# GetAccessPoint
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Returns resource information for an S3 File System Access Point.

## Request Syntax
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```
GET /access-points/accessPointId HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [accessPointId](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-request-uri-accessPointId"></a>
The ID or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the access point to retrieve information for.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `(arn:aws[-a-z]*:s3files:[0-9a-z-:]+:file-system/fs-[0-9a-f]{17,40}/access-point/fsap-[0-9a-f]{17,40}|fsap-[0-9a-f]{17,40})`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "accessPointArn": "string",
   "accessPointId": "string",
   "clientToken": "string",
   "fileSystemId": "string",
   "name": "string",
   "ownerId": "string",
   "posixUser": { 
      "gid": number,
      "secondaryGids": [ number ],
      "uid": number
   },
   "rootDirectory": { 
      "creationPermissions": { 
         "ownerGid": number,
         "ownerUid": number,
         "permissions": "string"
      },
      "path": "string"
   },
   "status": "string",
   "tags": [ 
      { 
         "key": "string",
         "value": "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.

 ** [accessPointArn](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-accessPointArn"></a>
The ARN of the access point.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `arn:aws[-a-z]*:s3files:[0-9a-z-:]+:file-system/fs-[0-9a-f]{17,40}/access-point/fsap-[0-9a-f]{17,40}` 

 ** [accessPointId](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-accessPointId"></a>
The ID of the access point.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `(arn:aws[-a-z]*:s3files:[0-9a-z-:]+:file-system/fs-[0-9a-f]{17,40}/access-point/fsap-[0-9a-f]{17,40}|fsap-[0-9a-f]{17,40})` 

 ** [clientToken](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-clientToken"></a>
The client token used for idempotency when the access point was created.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `(.+)` 

 ** [fileSystemId](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-fileSystemId"></a>
The ID of the S3 File System.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `(arn:aws[-a-z]*:s3files:[0-9a-z-:]+:file-system/fs-[0-9a-f]{17,40}|fs-[0-9a-f]{17,40})` 

 ** [name](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-name"></a>
The name of the access point.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)` 

 ** [ownerId](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-ownerId"></a>
The AWS account ID of the access point owner.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 12.  
Pattern: `(\d{12})|(\d{4}-{4}-\d{4})` 

 ** [posixUser](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-posixUser"></a>
The POSIX identity configured for this access point.  
Type: [PosixUser](API_S3Files_PosixUser.md) object

 ** [rootDirectory](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-rootDirectory"></a>
The root directory configuration for this access point.  
Type: [RootDirectory](API_S3Files_RootDirectory.md) object

 ** [status](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-status"></a>
The current status of the access point.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `available | creating | deleting | deleted | error | updating` 

 ** [tags](#API_S3Files_GetAccessPoint_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_GetAccessPoint-response-tags"></a>
The tags associated with the access point.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_S3Files_Tag.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 50 items.

## Errors
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 ** InternalServerException **   
An internal server error occurred. Retry your request.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource was not found. Verify that the resource exists and that you have permission to access it.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was throttled. Retry your request using exponential backoff.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The input parameters are not valid. Check the parameter values and try again.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.
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/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/s3files-2025-05-05/GetAccessPoint)