**To retrieve information about a Lambda layer version**
The following ``get-layer-version-by-arn`` example displays information about the layer version with the specified Amazon Resource Name (ARN). ::
aws lambda get-layer-version-by-arn \
--arn "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:layer:AWSLambda-Python37-SciPy1x:2"
Output::
{
"LayerVersionArn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:layer:AWSLambda-Python37-SciPy1x:2",
"Description": "AWS Lambda SciPy layer for Python 3.7 (scipy-1.1.0, numpy-1.15.4) https://github.com/scipy/scipy/releases/tag/v1.1.0 https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.15.4",
"CreatedDate": "2018-11-12T10:09:38.398+0000",
"LayerArn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:layer:AWSLambda-Python37-SciPy1x",
"Content": {
"CodeSize": 41784542,
"CodeSha256": "GGmv8ocUw4cly0T8HL0Vx/f5V4RmSCGNjDIslY4VskM=",
"Location": "https://awslambda-us-west-2-layers.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/snapshots/123456789012/..."
},
"Version": 2,
"CompatibleRuntimes": [
"python3.7"
],
"LicenseInfo": "SciPy: https://github.com/scipy/scipy/blob/main/LICENSE.txt, NumPy: https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
}
For more information, see `AWS Lambda Layers <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-layers.html>`__ in the *AWS Lambda Developer Guide*.