---
title: "calicoctl review unused-policies"
description: "Reference for the calicoctl review unused-policies command in Calico Enterprise that identifies policies and rules that have not matched any traffic."
product: "Calico Enterprise"
version: "3.23 (latest)"
section: "Reference"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/review/unused-policies"
---

# calicoctl review unused-policies

This section describes the `calicoctl review unused-policies` command.

Read the [calicoctl Overview](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/overview.md) for a full list of calicoctl commands.

## Displaying the help text for 'calicoctl review unused-policies' command

Run `calicoctl review unused-policies --help` to display the following help menu for the command.

```text
Usage:
  calicoctl review unused-policies [-t <duration>] [-o ps|json]

Options:
  -h --help               Show this screen.
  -t <duration>           Time window to check for activity. Format:
                          <number>d (e.g., 30d, 90d). [default: 90d]
  -o ps|json              Output format. [default: ps]
  --server <url>          Voltron server address.
  --token <value>         Bearer token for authentication.
  --token-file <path>     Path to a file containing the bearer token.

Description:
  List network policies and rules that have not evaluated any traffic
  within the specified time window.
```

## Example

List policies and rules that have not evaluated traffic in the past 30 days:

```bash
calicoctl review unused-policies -t 30d
```

For a walkthrough of the output and guidance on interpreting it, see [Review unused network policies](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/observability/review-unused-network-policies.md).

## See also

- [Review unused network policies](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/observability/review-unused-network-policies.md)
- [Installing calicoctl](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/operations/clis/calicoctl/install.md)