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

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#### [ .NET ]

**SDK for .NET**  
 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/dotnetv3/Glacier#code-examples). 

```
    /// <summary>
    /// Describe an Amazon S3 Glacier vault.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="vaultName">The name of the vault to describe.</param>
    /// <returns>The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the vault.</returns>
    public async Task<string> DescribeVaultAsync(string vaultName)
    {
        var request = new DescribeVaultRequest
        {
            AccountId = "-",
            VaultName = vaultName,
        };

        var response = await _glacierService.DescribeVaultAsync(request);

        // Display the information about the vault.
        Console.WriteLine($"{response.VaultName}\tARN: {response.VaultARN}");
        Console.WriteLine($"Created on: {response.CreationDate}\tNumber of Archives: {response.NumberOfArchives}\tSize (in bytes): {response.SizeInBytes}");
        if (response.LastInventoryDate != DateTime.MinValue)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Last inventory: {response.LastInventoryDate}");
        }

        return response.VaultARN;
    }
```
+  For API details, see [DescribeVault](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV3/glacier-2012-06-01/DescribeVault) in *AWS SDK for .NET API Reference*. 

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
The following command retrieves data about a vault named `my-vault`:  

```
aws glacier describe-vault --vault-name my-vault --account-id -
```
Amazon Glacier requires an account ID argument when performing operations, but you can use a hyphen to specify the in-use account.  
+  For API details, see [DescribeVault](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/glacier/describe-vault.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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