name : describe-index.rst **To retrieve the current status of the thing index** The following ``describe-index`` example retrieves the current status of the thing index. :: aws iot describe-index \ --index-name "AWS_Things" Output:: { "indexName": "AWS_Things", "indexStatus": "ACTIVE", "schema": "REGISTRY_AND_SHADOW_AND_CONNECTIVITY_STATUS" } For more information, see `Managing Thing Indexing <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/managing-index.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Developer Guide*.