**To list the parent OUs or roots for an account or child OU**
The following example you how to list the root or parent OU that contains that account 444444444444: ::
aws organizations list-parents --child-id 444444444444
The output shows that the specified account is in the OU with specified ID: ::
{
"Parents": [
{
"Id": "ou-examplerootid111-exampleouid111",
"Type": "ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT"
}
]
}