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**To get information about an OU**
The following ``describe-organizational-unit`` example requests details about an OU. ::
aws organizations describe-organizational-unit \
--organizational-unit-id ou-examplerootid111-exampleouid111
Output::
{
"OrganizationalUnit": {
"Name": "Accounting Group",
"Arn": "arn:aws:organizations::123456789012:ou/o-exampleorgid/ou-examplerootid111-exampleouid111",
"Id": "ou-examplerootid111-exampleouid111"
}
}