• The AWS Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard will no longer be available after April 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use Amazon CloudWatch console to view, create, and manage their Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, just as they do today. For more information, see [Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html). 

# Use `DescribeActivations` with a CLI
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The following code examples show how to use `DescribeActivations`.

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**To describe activations**  
The following `describe-activations` example lists details about the activations in your AWS account.  

```
aws ssm describe-activations
```
Output:  

```
{
    "ActivationList": [
        {
            "ActivationId": "5743558d-563b-4457-8682-d16c3EXAMPLE",
            "Description": "Example1",
            "IamRole": "HybridWebServersRole,
            "RegistrationLimit": 5,
            "RegistrationsCount": 5,
            "ExpirationDate": 1584316800.0,
            "Expired": false,
            "CreatedDate": 1581954699.792
        },
        {
            "ActivationId": "3ee0322b-f62d-40eb-b672-13ebfEXAMPLE",
            "Description": "Example2",
            "IamRole": "HybridDatabaseServersRole",
            "RegistrationLimit": 5,
            "RegistrationsCount": 5,
            "ExpirationDate": 1580515200.0,
            "Expired": true,
            "CreatedDate": 1578064132.002
        },
    ]
}
```
For more information, see [Step 4: Create a Managed-Instance Activation for a Hybrid Environment](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-managed-instance-activation.html) in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*.  
+  For API details, see [DescribeActivations](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ssm/describe-activations.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**Tools for PowerShell V4**  
**Example 1: This example provides details about the activations on your account.**  

```
Get-SSMActivation
```
**Output:**  

```
ActivationId        : 08e51e79-1e36-446c-8e63-9458569c1363
CreatedDate         : 3/1/2017 12:01:51 AM
DefaultInstanceName : MyWebServers
Description         :
ExpirationDate      : 3/2/2017 12:01:51 AM
Expired             : False
IamRole             : AutomationRole
RegistrationLimit   : 10
RegistrationsCount  : 0
```
+  For API details, see [DescribeActivations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. 

**Tools for PowerShell V5**  
**Example 1: This example provides details about the activations on your account.**  

```
Get-SSMActivation
```
**Output:**  

```
ActivationId        : 08e51e79-1e36-446c-8e63-9458569c1363
CreatedDate         : 3/1/2017 12:01:51 AM
DefaultInstanceName : MyWebServers
Description         :
ExpirationDate      : 3/2/2017 12:01:51 AM
Expired             : False
IamRole             : AutomationRole
RegistrationLimit   : 10
RegistrationsCount  : 0
```
+  For API details, see [DescribeActivations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. 

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For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see [Using this service with an AWS SDK](sdk-general-information-section.md). This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.