**To list DMS events** The following ``describe-events`` example lists the events that originated from a replication instance. :: aws dms describe-events \ --source-type "replication-instance" Output:: { "Events": [ { "SourceIdentifier": "my-repl-instance", "SourceType": "replication-instance", "Message": "Replication application shutdown", "EventCategories": [], "Date": 1590771645.776 } ] } For more information, see `Working with Events and Notifications <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Events.html>`__ in the *AWS Database Migration Service User Guide*.