aws cloudformation describe-type

Returns detailed information about an extension from the CloudFormation registry in your current account and Region. AWS CLI reference

1 example 6 options Its page in the AWS CLI reference

Examples

from aws-cli, each command read by CmdID

To display type information

The following describe-type example displays information for the specified type.

aws cloudformation describe-type --type-name My::Logs::LogGroup --type RESOURCEIdentify

--type-nameThe name of the extension.

--typeThe kind of extension.

Its output

{
    "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-resource-providers-logs.git",
    "Description": "Customized resource derived from AWS::Logs::LogGroup",
    "TimeCreated": "2019-12-03T23:29:33.321Z",
    "Visibility": "PRIVATE",
    "TypeName": "My::Logs::LogGroup",
    "LastUpdated": "2019-12-03T23:29:33.321Z",
    "DeprecatedStatus": "LIVE",
    "ProvisioningType": "FULLY_MUTABLE",
    "Type": "RESOURCE",
    "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-west-2:123456789012:type/resource/My-Logs-LogGroup/00000001",
    "Schema": "[details omitted]"
}

For more information, see Using the CloudFormation Registry in the AWS CloudFormation Users Guide.

Options

6 in the AWS CLI reference

--arnThe Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the extension.

--public-version-numberThe version number of a public third-party extension.

--publisher-idThe publisher ID of the extension publisher.

--type-nameThe name of the extension.

--typeThe kind of extension.

--version-idThe ID of a specific version of the extension.