---
title: theme pull
description: |-
  Retrieves theme files from Shopify.

  If no theme is specified, then you're prompted to select the theme to pull from the list of the themes in your store.
api_name: shopify-cli
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/theme/theme-pull
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/theme/theme-pull.md
---

# theme pullcommand

Retrieves theme files from Shopify.

If no theme is specified, then you're prompted to select the theme to pull from the list of the themes in your store.

## Flags

The following flags are available for the `theme pull` command:

* \--no-color

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_NO\_COLOR

  Disable color output.

* \--password \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_CLI\_THEME\_TOKEN

  Password generated from the Theme Access app.

* \--path \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_PATH

  The path where you want to run the command. Defaults to the current working directory.

* \--verbose

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_VERBOSE

  Increase the verbosity of the output.

* -d, --development

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_DEVELOPMENT

  Pull theme files from your remote development theme.

* -e, --environment \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_ENVIRONMENT

  The environment to apply to the current command.

* -l, --live

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_LIVE

  Pull theme files from your remote live theme.

* -n, --nodelete

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_NODELETE

  Prevent deleting local files that don't exist remotely.

* -o, --only \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_ONLY

  Download only the specified files (Multiple flags allowed). Wrap the value in double quotes if you're using wildcards.

* -s, --store \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_STORE

  Store URL. It can be the store prefix (example) or the full myshopify.com URL (example.myshopify.com, <https://example.myshopify.com>).

* -t, --theme \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_THEME\_ID

  Theme ID or name of the remote theme.

* -x, --ignore \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_IGNORE

  Skip downloading the specified files (Multiple flags allowed). Wrap the value in double quotes if you're using wildcards.

### Examples

* #### theme pull

  ##### theme pull

  ```bash
  shopify theme pull [flags]
  ```