AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Returns the description for the specified stack; if no stack name was specified, then it returns the description for all the stacks created. For more information about a stack's event history, see CloudFormation stack creation events in the CloudFormation User Guide.

If the stack doesn't exist, a ValidationError is returned.

Note:

This is an asynchronous operation using the standard naming convention for .NET 4.5 or higher. For .NET 3.5 the operation is implemented as a pair of methods using the standard naming convention of BeginDescribeStacks and EndDescribeStacks.

Namespace: Amazon.CloudFormation
Assembly: AWSSDK.CloudFormation.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public virtual Task<DescribeStacksResponse> DescribeStacksAsync(
         DescribeStacksRequest request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.CloudFormation.Model.DescribeStacksRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the DescribeStacks service method.

cancellationToken
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken

A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation.

Return Value


The response from the DescribeStacks service method, as returned by CloudFormation.

Version Information

.NET Core App:
Supported in: 3.1

.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5

See Also