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**To retrieve the permissions policy for a Lambda layer version**
The following ``get-layer-version-policy`` example displays policy information about version 1 for the layer named ``my-layer``. ::
aws lambda get-layer-version-policy \
--layer-name my-layer \
--version-number 1
Output::
{
"Policy": {
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Id":"default",
"Statement":
[
{
"Sid":"xaccount",
"Effect":"Allow",
"Principal": {"AWS":"arn:aws:iam::123456789012:root"},
"Action":"lambda:GetLayerVersion",
"Resource":"arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:layer:my-layer:1"
}
]
},
"RevisionId": "c68f21d2-cbf0-4026-90f6-1375ee465cd0"
}
For more information, see `AWS Lambda Layers <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-layers.html>`__ in the *AWS Lambda Developer Guide*.