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      see Getting Started with Amazon Web Services in China
         (PDF). 
    Use DescribeConfigurationRecorders with a CLI
The following code examples show how to use DescribeConfigurationRecorders.
    - CLI
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        - Amazon CLI
 
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To get details about the configuration recorder
             
             
                    The following command returns details about the default configuration recorder:
             
             
                
                aws configservice describe-configuration-recorders
             
             
                    Output:
             
             
                    {
    "ConfigurationRecorders": [
        {
            "recordingGroup": {
                "allSupported": true,
                "resourceTypes": [],
                "includeGlobalResourceTypes": true
            },
            "roleARN": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/config-ConfigRole-A1B2C3D4E5F6",
            "name": "default"
        }
    ]
}
             
            
         
    
 
         
    - PowerShell
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        - Tools for PowerShell V4
 
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Example 1: This example returns the details of configuration recorders.
             
             
                
                Get-CFGConfigurationRecorder | Format-List
             
             
                    Output:
             
             
                    Name           : default
RecordingGroup : Amazon.ConfigService.Model.RecordingGroup
RoleARN        : arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/aws-service-role/config.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForConfig
             
            
         
    
        - Tools for PowerShell V5
 
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Example 1: This example returns the details of configuration recorders.
             
             
                
                Get-CFGConfigurationRecorder | Format-List
             
             
                    Output:
             
             
                    Name           : default
RecordingGroup : Amazon.ConfigService.Model.RecordingGroup
RoleARN        : arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/aws-service-role/config.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForConfig
             
            
         
    
 
         
For a complete list of Amazon SDK developer guides and code examples, see
    Using Amazon Config with an Amazon SDK.
    This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.