name : describe-config-rules.rst **To get details for an AWS Config rule** The following command returns details for an AWS Config rule named ``InstanceTypesAreT2micro``:: aws configservice describe-config-rules --config-rule-names InstanceTypesAreT2micro Output:: { "ConfigRules": [ { "ConfigRuleState": "ACTIVE", "Description": "Evaluates whether EC2 instances are the t2.micro type.", "ConfigRuleName": "InstanceTypesAreT2micro", "ConfigRuleArn": "arn:aws:config:us-east-1:123456789012:config-rule/config-rule-abcdef", "Source": { "Owner": "CUSTOM_LAMBDA", "SourceIdentifier": "arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:InstanceTypeCheck", "SourceDetails": [ { "EventSource": "aws.config", "MessageType": "ConfigurationItemChangeNotification" } ] }, "InputParameters": "{\"desiredInstanceType\":\"t2.micro\"}", "Scope": { "ComplianceResourceTypes": [ "AWS::EC2::Instance" ] }, "ConfigRuleId": "config-rule-abcdef" } ] }