# Tutorial: Get geofence details


You can get the details of a specific geofence, such as the create time, update time, geometry, and status, from a geofence collection using the Amazon Location console, AWS CLI, or the Amazon Location APIs.

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#### [ Console ]

**To view the status of a geofence using the Amazon Location console**

1. Open the Amazon Location console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/location/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/location/home).

1. Choose **Geofence collections** from the left navigation pane.

1. Under **My geofence collection**, select the name link of the target geofence collection.

1. Under **Geofences**, you’ll be able to view the status of your geofences.

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#### [ API ]

Use the `[GetGeofence](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/previous/APIReference/API_GetGeofence.html)` operation from the Amazon Location Geofences APIs. 

The following example is an API request to get the geofence details from a geofence collection *ExampleCollection*.

```
GET /geofencing/v0/collections/ExampleCollection/geofences/ExampleGeofence1
```

The following is an example response for `GetGeofence`:

```
{
   "CreateTime": 2020-09-30T22:59:34.142Z,
   "GeofenceId": "ExampleGeofence1",
   "Geometry": { 
      "Polygon": [            
          [-1,-1],
          [1,-1],
          [0,1],
          [-1,-1] 
      ]
   },
   "Status": "ACTIVE",
   "UpdateTime": 2020-09-30T23:59:34.142Z
}
```

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#### [ CLI ]

Use the `[get-geofence](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/location/get-geofence.html)` command.

The following example is an AWS CLI to get the geofence collection details for *ExampleCollection*.

```
aws location get-geofence \
    --collection-name "ExampleCollection" \
    --geofence-id "ExampleGeofence1"
```

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