diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9d07281fc..bc519a292 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -501,9 +501,13 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
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+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210319071255-635bc2c9138d h1:jbzgAvDZn8aEnytae+4ou0J0GwFZoHR0hOrTg4qH8GA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210319071255-635bc2c9138d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
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+golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210317153231-de623e64d2a6 h1:EC6+IGYTjPpRfv9a2b/6Puw0W+hLtAhkV1tPsXhutqs=
+golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210317153231-de623e64d2a6/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
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diff --git a/internal/display/apis.go b/internal/display/apis.go
index 6f7aab390..2e27fa5e3 100644
--- a/internal/display/apis.go
+++ b/internal/display/apis.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package display
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/auth0/auth0-cli/internal/ansi"
 	"github.com/auth0/auth0-cli/internal/auth0"
+	"golang.org/x/term"
 	"gopkg.in/auth0.v5/management"
 )
 
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ type apiView struct {
 	ID         string
 	Name       string
 	Identifier string
-	Scopes     int
+	Scopes     string
 
 	raw interface{}
 }
@@ -28,10 +30,10 @@ func (v *apiView) AsTableRow() []string {
 
 func (v *apiView) KeyValues() [][]string {
 	return [][]string{
-		[]string{"ID", ansi.Faint(v.ID)},
-		[]string{"NAME", v.Name},
-		[]string{"IDENTIFIER", v.Identifier},
-		[]string{"SCOPES", strconv.Itoa(v.Scopes)},
+		{"ID", ansi.Faint(v.ID)},
+		{"NAME", v.Name},
+		{"IDENTIFIER", v.Identifier},
+		{"SCOPES", v.Scopes},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +41,27 @@ func (v *apiView) Object() interface{} {
 	return v.raw
 }
 
+type apiTableView struct {
+	ID         string
+	Name       string
+	Identifier string
+	Scopes     int
+
+	raw interface{}
+}
+
+func (v *apiTableView) AsTableHeader() []string {
+	return []string{"ID", "Name", "Identifier", "Scopes"}
+}
+
+func (v *apiTableView) AsTableRow() []string {
+	return []string{ansi.Faint(v.ID), v.Name, v.Identifier, fmt.Sprint(v.Scopes)}
+}
+
+func (v *apiTableView) Object() interface{} {
+	return v.raw
+}
+
 func (r *Renderer) ApiList(apis []*management.ResourceServer) {
 	resource := "APIs"
 
@@ -53,7 +76,7 @@ func (r *Renderer) ApiList(apis []*management.ResourceServer) {
 	results := []View{}
 
 	for _, api := range apis {
-		results = append(results, makeApiView(api))
+		results = append(results, makeApiTableView(api))
 	}
 
 	r.Results(results)
@@ -61,23 +84,43 @@ func (r *Renderer) ApiList(apis []*management.ResourceServer) {
 
 func (r *Renderer) ApiShow(api *management.ResourceServer) {
 	r.Heading("API")
-	r.Result(makeApiView(api))
+	view, scopesTruncated := makeApiView(api)
+	r.Result(view)
+	if scopesTruncated {
+		r.Newline()
+		r.Infof("Scopes truncated for display. To see the full list, run %s", ansi.Faint(fmt.Sprintf("apis scopes list %s", *api.ID)))
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *Renderer) ApiCreate(api *management.ResourceServer) {
 	r.Heading("API created")
-	r.Result(makeApiView(api))
+	view, _ := makeApiView(api)
+	r.Result(view)
 }
 
 func (r *Renderer) ApiUpdate(api *management.ResourceServer) {
 	r.Heading("API updated")
-	r.Result(makeApiView(api))
+	view, _ := makeApiView(api)
+	r.Result(view)
+}
+
+func makeApiView(api *management.ResourceServer) (*apiView, bool) {
+	scopes, scopesTruncated := getScopes(api.Scopes)
+	view := &apiView{
+		ID:         auth0.StringValue(api.ID),
+		Name:       auth0.StringValue(api.Name),
+		Identifier: auth0.StringValue(api.Identifier),
+		Scopes:     auth0.StringValue(scopes),
+
+		raw: api,
+	}
+	return view, scopesTruncated
 }
 
-func makeApiView(api *management.ResourceServer) *apiView {
+func makeApiTableView(api *management.ResourceServer) *apiTableView {
 	scopes := len(api.Scopes)
 
-	return &apiView{
+	return &apiTableView{
 		ID:         auth0.StringValue(api.ID),
 		Name:       auth0.StringValue(api.Name),
 		Identifier: auth0.StringValue(api.Identifier),
@@ -125,3 +168,40 @@ func makeScopeView(scope *management.ResourceServerScope) *scopeView {
 		Description: auth0.StringValue(scope.Description),
 	}
 }
+
+func getScopes(scopes []*management.ResourceServerScope) (*string, bool) {
+	ellipsis := "..."
+	separator := " "
+	padding := 16 // the longest apiView key plus two spaces before and after in the label column
+	terminalWidth, _, err := term.GetSize(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
+	if err != nil {
+		terminalWidth = 80
+	}
+
+	var scopesForDisplay string
+	maxCharacters := terminalWidth - padding
+
+	for i, scope := range scopes {
+		prepend := separator
+
+		// no separator prepended for first value
+		if i == 0 {
+			prepend = ""
+		}
+		scopesForDisplay += fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", prepend, *scope.Value)
+	}
+
+	if len(scopesForDisplay) <= maxCharacters {
+		return &scopesForDisplay, false
+	}
+
+	truncationIndex := maxCharacters - len(ellipsis)
+	lastSeparator := strings.LastIndex(string(scopesForDisplay[:truncationIndex]), separator)
+	if lastSeparator != -1 {
+		truncationIndex = lastSeparator
+	}
+
+	scopesForDisplay = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", string(scopesForDisplay[:truncationIndex]), ellipsis)
+
+	return &scopesForDisplay, true
+}