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DescribeContainer

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Retrieves the properties of the requested container. This request is commonly used to retrieve the endpoint of a container. An endpoint is a value assigned by the service when a new container is created. A container's endpoint does not change after it has been assigned. The DescribeContainer request returns a single Container object based on ContainerName. To return all Container objects that are associated with a specified AWS account, use ListContainers.

Request Syntax


{
   "ContainerName": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

ContainerName

The name of the container to query.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.

Pattern: [\w-]+

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "Container": { 
      "AccessLoggingEnabled": boolean,
      "ARN": "string",
      "CreationTime": number,
      "Endpoint": "string",
      "Name": "string",
      "Status": "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.

Container

The name of the queried container.

Type: Container object

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

ContainerNotFoundException

The container that you specified in the request does not exist.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InternalServerError

The service is temporarily unavailable.

HTTP Status Code: 500