**To get information about a DynamoDB stream**
The following ``describe-stream`` command displays information about the specific DynamoDB stream. ::
aws dynamodbstreams describe-stream \
--stream-arn arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:123456789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-22T18:02:01.576
Output::
{
"StreamDescription": {
"StreamArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:123456789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-22T18:02:01.576",
"StreamLabel": "2019-10-22T18:02:01.576",
"StreamStatus": "ENABLED",
"StreamViewType": "NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES",
"CreationRequestDateTime": 1571767321.571,
"TableName": "Music",
"KeySchema": [
{
"AttributeName": "Artist",
"KeyType": "HASH"
},
{
"AttributeName": "SongTitle",
"KeyType": "RANGE"
}
],
"Shards": [
{
"ShardId": "shardId-00000001571767321804-697ce3d2",
"SequenceNumberRange": {
"StartingSequenceNumber": "4000000000000642977831",
"EndingSequenceNumber": "4000000000000642977831"
}
},
{
"ShardId": "shardId-00000001571780995058-40810d86",
"SequenceNumberRange": {
"StartingSequenceNumber": "757400000000005655171150"
},
"ParentShardId": "shardId-00000001571767321804-697ce3d2"
}
]
}
}
For more information, see `Capturing Table Activity with DynamoDB Streams <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/Streams.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.