File: //lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/secretsmanager/describe-secret.rst
**To retrieve the details of a secret**
The following example shows how to get the details about a secret. ::
aws secretsmanager describe-secret --secret-id MyTestDatabaseSecret
The output shows the following: ::
{
"ARN": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:123456789012:secret:MyTestDatabaseSecret-Ca8JGt",
"Name": "MyTestDatabaseSecret",
"Description": "My test database secret",
"LastChangedDate": 1523477145.729,
"RotationEnabled": true
"RotationLambdaARN": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:MyTestRotationLambda",
"RotationRules": {
"AutomaticallyAfterDays": 30
},
"LastRotatedDate": 1525747253.72
"Tags": [
{
"Key": "SecondTag",
"Value": "AnotherValue"
},
{
"Key": "FirstTag",
"Value": "SomeValue"
}
],
"VersionIdsToStages": {
"EXAMPLE1-90ab-cdef-fedc-ba987EXAMPLE": [
"AWSPREVIOUS"
],
"EXAMPLE2-90ab-cdef-fedc-ba987EXAMPLE": [
"AWSCURRENT"
]
}
}