# DescribeEventConfigurations


Describes event configurations.

Requires permission to access the [DescribeEventConfigurations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awsiot.html#awsiot-actions-as-permissions) action.

## Request Syntax


```
GET /event-configurations HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters


The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body


The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax


```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "creationDate": number,
   "eventConfigurations": { 
      "string" : { 
         "Enabled": boolean
      }
   },
   "lastModifiedDate": number
}
```

## Response Elements


If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [creationDate](#API_DescribeEventConfigurations_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeEventConfigurations-response-creationDate"></a>
The creation date of the event configuration.  
Type: Timestamp

 ** [eventConfigurations](#API_DescribeEventConfigurations_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeEventConfigurations-response-eventConfigurations"></a>
The event configurations.  
Type: String to [Configuration](API_Configuration.md) object map  
Valid Keys: `THING | THING_GROUP | THING_TYPE | THING_GROUP_MEMBERSHIP | THING_GROUP_HIERARCHY | THING_TYPE_ASSOCIATION | JOB | JOB_EXECUTION | POLICY | CERTIFICATE | CA_CERTIFICATE` 

 ** [lastModifiedDate](#API_DescribeEventConfigurations_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeEventConfigurations-response-lastModifiedDate"></a>
The date the event configurations were last modified.  
Type: Timestamp

## Errors


 ** InternalFailureException **   
An unexpected error has occurred.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The rate exceeds the limit.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also


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/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeEventConfigurations)