# Data retrieval APIs for AWS CloudShell
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AWS CloudShell provides the following APIs for data retrieval.


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| Actions | Description | Access level | 
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| <a name="cloudshell-ApproveCommand"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/sec-auth-with-identities.html#ApproveCommand](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/sec-auth-with-identities.html#ApproveCommand) | Approve a command sent by another AWS service | Read | 
| <a name="cloudshell-DescribeEnvironments"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/sec-auth-with-identities.html#DescribeEnvironments](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/sec-auth-with-identities.html#DescribeEnvironments) | Return descriptions of existing user's environments | List | 
| <a name="cloudshell-GetEnvironmentStatus"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/sec-auth-with-identities.html#GetEnvironmentStatus](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/sec-auth-with-identities.html#GetEnvironmentStatus) | Read a CloudShell environment status | Read |