**To get information about an instance**

The following ``get-instance`` example displays details about the instance ``MEAN-1``. ::

    aws lightsail get-instance \
        --instance-name MEAN-1

Output::

    {
        "instance": {
            "name": "MEAN-1",
            "arn": "arn:aws:lightsail:us-west-2:111122223333:Instance/bd470fc5-a68b-44c5-8dbc-EXAMPLE4bada",
            "supportCode": "6EXAMPLE3362/i-05EXAMPLE407c97d3",
            "createdAt": 1570635023.124,
            "location": {
                "availabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
                "regionName": "us-west-2"
            },
            "resourceType": "Instance",
            "tags": [],
            "blueprintId": "mean_4_0_9",
            "blueprintName": "MEAN",
            "bundleId": "medium_2_0",
            "isStaticIp": false,
            "privateIpAddress": "192.0.2.0",
            "publicIpAddress": "192.0.2.0",
            "hardware": {
                "cpuCount": 2,
                "disks": [
                    {
                        "createdAt": 1570635023.124,
                        "sizeInGb": 80,
                        "isSystemDisk": true,
                        "iops": 240,
                        "path": "/dev/sda1",
                        "attachedTo": "MEAN-1",
                        "attachmentState": "attached"
                    }
                ],
                "ramSizeInGb": 4.0
            },
            "networking": {
                "monthlyTransfer": {
                    "gbPerMonthAllocated": 4096
                },
                "ports": [
                    {
                        "fromPort": 80,
                        "toPort": 80,
                        "protocol": "tcp",
                        "accessFrom": "Anywhere (0.0.0.0/0)",
                        "accessType": "public",
                        "commonName": "",
                        "accessDirection": "inbound"
                    },
                    {
                        "fromPort": 22,
                        "toPort": 22,
                        "protocol": "tcp",
                        "accessFrom": "Anywhere (0.0.0.0/0)",
                        "accessType": "public",
                        "commonName": "",
                        "accessDirection": "inbound"
                    },
                    {
                        "fromPort": 443,
                        "toPort": 443,
                        "protocol": "tcp",
                        "accessFrom": "Anywhere (0.0.0.0/0)",
                        "accessType": "public",
                        "commonName": "",
                        "accessDirection": "inbound"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "state": {
                "code": 16,
                "name": "running"
            },
            "username": "bitnami",
            "sshKeyName": "MyKey"
        }
    }