:doc:`MQ <../../mq>` / Client / describe_configuration

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

  

  Returns information about the specified configuration.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/mq-2017-11-27/DescribeConfiguration>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

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

    The unique ID that Amazon MQ generates for the configuration.

    

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

    
    ::

      {
          'Arn': 'string',
          'AuthenticationStrategy': 'SIMPLE'|'LDAP'|'CONFIG_MANAGED',
          'Created': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
          'Description': 'string',
          'EngineType': 'ACTIVEMQ'|'RABBITMQ',
          'EngineVersion': 'string',
          'Id': 'string',
          'LatestRevision': {
              'Created': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
              'Description': 'string',
              'Revision': 123
          },
          'Name': 'string',
          'Tags': {
              'string': 'string'
          }
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 

      HTTP Status Code 200: OK.

      
      

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

        Required. The ARN of the configuration.

        
      

      - **AuthenticationStrategy** *(string) --* 

        Optional. The authentication strategy associated with the configuration. The default is SIMPLE.

        
      

      - **Created** *(datetime) --* 

        Required. The date and time of the configuration revision.

        
      

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

        Required. The description of the configuration.

        
      

      - **EngineType** *(string) --* 

        Required. The type of broker engine. Currently, Amazon MQ supports ACTIVEMQ and RABBITMQ.

        
      

      - **EngineVersion** *(string) --* 

        The broker engine version. Defaults to the latest available version for the specified broker engine type. For a list of supported engine versions, see the `ActiveMQ version management <https://docs.aws.amazon.com//amazon-mq/latest/developer-guide/activemq-version-management.html>`__ and the `RabbitMQ version management <https://docs.aws.amazon.com//amazon-mq/latest/developer-guide/rabbitmq-version-management.html>`__ sections in the Amazon MQ Developer Guide.

        
      

      - **Id** *(string) --* 

        Required. The unique ID that Amazon MQ generates for the configuration.

        
      

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

        Required. The latest revision of the configuration.

        
        

        - **Created** *(datetime) --* 

          Required. The date and time of the configuration revision.

          
        

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

          The description of the configuration revision.

          
        

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

          Required. The revision number of the configuration.

          
    
      

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

        Required. The name of the configuration. This value can contain only alphanumeric characters, dashes, periods, underscores, and tildes (- . _ ~). This value must be 1-150 characters long.

        
      

      - **Tags** *(dict) --* 

        The list of all tags associated with this configuration.

        
        

        - *(string) --* 
          

          - *(string) --* 
    
  
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`MQ.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException`

  
  *   :py:class:`MQ.Client.exceptions.BadRequestException`

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

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

  