# GetPolicy
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 Returns the JSON-formatted resource-based policy on a profiling group. 

## Request Syntax
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```
GET /profilingGroups/profilingGroupName/policy HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [profilingGroupName](#API_GetPolicy_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="profiler-GetPolicy-request-uri-profilingGroupName"></a>
The name of the profiling group.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.  
Pattern: `[\w-]+`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "policy": "string",
   "revisionId": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [policy](#API_GetPolicy_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="profiler-GetPolicy-response-policy"></a>
The JSON-formatted resource-based policy attached to the `ProfilingGroup`.  
Type: String

 ** [revisionId](#API_GetPolicy_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="profiler-GetPolicy-response-revisionId"></a>
A unique identifier for the current revision of the returned policy.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `.*[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}.*` 

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InternalServerException **   
The server encountered an internal error and is unable to complete the request.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The resource specified in the request does not exist.  
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was denied due to request throttling.  
HTTP Status Code: 429

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/codeguruprofiler-2019-07-18/GetPolicy)