**To describe an accelerator** The following ``describe-accelerator`` example retrieves the details about the specified accelerator. :: aws globalaccelerator describe-accelerator \ --accelerator-arn arn:aws:globalaccelerator::123456789012:accelerator/1234abcd-abcd-1234-abcd-1234abcdefgh Output:: { "Accelerator": { "AcceleratorArn": "arn:aws:globalaccelerator::123456789012:accelerator/1234abcd-abcd-1234-abcd-1234abcdefgh", "IpAddressType": "IPV4", "Name": "ExampleAccelerator", "Enabled": true, "Status": "IN_PROGRESS", "IpSets": [ { "IpAddresses": [ "192.0.2.250", "198.51.100.52" ], "IpFamily": "IPv4" } ], "DnsName":"a1234567890abcdef.awsglobalaccelerator.com", "CreatedTime": 1542394847, "LastModifiedTime": 1542395013 } } For more information, see `Accelerators in AWS Global Accelerator <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/latest/dg/about-accelerators.html>`__ in the *AWS Global Accelerator Developer Guide*.