# **eb status**
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## Description
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Provides information about the status of the environment.

If the root directory contains a `platform.yaml` file specifying a custom platform, this command also provides information about the builder environment.

## Syntax
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 **eb status** 

 **eb status {{environment-name}}** 

## Options
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|  Name  |  Description  | 
| --- | --- | 
| `-v`<br />or<br />`--verbose` | Provides more information about individual instances, such as their status with the Elastic Load Balancing load balancer. | 
| [Common options](eb3-cmd-options.md) |  | 

## Output
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If successful, the command returns the following information about the environment:
+ Environment name
+ Application name
+ Deployed application version
+ Environment ID
+ Platform
+ Environment tier
+ CNAME
+ Time the environment was last updated
+ Status
+ Health

If you use verbose mode, EB CLI also provides you with the number of running Amazon EC2 instances.

## Example
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The following example shows the status for the environment tmp-dev.

```
$ eb status
Environment details for: tmp-dev
  Application name: tmp
  Region: us-west-2
  Deployed Version: None
  Environment ID: e-2cpfjbra9a
  Platform: 64bit Amazon Linux 2014.09 v1.0.9 running PHP 5.5
  Tier: WebServer-Standard-1.0
  CNAME: tmp-dev.elasticbeanstalk.com
  Updated: 2014-10-29 21:37:19.050000+00:00
  Status: Launching
  Health: Grey
```