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**To describe a virtual service**
The following ``describe-virtual-service`` example returns details about the specified virtual service. ::
aws appmesh describe-virtual-service \
--mesh-name app1 \
--virtual-service-name serviceB.svc.cluster.local
Output::
{
"virtualService": {
"meshName": "app1",
"metadata": {
"arn": "arn:aws:appmesh:us-east-1:123456789012:mesh/app1/virtualService/serviceB.svc.cluster.local",
"createdAt": 1563908363.999,
"lastUpdatedAt": 1563908363.999,
"uid": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE",
"version": 1
},
"spec": {
"provider": {
"virtualRouter": {
"virtualRouterName": "vrServiceB"
}
}
},
"status": {
"status": "ACTIVE"
},
"virtualServiceName": "serviceB.svc.cluster.local"
}
}
For more information, see `Virtual Services <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/app-mesh/latest/userguide/virtual_services.html>`__ in the *AWS App Mesh User Guide*.