# DescribeAuditFinding
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Gets information about a single audit finding. Properties include the reason for noncompliance, the severity of the issue, and the start time when the audit that returned the finding.

Requires permission to access the [DescribeAuditFinding](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awsiot.html#awsiot-actions-as-permissions) action.

## Request Syntax
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```
GET /audit/findings/findingId HTTP/1.1
```

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

 ** [findingId](#API_DescribeAuditFinding_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeAuditFinding-request-uri-findingId"></a>
A unique identifier for a single audit finding. You can use this identifier to apply mitigation actions to the finding.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+`   
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

{
   "finding": { 
      "checkName": "string",
      "findingId": "string",
      "findingTime": number,
      "isSuppressed": boolean,
      "nonCompliantResource": { 
         "additionalInfo": { 
            "string" : "string" 
         },
         "resourceIdentifier": { 
            "account": "string",
            "caCertificateId": "string",
            "clientId": "string",
            "cognitoIdentityPoolId": "string",
            "deviceCertificateArn": "string",
            "deviceCertificateId": "string",
            "iamRoleArn": "string",
            "issuerCertificateIdentifier": { 
               "issuerCertificateSerialNumber": "string",
               "issuerCertificateSubject": "string",
               "issuerId": "string"
            },
            "policyVersionIdentifier": { 
               "policyName": "string",
               "policyVersionId": "string"
            },
            "roleAliasArn": "string"
         },
         "resourceType": "string"
      },
      "reasonForNonCompliance": "string",
      "reasonForNonComplianceCode": "string",
      "relatedResources": [ 
         { 
            "additionalInfo": { 
               "string" : "string" 
            },
            "resourceIdentifier": { 
               "account": "string",
               "caCertificateId": "string",
               "clientId": "string",
               "cognitoIdentityPoolId": "string",
               "deviceCertificateArn": "string",
               "deviceCertificateId": "string",
               "iamRoleArn": "string",
               "issuerCertificateIdentifier": { 
                  "issuerCertificateSerialNumber": "string",
                  "issuerCertificateSubject": "string",
                  "issuerId": "string"
               },
               "policyVersionIdentifier": { 
                  "policyName": "string",
                  "policyVersionId": "string"
               },
               "roleAliasArn": "string"
            },
            "resourceType": "string"
         }
      ],
      "severity": "string",
      "taskId": "string",
      "taskStartTime": number
   }
}
```

## 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.

 ** [finding](#API_DescribeAuditFinding_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeAuditFinding-response-finding"></a>
The findings (results) of the audit.  
Type: [AuditFinding](API_AuditFinding.md) object

## Errors
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 ** InternalFailureException **   
An unexpected error has occurred.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidRequestException **   
The request is not valid.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource does not exist.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The rate exceeds the limit.    
 ** message **   
The message for 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/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeAuditFinding)