# GetOutpost
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Gets information about the specified Outpost.

## Request Syntax
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```
GET /outposts/OutpostId HTTP/1.1
```

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

 ** [OutpostId](#API_GetOutpost_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="outposts-GetOutpost-request-uri-OutpostId"></a>
The ID or ARN of the Outpost.  
Despite the parameter name, you can make the request with an ARN. The parameter name is `OutpostId` for backward compatibility.
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 180.  
Pattern: `^(arn:aws([a-z-]+)?:outposts:[a-z\d-]+:\d{12}:outpost/)?op-[a-f0-9]{17}$`   
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

{
   "Outpost": { 
      "AvailabilityZone": "string",
      "AvailabilityZoneId": "string",
      "Description": "string",
      "LifeCycleStatus": "string",
      "Name": "string",
      "OutpostArn": "string",
      "OutpostId": "string",
      "OwnerId": "string",
      "SiteArn": "string",
      "SiteId": "string",
      "SupportedHardwareType": "string",
      "Tags": { 
         "string" : "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.

 ** [Outpost](#API_GetOutpost_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="outposts-GetOutpost-response-Outpost"></a>
Information about an Outpost.  
Type: [Outpost](API_Outpost.md) object

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

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have permission to perform this operation.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** InternalServerException **   
An internal error has occurred.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** NotFoundException **   
The specified request is not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ValidationException **   
A parameter is not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## 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/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/outposts-2019-12-03/GetOutpost)