:doc:`Kafka <../../kafka>` / Client / describe_configuration

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describe_configuration
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.. py:method:: Kafka.Client.describe_configuration(**kwargs)

  

  Returns a description of this MSK configuration.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/kafka-2018-11-14/DescribeConfiguration>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.describe_configuration(
        Arn='string'
    )
    
  :type Arn: string
  :param Arn: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that uniquely identifies an MSK configuration and all of its revisions.

    

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'Arn': 'string',
          'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
          'Description': 'string',
          'KafkaVersions': [
              'string',
          ],
          'LatestRevision': {
              'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
              'Description': 'string',
              'Revision': 123
          },
          'Name': 'string',
          'State': 'ACTIVE'|'DELETING'|'DELETE_FAILED'
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 

      200 response

      
      

      - **Arn** *(string) --* 

        The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the configuration.

        
      

      - **CreationTime** *(datetime) --* 

        The time when the configuration was created.

        
      

      - **Description** *(string) --* 

        The description of the configuration.

        
      

      - **KafkaVersions** *(list) --* 

        The versions of Apache Kafka with which you can use this MSK configuration.

        
        

        - *(string) --* 
    
      

      - **LatestRevision** *(dict) --* 

        Latest revision of the configuration.

        
        

        - **CreationTime** *(datetime) --* 

          The time when the configuration revision was created.

          
        

        - **Description** *(string) --* 

          The description of the configuration revision.

          
        

        - **Revision** *(integer) --* 

          The revision number.

          
    
      

      - **Name** *(string) --* 

        The name of the configuration.

        
      

      - **State** *(string) --* 

        The state of the configuration. The possible states are ACTIVE, DELETING, and DELETE_FAILED.

        
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`Kafka.Client.exceptions.BadRequestException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Kafka.Client.exceptions.UnauthorizedException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Kafka.Client.exceptions.InternalServerErrorException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Kafka.Client.exceptions.ForbiddenException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Kafka.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Kafka.Client.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException`

  