# GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus


Returns the currently negotiated security parameters for an active VPN tunnel, including IKE version, DH groups, encryption algorithms, and integrity algorithms.

## Request Parameters


The following parameters are for this specific action. For more information about required and optional parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Query Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

 **DryRun**   
Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 **VpnConnectionId**   
The ID of the VPN connection for which to retrieve the active tunnel status.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 **VpnTunnelOutsideIpAddress**   
The external IP address of the VPN tunnel for which to retrieve the active status.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

## Response Elements


The following elements are returned by the service.

 **activeVpnTunnelStatus**   
Information about the current security configuration of the VPN tunnel.  
Type: [ActiveVpnTunnelStatus](API_ActiveVpnTunnelStatus.md) object

 **requestId**   
The ID of the request.  
Type: String

## Errors


For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common client error codes](errors-overview.md#CommonErrors).

## 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/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/GetActiveVpnTunnelStatus)