name : describe-virtual-node.rst **To describe a virtual node** The following ``describe-virtual-node`` example returns details about the specified virtual node. :: aws appmesh describe-virtual-node \ --mesh-name app1 \ --virtual-node-name vnServiceBv1 Output:: { "virtualNode": { "meshName": "app1", "metadata": { "arn": "arn:aws:appmesh:us-east-1:123456789012:mesh/app1/virtualNode/vnServiceBv1", "createdAt": 1563810019.874, "lastUpdatedAt": 1563810019.874, "uid": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE", "version": 1 }, "spec": { "backends": [], "listeners": [ { "portMapping": { "port": 80, "protocol": "http" } } ], "serviceDiscovery": { "dns": { "hostname": "serviceBv1.svc.cluster.local" } } }, "status": { "status": "ACTIVE" }, "virtualNodeName": "vnServiceBv1" } } For more information, see `Virtual Nodes <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/app-mesh/latest/userguide/virtual_nodes.html>`__ in the *AWS App Mesh User Guide*.