# Viewing AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory information
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You can use the AWS Management Console to view your AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory details like: 
+ Directory type
+ Directory ID
+ Directory status
+ Networking details for your AWS Managed Microsoft AD like:
  + Amazon VPC
  + Subnets
  + Availability zones
  + DNS addresses

You can find the following information about your AWS Managed Microsoft AD:
+ Under the **Share & share** tab, you can share your AWS Managed Microsoft AD with other AWS accounts and learn the networking details for your domain controllers.
+ Under the **Application management** tab, you can enable an application access URL for your AWS Managed Microsoft AD and enable AWS applications and services for your AWS Managed Microsoft AD.
+ Under the **Maintenance** tab, you can enable Amazon Simple Notification Service to receive notifications of your AWS Managed Microsoft AD status and review snapshots of your AWS Managed Microsoft AD.
+ For more information about the **Status** field, see [Understanding your AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory status](ms_ad_directory_status.md).

You can view AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory information using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or PowerShell: 

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#### [ AWS Management Console ]

**To view detailed directory information**

1. In the [AWS Directory Service console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/) navigation pane, under **Active Directory**, select **Directories**.

1. Choose the directory ID link for your directory. Information about the directory is displayed in the **Directory details** page. 

![\[Directory Service Directory details page.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/images/ms_ad_directory_details.png)


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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To view detailed directory information with the AWS CLI**
+ Open the AWS CLI. To view your AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory information, run the following command, replacing the Directory ID with your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Directory ID: 

  ```
  aws ds describe-directories --directory-id d-1234567890 --output table
  ```

  For more information, see [https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ds/describe-directories.html](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ds/describe-directories.html).

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**To view detailed directory information with PowerShell**
+  Open PowerShell. To view your AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory information, run the following command, replacing the Directory ID with your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Directory ID:

  ```
  (Get-DSDirectory -DirectoryId d-1234567890 | 
      ForEach-Object {$_, $_.RegionsInfo, $_.VpcSettings}) | 
  Format-List *
  ```

  For more information, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com//powershell/latest/reference/items/Get-DSDirectory.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//powershell/latest/reference/items/Get-DSDirectory.html).

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