Use DescribeConfigurationRecorders with an Amazon SDK or CLI - Amazon Config
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Use DescribeConfigurationRecorders with an Amazon SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use DescribeConfigurationRecorders.

CLI
Amazon CLI

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
Tools for PowerShell

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.