| **To get information about an input** | |
| The following ``describe-input`` example retrieves the details of an input. :: | |
| aws iotevents describe-input \ | |
| --input-name PressureInput | |
| Output:: | |
| { | |
| "input": { | |
| "inputConfiguration": { | |
| "status": "ACTIVE", | |
| "inputArn": "arn:aws:iotevents:us-west-2:123456789012:input/PressureInput", | |
| "lastUpdateTime": 1560795312.542, | |
| "creationTime": 1560795312.542, | |
| "inputName": "PressureInput", | |
| "inputDescription": "Pressure readings from a motor" | |
| }, | |
| "inputDefinition": { | |
| "attributes": [ | |
| { | |
| "jsonPath": "sensorData.pressure" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "jsonPath": "motorid" | |
| } | |
| ] | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| For more information, see `DescribeInput <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/iotevents-commands.html#api-iotevents-DescribeInput>`__ in the *AWS IoT Events Developer Guide**. | |