name : detect-stack-drift.rst **To detect drifted resources** The following ``detect-stack-drift`` example initiates drift detection for the specified stack. :: aws cloudformation detect-stack-drift \ --stack-name my-stack Output:: { "StackDriftDetectionId": "1a229160-e4d9-xmpl-ab67-0a4f93df83d4" } You can then use this ID with the ``describe-stack-resource-drifts`` command to describe drifted resources.