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**To get a flow definition**
The following ``get-flow-template`` example gets a definition for a flow (workflow). ::
aws iotthingsgraph get-flow-template \
--id "urn:tdm:us-west-2/123456789012/default:Workflow:MyFlow"
Output::
{
"description": {
"summary": {
"id": "urn:tdm:us-west-2/123456789012/default:Workflow:MyFlow",
"revisionNumber": 1,
"createdAt": 1559247540.292
},
"definition": {
"language": "GRAPHQL",
"text": "{\nquery MyFlow($camera: string!, $screen: string!) @workflowType(id: \"urn:tdm:us-west-2/123456789012/default:Workflow:MyFlow\") @annotation(type: \"tgc:FlowEvent\", id: \"sledged790c1b2bcd949e09da0c9bfc077f79d\", x: 1586, y: 653) @triggers(definition: \"{MotionSensor(description: \\\"\\\") @position(x: 1045, y: 635.6666564941406) {\\n condition(expr: \\\"devices[name == \\\\\\\"motionSensor\\\\\\\"].events[name == \\\\\\\"StateChanged\\\\\\\"].lastEvent\\\")\\n action(expr: \\\"\\\")\\n}}\") {\n variables {\n cameraResult @property(id: \"urn:tdm:aws/examples:property:CameraStateProperty\")\n }\n steps {\n step(name: \"Camera\", outEvent: [\"sledged790c1b2bcd949e09da0c9bfc077f79d\"]) @position(x: 1377, y: 638.6666564941406) {\n DeviceActivity(deviceModel: \"urn:tdm:aws/examples:deviceModel:Camera\", out: \"cameraResult\", deviceId: \"${camera}\") {\n capture\n }\n }\n step(name: \"Screen\", inEvent: [\"sledged790c1b2bcd949e09da0c9bfc077f79d\"]) @position(x: 1675.6666870117188, y: 637.9999847412109) {\n DeviceActivity(deviceModel: \"urn:tdm:aws/examples:deviceModel:Screen\", deviceId: \"${screen}\") {\n display(imageUrl: \"${cameraResult.lastClickedImage}\")\n }\n }\n }\n}\n}"
},
"validatedNamespaceVersion": 5
}
}
For more information, see `Working with Flows <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/thingsgraph/latest/ug/iot-tg-workflows.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Things Graph User Guide*.