name : get-core-device.rst **To get a core device** The following ``get-core-device`` example gets information about an AWS IoT Greengrass core device. :: aws greengrassv2 get-core-device \ --core-device-thing-name MyGreengrassCore Output:: { "coreDeviceThingName": "MyGreengrassCore", "coreVersion": "2.0.3", "platform": "linux", "architecture": "amd64", "status": "HEALTHY", "lastStatusUpdateTimestamp": "2021-01-08T04:57:58.838000-08:00", "tags": {} } For more information, see `Check core device status <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/greengrass/v2/developerguide/device-status.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Greengrass V2 Developer Guide*.