# DescribeCapability
Returns detailed information about a specific managed capability in your Amazon EKS cluster, including its current status, configuration, health information, and any issues that may be affecting its operation.
## Request Syntax
```
GET /clusters/name/capabilities/capabilityName HTTP/1.1
```
## URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
** [capabilityName](#API_DescribeCapability_RequestSyntax) **
The name of the capability to describe.
Required: Yes
** [name](#API_DescribeCapability_RequestSyntax) **
The name of the Amazon EKS cluster that contains the capability you want to describe.
Required: Yes
## Request Body
The request does not have a request body.
## Response Syntax
```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
"capability": {
"arn": "string",
"capabilityName": "string",
"clusterName": "string",
"configuration": {
"argoCd": {
"awsIdc": {
"idcInstanceArn": "string",
"idcManagedApplicationArn": "string",
"idcRegion": "string"
},
"namespace": "string",
"networkAccess": {
"vpceIds": [ "string" ]
},
"rbacRoleMappings": [
{
"identities": [
{
"id": "string",
"type": "string"
}
],
"role": "string"
}
],
"serverUrl": "string"
}
},
"createdAt": number,
"deletePropagationPolicy": "string",
"health": {
"issues": [
{
"code": "string",
"message": "string"
}
]
},
"modifiedAt": number,
"roleArn": "string",
"status": "string",
"tags": {
"string" : "string"
},
"type": "string",
"version": "string"
}
}
```
## Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
** [capability](#API_DescribeCapability_ResponseSyntax) **
An object containing detailed information about the capability, including its name, ARN, type, status, version, configuration, health status, and timestamps for when it was created and last modified.
Type: [Capability](API_Capability.md) object
## Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Errors](CommonErrors.md).
** AccessDeniedException **
You don't have permissions to perform the requested operation. The [IAM principal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_terms-and-concepts.html) making the request must have at least one IAM permissions policy attached that grants the required permissions. For more information, see [Access management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.
** message **
You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.
HTTP Status Code: 403
** InvalidParameterException **
The specified parameter is invalid. Review the available parameters for the API request.
** addonName **
The specified parameter for the add-on name is invalid. Review the available parameters for the API request
** clusterName **
The Amazon EKS cluster associated with the exception.
** fargateProfileName **
The Fargate profile associated with the exception.
** message **
The specified parameter is invalid. Review the available parameters for the API request.
** nodegroupName **
The Amazon EKS managed node group associated with the exception.
** subscriptionId **
The Amazon EKS subscription ID with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** ResourceNotFoundException **
The specified resource could not be found. You can view your available clusters with `ListClusters`. You can view your available managed node groups with `ListNodegroups`. Amazon EKS clusters and node groups are AWS Region specific.
** addonName **
The Amazon EKS add-on name associated with the exception.
** clusterName **
The Amazon EKS cluster associated with the exception.
** fargateProfileName **
The Fargate profile associated with the exception.
** message **
The Amazon EKS message associated with the exception.
** nodegroupName **
The Amazon EKS managed node group associated with the exception.
** subscriptionId **
The Amazon EKS subscription ID with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 404
** ServerException **
These errors are usually caused by a server-side issue.
** addonName **
The Amazon EKS add-on name associated with the exception.
** clusterName **
The Amazon EKS cluster associated with the exception.
** message **
These errors are usually caused by a server-side issue.
** nodegroupName **
The Amazon EKS managed node group associated with the exception.
** subscriptionId **
The Amazon EKS subscription ID with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500
## See Also
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/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)
+ [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/eks-2017-11-01/DescribeCapability)