# DescribeJobExecution
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Describes a job execution.

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

## Request Syntax
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```
GET /things/thingName/jobs/jobId?executionNumber=executionNumber HTTP/1.1
```

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

 ** [executionNumber](#API_DescribeJobExecution_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeJobExecution-request-uri-executionNumber"></a>
A string (consisting of the digits "0" through "9" which is used to specify a particular job execution on a particular device.

 ** [jobId](#API_DescribeJobExecution_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeJobExecution-request-uri-jobId"></a>
The unique identifier you assigned to this job when it was created.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** [thingName](#API_DescribeJobExecution_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeJobExecution-request-uri-thingName"></a>
The name of the thing on which the job execution is running.  
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

{
   "execution": { 
      "approximateSecondsBeforeTimedOut": number,
      "executionNumber": number,
      "forceCanceled": boolean,
      "jobId": "string",
      "lastUpdatedAt": number,
      "queuedAt": number,
      "startedAt": number,
      "status": "string",
      "statusDetails": { 
         "detailsMap": { 
            "string" : "string" 
         }
      },
      "thingArn": "string",
      "versionNumber": 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.

 ** [execution](#API_DescribeJobExecution_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeJobExecution-response-execution"></a>
Information about the job execution.  
Type: [JobExecution](API_JobExecution.md) object

## Errors
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 ** 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

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The service is temporarily unavailable.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 503

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