**To retrieve a lifecycle policy** The following ``get-lifecycle-policy`` example displays details of the lifecycle policy for the specified repository in the default registry for the account. :: aws ecr get-lifecycle-policy \ --repository-name "project-a/amazon-ecs-sample" Output:: { "registryId": "123456789012", "repositoryName": "project-a/amazon-ecs-sample", "lifecyclePolicyText": "{\"rules\":[{\"rulePriority\":1,\"description\":\"Expire images older than 14 days\",\"selection\":{\"tagStatus\":\"untagged\",\"countType\":\"sinceImagePushed\",\"countUnit\":\"days\",\"countNumber\":14},\"action\":{\"type\":\"expire\"}}]}", "lastEvaluatedAt": 1504295007.0 } For more information, see `Lifecycle Policies <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECR/latest/userguide/LifecyclePolicies.html>`__ in the *Amazon ECR User Guide*.