File: //usr/local/aws-cli/v2/dist/awscli/examples/lakeformation/get-work-units.rst
**To retrieve work units**
The following ``get-work-units`` example retrieves the work units generated by the StartQueryPlanning operation. ::
aws lakeformation get-work-units \
--query-id='1234273f-4a62-4cda-8d98-69615ee8be9b'
Output::
{
"WorkUnitRanges": [{
"WorkUnitIdMax": 0,
"WorkUnitIdMin": 0,
"WorkUnitToken": "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"
}],
"QueryId": "1234273f-4a62-4cda-8d98-69615ee8be9b"
}
For more information, see `Transactional data operations <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/latest/dg/transactions-data-operations.html>`__ in the *AWS Lake Formation Developer Guide*.