1b7ad72c1890f4%2Fc35f5550a105aa312fbda080db44d9249669ddb3.png?alt=media)

3\. To navigate to an issue: open the respective hyperlink, or select the issue card in the search results and press your Right arrow key. The detail view of the issue opens in the right section and the left sidebar shows the search results. To start a new search, press the Left arrow key or navigate one step back in your browser.

## Copying the URL of an issue <a href="#copying-url" id="copying-url"></a>

1. Retrieve the issue and open its detail view as described above in **Retrieving issues**.
2. Select the Link icon as illustrated below.

![](https://3272878703-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FI10pmJWeVVXYITlQJllp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-61728a9f9088bef051e8d9f63ad7685aeceba398%2F58ee5dfede6fabd2abafb24944e5fe5e15a13202.png?alt=media)


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.7/user-guide/issues/retrieving.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.