# Use `GetBucketPolicyStatus` with a CLI
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The following code examples show how to use `GetBucketPolicyStatus`.

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#### [ CLI ]

**Amazon CLI**  
**To retrieve the policy status for a bucket indicating whether the bucket is public**  
The following `get-bucket-policy-status` example retrieves the policy status for the bucket `amzn-s3-demo-bucket`.  

```
aws s3api get-bucket-policy-status \
    --bucket amzn-s3-demo-bucket
```
Output:  

```
{
    "PolicyStatus": {
        "IsPublic": false
    }
}
```
+  For API details, see [GetBucketPolicyStatus](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/s3api/get-bucket-policy-status.html) in *Amazon CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**Tools for PowerShell V4**  
**Example 1: This command returns policy status for the given S3 bucket, indicating whether the bucket is public.**  

```
Get-S3BucketPolicyStatus -BucketName 'amzn-s3-demo-bucket'
```
+  For API details, see [GetBucketPolicyStatus](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *Amazon Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. 

**Tools for PowerShell V5**  
**Example 1: This command returns policy status for the given S3 bucket, indicating whether the bucket is public.**  

```
Get-S3BucketPolicyStatus -BucketName 'amzn-s3-demo-bucket'
```
+  For API details, see [GetBucketPolicyStatus](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *Amazon Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. 

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