# Data retrieval APIs for AWS Direct Connect
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AWS Direct Connect provides the following APIs for data retrieval.


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| Actions | Description | Access level | 
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| <a name="directconnect-DescribeConnectionLoa"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeConnectionLoa.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeConnectionLoa.html) | Describe the LOA-CFA for a Connection | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeConnections"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeConnections.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeConnections.html) | Describe all connections in this region | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeConnectionsOnInterconnect"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeConnectionsOnInterconnect.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeConnectionsOnInterconnect.html) | Describe a list of connections that have been provisioned on the given interconnect | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeCustomerMetadata"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeCustomerMetadata.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeCustomerMetadata.html) | View a list of customer agreements, along with their signed status and whether the customer is an NNIPartner, NNIPartnerV2, or a nonPartner | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposals"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposals.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposals.html) | Describe one or more association proposals for connection between a virtual private gateway and a Direct Connect gateway | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociations"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociations.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociations.html) | Describe the associations between your Direct Connect gateways and virtual private gateways | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAttachments"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAttachments.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAttachments.html) | Describe the attachments between your Direct Connect gateways and virtual interfaces | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeDirectConnectGateways"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDirectConnectGateways.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeDirectConnectGateways.html) | Describe all your Direct Connect gateways or only the specified Direct Connect gateway | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeHostedConnections"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeHostedConnections.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeHostedConnections.html) | Describe the hosted connections that have been provisioned on the specified interconnect or link aggregation group (LAG) | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeInterconnectLoa"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInterconnectLoa.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInterconnectLoa.html) | Describe the LOA-CFA for an Interconnect | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeInterconnects"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInterconnects.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInterconnects.html) | Describe a list of interconnects owned by the AWS account | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeLags"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeLags.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeLags.html) | Describe all your link aggregation groups (LAG) or the specified LAG | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeLoa"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeLoa.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeLoa.html) | Describe the LOA-CFA for a connection, interconnect, or link aggregation group (LAG) | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeLocations"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeLocations.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeLocations.html) | Describe the list of AWS Direct Connect locations in the current AWS region | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeRouterConfiguration"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeRouterConfiguration.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeRouterConfiguration.html) | Describe Details about the router for a virtual interface | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeTags"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeTags.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeTags.html) | Describe the tags associated with the specified AWS Direct Connect resources | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeVirtualGateways"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeVirtualGateways.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeVirtualGateways.html) | Describe a list of virtual private gateways owned by the AWS account | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-DescribeVirtualInterfaces"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeVirtualInterfaces.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeVirtualInterfaces.html) | Describe all virtual interfaces for an AWS account | Read | 
| <a name="directconnect-ListVirtualInterfaceTestHistory"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_ListVirtualInterfaceTestHistory.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_ListVirtualInterfaceTestHistory.html) | List the virtual interface failover test history | List |