DescribeOrganizationalUnitCommand

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Retrieves information about an organizational unit (OU).

This operation can be called only from the organization's management account or by a member account that is a delegated administrator for an Amazon Web Services service.

Example Syntax

Use a bare-bones client and the command you need to make an API call.

import { OrganizationsClient, DescribeOrganizationalUnitCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-organizations"; // ES Modules import
// const { OrganizationsClient, DescribeOrganizationalUnitCommand } = require("@aws-sdk/client-organizations"); // CommonJS import
const client = new OrganizationsClient(config);
const input = { // DescribeOrganizationalUnitRequest
  OrganizationalUnitId: "STRING_VALUE", // required
};
const command = new DescribeOrganizationalUnitCommand(input);
const response = await client.send(command);
// { // DescribeOrganizationalUnitResponse
//   OrganizationalUnit: { // OrganizationalUnit
//     Id: "STRING_VALUE",
//     Arn: "STRING_VALUE",
//     Name: "STRING_VALUE",
//   },
// };

Example Usage

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DescribeOrganizationalUnitCommand Input

See DescribeOrganizationalUnitCommandInput for more details

Parameter
Type
Description
OrganizationalUnitId
Required
string | undefined

The unique identifier (ID) of the organizational unit that you want details about. You can get the ID from the ListOrganizationalUnitsForParent operation.

The regex pattern  for an organizational unit ID string requires "ou-" followed by from 4 to 32 lowercase letters or digits (the ID of the root that contains the OU). This string is followed by a second "-" dash and from 8 to 32 additional lowercase letters or digits.

DescribeOrganizationalUnitCommand Output

See DescribeOrganizationalUnitCommandOutput for details

Parameter
Type
Description
$metadata
Required
ResponseMetadata
Metadata pertaining to this request.
OrganizationalUnit
OrganizationalUnit | undefined

A structure that contains details about the specified OU.

Throws

Name
Fault
Details
AccessDeniedException
client

You don't have permissions to perform the requested operation. The user or role that is making the request must have at least one IAM permissions policy attached that grants the required permissions. For more information, see Access Management  in the IAM User Guide.

AWSOrganizationsNotInUseException
client

Your account isn't a member of an organization. To make this request, you must use the credentials of an account that belongs to an organization.

InvalidInputException
client

The requested operation failed because you provided invalid values for one or more of the request parameters. This exception includes a reason that contains additional information about the violated limit:

Some of the reasons in the following list might not be applicable to this specific API or operation.

  • DUPLICATE_TAG_KEY: Tag keys must be unique among the tags attached to the same entity.

  • IMMUTABLE_POLICY: You specified a policy that is managed by Amazon Web Services and can't be modified.

  • INPUT_REQUIRED: You must include a value for all required parameters.

  • INVALID_EMAIL_ADDRESS_TARGET: You specified an invalid email address for the invited account owner.

  • INVALID_ENUM: You specified an invalid value.

  • INVALID_ENUM_POLICY_TYPE: You specified an invalid policy type string.

  • INVALID_FULL_NAME_TARGET: You specified a full name that contains invalid characters.

  • INVALID_LIST_MEMBER: You provided a list to a parameter that contains at least one invalid value.

  • INVALID_PAGINATION_TOKEN: Get the value for the NextToken parameter from the response to a previous call of the operation.

  • INVALID_PARTY_TYPE_TARGET: You specified the wrong type of entity (account, organization, or email) as a party.

  • INVALID_PATTERN: You provided a value that doesn't match the required pattern.

  • INVALID_PATTERN_TARGET_ID: You specified a policy target ID that doesn't match the required pattern.

  • INVALID_PRINCIPAL: You specified an invalid principal element in the policy.

  • INVALID_ROLE_NAME: You provided a role name that isn't valid. A role name can't begin with the reserved prefix AWSServiceRoleFor.

  • INVALID_SYNTAX_ORGANIZATION_ARN: You specified an invalid Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the organization.

  • INVALID_SYNTAX_POLICY_ID: You specified an invalid policy ID.

  • INVALID_SYSTEM_TAGS_PARAMETER: You specified a tag key that is a system tag. You can’t add, edit, or delete system tag keys because they're reserved for Amazon Web Services use. System tags don’t count against your tags per resource limit.

  • MAX_FILTER_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: You can specify only one filter parameter for the operation.

  • MAX_LENGTH_EXCEEDED: You provided a string parameter that is longer than allowed.

  • MAX_VALUE_EXCEEDED: You provided a numeric parameter that has a larger value than allowed.

  • MIN_LENGTH_EXCEEDED: You provided a string parameter that is shorter than allowed.

  • MIN_VALUE_EXCEEDED: You provided a numeric parameter that has a smaller value than allowed.

  • MOVING_ACCOUNT_BETWEEN_DIFFERENT_ROOTS: You can move an account only between entities in the same root.

  • NON_DETACHABLE_POLICY: You can't detach this Amazon Web Services Managed Policy.

  • TARGET_NOT_SUPPORTED: You can't perform the specified operation on that target entity.

  • UNRECOGNIZED_SERVICE_PRINCIPAL: You specified a service principal that isn't recognized.

OrganizationalUnitNotFoundException
client

We can't find an OU with the OrganizationalUnitId that you specified.

ServiceException
server

Organizations can't complete your request because of an internal service error. Try again later.

TooManyRequestsException
client

You have sent too many requests in too short a period of time. The quota helps protect against denial-of-service attacks. Try again later.

For information about quotas that affect Organizations, see Quotas for Organizations  in the Organizations User Guide.

OrganizationsServiceException
Base exception class for all service exceptions from Organizations service.