**To describe an asset** The following ``describe-asset`` example describes a wind farm asset. :: aws iotsitewise describe-asset \ --asset-id a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-44444EXAMPLE Output:: { "assetId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-44444EXAMPLE", "assetArn": "arn:aws:iotsitewise:us-west-2:123456789012:asset/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-44444EXAMPLE", "assetName": "Wind Farm 1", "assetModelId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-22222EXAMPLE", "assetProperties": [ { "id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-88888EXAMPLE", "name": "Region", "dataType": "STRING" }, { "id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-99999EXAMPLE", "name": "Total Generated Power", "dataType": "DOUBLE", "unit": "kW" } ], "assetHierarchies": [ { "id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-77777EXAMPLE", "name": "Wind Turbines" } ], "assetCreationDate": 1575672453.0, "assetLastUpdateDate": 1575672453.0, "assetStatus": { "state": "ACTIVE" } } For more information, see `Describing a specific asset <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/discover-asset-resources.html#describe-asset>`__ in the *AWS IoT SiteWise User Guide*.