# Data retrieval APIs for AWS Directory Service Data
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AWS Directory Service Data provides the following APIs for data retrieval.


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| Actions | Description | Access level | 
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| <a name="ds-data-DescribeGroup"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_DescribeGroup.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_DescribeGroup.html) | Describe a group on a directory | Read | 
| <a name="ds-data-DescribeUser"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_DescribeUser.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_DescribeUser.html) | Describe a user on a directory | Read | 
| <a name="ds-data-ListGroupMembers"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_ListGroupMembers.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_ListGroupMembers.html) | List members in a group on a directory | List | 
| <a name="ds-data-ListGroups"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_ListGroups.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_ListGroups.html) | List groups on a directory | List | 
| <a name="ds-data-ListGroupsForMember"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_ListGroupsForMember.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_ListGroupsForMember.html) | List the groups that a member is in on a directory | List | 
| <a name="ds-data-ListUsers"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_ListUsers.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_ListUsers.html) | List users on a directory | List | 
| <a name="ds-data-SearchGroups"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_SearchGroups.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_SearchGroups.html) | Search for groups on a directory | Read | 
| <a name="ds-data-SearchUsers"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_SearchUsers.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/API_SearchUsers.html) | Search for users on a directory | Read |