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Use DescribeStackEvents with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use DescribeStackEvents with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use DescribeStackEvents.

CLI
AWS CLI

To describe stack events

The following describe-stack-events example displays the 2 most recent events for the specified stack.

aws cloudformation describe-stack-events \
    --stack-name my-stack \
    --max-items 2

Output:

{
    "StackEvents": [
        {
            "StackId": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-west-2:123456789012:stack/my-stack/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
            "EventId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222",
            "StackName": "my-stack",
            "LogicalResourceId": "my-stack",
            "PhysicalResourceId": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-west-2:123456789012:stack/my-stack/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
            "ResourceType": "AWS::CloudFormation::Stack",
            "Timestamp": "2019-10-02T05:34:29.556Z",
            "ResourceStatus": "UPDATE_COMPLETE"
        },
        {
            "StackId": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-west-2:123456789012:stack/my-stack/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
            "EventId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE33333",
            "StackName": "my-stack",
            "LogicalResourceId": "my-stack",
            "PhysicalResourceId": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-west-2:123456789012:stack/my-stack/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
            "ResourceType": "AWS::CloudFormation::Stack",
            "Timestamp": "2019-10-02T05:34:29.127Z",
            "ResourceStatus": "UPDATE_COMPLETE_CLEANUP_IN_PROGRESS"
        }
    ],
    "NextToken": "eyJOZXh0VG9XMPLiOiBudWxsLCAiYm90b190cnVuY2F0ZV9hbW91bnQiOiAyfQ=="
}

For more information, see Monitor stack progress in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: Returns all stack related events for the specified stack.

Get-CFNStackEvent -StackName "myStack"
Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: Returns all stack related events for the specified stack.

Get-CFNStackEvent -StackName "myStack"