**To describe an internet gateway** The following ``describe-internet-gateways`` example describes the specified internet gateway. :: aws ec2 describe-internet-gateways \ --internet-gateway-ids igw-0d0fb496b3EXAMPLE Output:: { "InternetGateways": [ { "Attachments": [ { "State": "available", "VpcId": "vpc-0a60eb65b4EXAMPLE" } ], "InternetGatewayId": "igw-0d0fb496b3EXAMPLE", "OwnerId": "123456789012", "Tags": [ { "Key": "Name", "Value": "my-igw" } ] } ] } For more information, see `Internet gateways <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/VPC_Internet_Gateway.html>`__ in the *Amazon VPC User Guide*.