name : describe-cluster.rst **To describe a cluster** The following ``describe-cluster`` example describes an Amazon MSK cluster. :: aws kafka describe-cluster \ --cluster-arn arn:aws:kafka:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster/demo-cluster-1/6357e0b2-0e6a-4b86-a0b4-70df934c2e31-5 Output:: { "ClusterInfo": { "BrokerNodeGroupInfo": { "BrokerAZDistribution": "DEFAULT", "ClientSubnets": [ "subnet-cbfff283", "subnet-6746046b" ], "InstanceType": "kafka.m5.large", "SecurityGroups": [ "sg-f839b688" ], "StorageInfo": { "EbsStorageInfo": { "VolumeSize": 100 } } }, "ClusterArn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster/demo-cluster-1/6357e0b2-0e6a-4b86-a0b4-70df934c2e31-5", "ClusterName": "demo-cluster-1", "CreationTime": "2020-07-09T02:31:36.223000+00:00", "CurrentBrokerSoftwareInfo": { "KafkaVersion": "2.2.1" }, "CurrentVersion": "K3AEGXETSR30VB", "EncryptionInfo": { "EncryptionAtRest": { "DataVolumeKMSKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:123456789012:key/a7ca56d5-0768-4b64-a670-339a9fbef81c" }, "EncryptionInTransit": { "ClientBroker": "TLS_PLAINTEXT", "InCluster": true } }, "EnhancedMonitoring": "DEFAULT", "OpenMonitoring": { "Prometheus": { "JmxExporter": { "EnabledInBroker": false }, "NodeExporter": { "EnabledInBroker": false } } }, "NumberOfBrokerNodes": 2, "State": "ACTIVE", "Tags": {}, "ZookeeperConnectString": "z-2.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181,z-1.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181,z-3.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181" } } For more information, see `Listing Amazon MSK Clusters <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/msk/latest/developerguide/msk-list-clusters.html>`__ in the *Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Developer Guide*.