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Use DescribeStackResource with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use DescribeStackResource with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use DescribeStackResource.

CLI
AWS CLI

To get information about a stack resource

The following describe-stack-resource example displays details for the resource named MyFunction in the specified stack.

aws cloudformation describe-stack-resource \
    --stack-name MyStack \
    --logical-resource-id MyFunction

Output:

{
    "StackResourceDetail": {
        "StackName": "MyStack",
        "StackId": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-west-2:123456789012:stack/MyStack/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
        "LogicalResourceId": "MyFunction",
        "PhysicalResourceId": "my-function-SEZV4XMPL4S5",
        "ResourceType": "AWS::Lambda::Function",
        "LastUpdatedTimestamp": "2019-10-02T05:34:27.989Z",
        "ResourceStatus": "UPDATE_COMPLETE",
        "Metadata": "{}",
        "DriftInformation": {
            "StackResourceDriftStatus": "IN_SYNC"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Managing AWS resources as a single unit with CloudFormation stacks in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: Returns the description of a resource identified in the template associated with the specified stack by the logical ID "MyDBInstance".

Get-CFNStackResource -StackName "myStack" -LogicalResourceId "MyDBInstance"
Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: Returns the description of a resource identified in the template associated with the specified stack by the logical ID "MyDBInstance".

Get-CFNStackResource -StackName "myStack" -LogicalResourceId "MyDBInstance"