# Use `DescribeTrustedAdvisorChecks` with a CLI
The following code examples show how to use `DescribeTrustedAdvisorChecks`.
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#### [ CLI ]
**Amazon CLI**
**To list the available Amazon Trusted Advisor checks**
The following `describe-trusted-advisor-checks` example lists the available Trusted Advisor checks in your Amazon account. This information includes the check name, ID, description, category, and metadata. Note that the output is shortened for readability.
```
aws support describe-trusted-advisor-checks \
--language "en"
```
Output:
```
{
"checks": [
{
"id": "zXCkfM1nI3",
"name": "IAM Use",
"description": "Checks for your use of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). You can use IAM to create users, groups, and roles in AWS, and you can use permissions to control access to AWS resources. \n
\n
\nAlert Criteria
\nYellow: No IAM users have been created for this account.\n
\n
\nRecommended Action
\nCreate one or more IAM users and groups in your account. You can then create additional users whose permissions are limited to perform specific tasks in your AWS environment. For more information, see Getting Started. \n
\nAdditional Resources
\nWhat Is IAM?",
"category": "security",
"metadata": []
}
]
}
```
For more information, see [Amazon Trusted Advisor](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awssupport/latest/user/trusted-advisor.html) in the *Amazon Support User Guide*.
+ For API details, see [DescribeTrustedAdvisorChecks](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/support/describe-trusted-advisor-checks.html) in *Amazon CLI Command Reference*.
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#### [ PowerShell ]
**Tools for PowerShell V4**
**Example 1: Returns the collection of Trusted Advisor checks. You must specify the Language parameter which can accept either "en" for English output or "ja" for Japanese output.**
```
Get-ASATrustedAdvisorCheck -Language "en"
```
+ For API details, see [DescribeTrustedAdvisorChecks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *Amazon Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*.
**Tools for PowerShell V5**
**Example 1: Returns the collection of Trusted Advisor checks. You must specify the Language parameter which can accept either "en" for English output or "ja" for Japanese output.**
```
Get-ASATrustedAdvisorCheck -Language "en"
```
+ For API details, see [DescribeTrustedAdvisorChecks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *Amazon Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*.
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For a complete list of Amazon SDK developer guides and code examples, see [Using Amazon Web Services Support with an Amazon SDK](sdk-general-information-section.md). This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.