File: //lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/greengrass/get-device-definition.rst
**To get a device definition**
The following ``get-device-definition`` example retrieves information about the specified device definition. To retrieve the IDs of your device definitions, use the ``list-device-definitions`` command. ::
aws greengrass get-device-definition \
--device-definition-id "f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd"
Output::
{
"LatestVersionArn": "arn:aws:greengrass:us-west-2:123456789012:/greengrass/definition/devices/f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd/versions/83c13984-6fed-447e-84d5-5b8aa45d5f71",
"Name": "TemperatureSensors",
"tags": {},
"LastUpdatedTimestamp": "2019-09-11T00:19:03.698Z",
"LatestVersion": "83c13984-6fed-447e-84d5-5b8aa45d5f71",
"CreationTimestamp": "2019-09-11T00:11:06.197Z",
"Id": "f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd",
"Arn": "arn:aws:greengrass:us-west-2:123456789012:/greengrass/definition/devices/f9ba083d-5ad4-4534-9f86-026a45df1ccd"
}