GetGroup

Returns information about a specified resource group.

Request Syntax


GET /groups/GroupName HTTP/1.1

URI Request Parameters

The request requires the following URI parameters.

GroupName

The name of the resource group.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9_\.-]+

Request Body

The request does not have a request body.

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "Group": { 
      "Description": "string",
      "GroupArn": "string",
      "Name": "string"
   }
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

Group

A full description of the resource group.

Type: Group object

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

BadRequestException

The request does not comply with validation rules that are defined for the request parameters.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ForbiddenException

The caller is not authorized to make the request.

HTTP Status Code: 403

InternalServerErrorException

An internal error occurred while processing the request.

HTTP Status Code: 500

MethodNotAllowedException

The request uses an HTTP method which is not allowed for the specified resource.

HTTP Status Code: 405

NotFoundException

One or more resources specified in the request do not exist.

HTTP Status Code: 404

TooManyRequestsException

The caller has exceeded throttling limits.

HTTP Status Code: 429

Example

Sample Request


GET /groups/TestGroup HTTP/1.1

Sample Response


HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "Group": { 
      "Description": "Resources used in testing stage of development",
      "GroupArn": "arn:aws:resource-groups:us-west-2:123456789012:group/TestGroup",
      "Name": "TestGroup"
   }
}