# DescribeView


Retrieves the view for the specified Amazon Connect instance and view identifier.

The view identifier can be supplied as a ViewId or ARN.

 `$SAVED` needs to be supplied if a view is unpublished.

The view identifier can contain an optional qualifier, for example, `<view-id>:$SAVED`, which is either an actual version number or an Amazon Connect managed qualifier `$SAVED | $LATEST`. If it is not supplied, then `$LATEST` is assumed for customer managed views and an error is returned if there is no published content available. Version 1 is assumed for AWS managed views.

## Request Syntax


```
GET /views/InstanceId/ViewId HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters


The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [InstanceId](#API_DescribeView_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-DescribeView-request-uri-InstanceId"></a>
The identifier of the Amazon Connect instance. You can find the instanceId in the ARN of the instance.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9\_\-:\/]+$`   
Required: Yes

 ** [ViewId](#API_DescribeView_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-DescribeView-request-uri-ViewId"></a>
The ViewId of the view. This must be an ARN for AWS managed views.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 500.  
Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9\_\-:\/$]+$`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body


The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax


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

{
   "View": { 
      "Arn": "string",
      "Content": { 
         "Actions": [ "string" ],
         "InputSchema": "string",
         "Template": "string"
      },
      "CreatedTime": number,
      "Description": "string",
      "Id": "string",
      "LastModifiedTime": number,
      "Name": "string",
      "Status": "string",
      "Tags": { 
         "string" : "string" 
      },
      "Type": "string",
      "Version": number,
      "VersionDescription": "string",
      "ViewContentSha256": "string"
   }
}
```

## 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.

 ** [View](#API_DescribeView_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="connect-DescribeView-response-View"></a>
All view data is contained within the View object.  
Type: [View](API_View.md) object

## Errors


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

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have sufficient permissions to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** InternalServiceException **   
Request processing failed because of an error or failure with the service.    
 ** Message **   
The message.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidParameterException **   
One or more of the specified parameters are not valid.    
 ** Message **   
The message about the parameters.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidRequestException **   
The request is not valid.    
 ** Message **   
The message about the request.  
 ** Reason **   
Reason why the request was invalid.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource was not found.    
 ** Message **   
The message about the resource.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** TooManyRequestsException **   
Displayed when rate-related API limits are exceeded.  
HTTP Status Code: 429

## 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/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/connect-2017-08-08/DescribeView)