# DescribeConformancePacks
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Returns a list of one or more conformance packs.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "ConformancePackNames": [ "string" ],
   "Limit": number,
   "NextToken": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [ConformancePackNames](#API_DescribeConformancePacks_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeConformancePacks-request-ConformancePackNames"></a>
Comma-separated list of conformance pack names for which you want details. If you do not specify any names, AWS Config returns details for all your conformance packs.   
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 25 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z][-a-zA-Z0-9]*`   
Required: No

 ** [Limit](#API_DescribeConformancePacks_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeConformancePacks-request-Limit"></a>
The maximum number of conformance packs returned on each page.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 0. Maximum value of 20.  
Required: No

 ** [NextToken](#API_DescribeConformancePacks_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeConformancePacks-request-NextToken"></a>
The `nextToken` string returned in a previous request that you use to request the next page of results in a paginated response.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "ConformancePackDetails": [ 
      { 
         "ConformancePackArn": "string",
         "ConformancePackId": "string",
         "ConformancePackInputParameters": [ 
            { 
               "ParameterName": "string",
               "ParameterValue": "string"
            }
         ],
         "ConformancePackName": "string",
         "CreatedBy": "string",
         "DeliveryS3Bucket": "string",
         "DeliveryS3KeyPrefix": "string",
         "LastUpdateRequestedTime": number,
         "TemplateSSMDocumentDetails": { 
            "DocumentName": "string",
            "DocumentVersion": "string"
         }
      }
   ],
   "NextToken": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [ConformancePackDetails](#API_DescribeConformancePacks_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeConformancePacks-response-ConformancePackDetails"></a>
Returns a list of `ConformancePackDetail` objects.  
Type: Array of [ConformancePackDetail](API_ConformancePackDetail.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 25 items.

 ** [NextToken](#API_DescribeConformancePacks_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeConformancePacks-response-NextToken"></a>
The `nextToken` string returned in a previous request that you use to request the next page of results in a paginated response.  
Type: String

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidLimitException **   
The specified limit is outside the allowable range.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidNextTokenException **   
The specified next token is not valid. Specify the `nextToken` string that was returned in the previous response to get the next page of results.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidParameterValueException **   
One or more of the specified parameters are not valid. Verify that your parameters are valid and try again.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** NoSuchConformancePackException **   
You specified one or more conformance packs that do not exist.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeConformancePacks)