# Use `GetPolicyVersion` with an AWS SDK or CLI
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The following code examples show how to use `GetPolicyVersion`.

Action examples are code excerpts from larger programs and must be run in context. You can see this action in context in the following code examples: 
+  [Manage policies](iam_example_iam_Scenario_PolicyManagement_section.md) 
+  [Work with the IAM Policy Builder API](iam_example_iam_Scenario_IamPolicyBuilder_section.md) 

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**To retrieve information about the specified version of the specified managed policy**  
This example returns the policy document for the v2 version of the policy whose ARN is `arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/MyManagedPolicy`.  

```
aws iam get-policy-version \
    --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/MyPolicy \
    --version-id v2
```
Output:  

```
{
    "PolicyVersion": {
        "Document": {
            "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
            "Statement": [
                {
                    "Effect": "Allow",
                    "Action": "iam:*",
                    "Resource": "*"
                }
            ]
        },
        "VersionId": "v2",
        "IsDefaultVersion": true,
        "CreateDate": "2023-04-11T00:22:54+00:00"
    }
}
```
For more information, see [Policies and permissions in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies.html) in the *AWS IAM User Guide*.  
+  For API details, see [GetPolicyVersion](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/iam/get-policy-version.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**Tools for PowerShell V4**  
**Example 1: This example returns the policy document for the `v2` version of the policy whose ARN is `arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/MyManagedPolicy`. The policy document in the `Document` property is URL encoded and is decoded in this example with the `UrlDecode` .NET method.**  

```
$results = Get-IAMPolicyVersion -PolicyArn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/MyManagedPolicy -VersionId v2
$results
```
**Output:**  

```
CreateDate             Document                                        IsDefaultVersion     VersionId
----------             --------                                        ----------------     ---------
2/12/2015 9:39:53 AM   %7B%0A%20%20%22Version%22%3A%20%222012-10...    True                 v2

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Web.HttpUtility")
$policy = [System.Web.HttpUtility]::UrlDecode($results.Document)
$policy
{
  "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
  "Statement": 
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DescribeInstances"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:555555555555:instance/i-b188560f"
      ]
    }
}
```
+  For API details, see [GetPolicyVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. 

**Tools for PowerShell V5**  
**Example 1: This example returns the policy document for the `v2` version of the policy whose ARN is `arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/MyManagedPolicy`. The policy document in the `Document` property is URL encoded and is decoded in this example with the `UrlDecode` .NET method.**  

```
$results = Get-IAMPolicyVersion -PolicyArn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/MyManagedPolicy -VersionId v2
$results
```
**Output:**  

```
CreateDate             Document                                        IsDefaultVersion     VersionId
----------             --------                                        ----------------     ---------
2/12/2015 9:39:53 AM   %7B%0A%20%20%22Version%22%3A%20%222012-10...    True                 v2

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Web.HttpUtility")
$policy = [System.Web.HttpUtility]::UrlDecode($results.Document)
$policy
{
  "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
  "Statement": 
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DescribeInstances"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:555555555555:instance/i-b188560f"
      ]
    }
}
```
+  For API details, see [GetPolicyVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. 

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#### [ Python ]

**SDK for Python (Boto3)**  
 There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the [AWS Code Examples Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/python/example_code/iam#code-examples). 

```
def get_default_policy_statement(policy_arn):
    """
    Gets the statement of the default version of the specified policy.

    :param policy_arn: The ARN of the policy to look up.
    :return: The statement of the default policy version.
    """
    try:
        policy = iam.Policy(policy_arn)
        # To get an attribute of a policy, the SDK first calls get_policy.
        policy_doc = policy.default_version.document
        policy_statement = policy_doc.get("Statement", None)
        logger.info("Got default policy doc for %s.", policy.policy_name)
        logger.info(policy_doc)
    except ClientError:
        logger.exception("Couldn't get default policy statement for %s.", policy_arn)
        raise
    else:
        return policy_statement
```
+  For API details, see [GetPolicyVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/iam-2010-05-08/GetPolicyVersion) in *AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference*. 

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