**To describe a stack's layers**
The following ``describe-layers`` commmand describes the layers in a specified stack::
aws opsworks --region us-east-1 describe-layers --stack-id 38ee91e2-abdc-4208-a107-0b7168b3cc7a
*Output*::
{
"Layers": [
{
"StackId": "38ee91e2-abdc-4208-a107-0b7168b3cc7a",
"Type": "db-master",
"DefaultSecurityGroupNames": [
"AWS-OpsWorks-DB-Master-Server"
],
"Name": "MySQL",
"Packages": [],
"DefaultRecipes": {
"Undeploy": [],
"Setup": [
"opsworks_initial_setup",
"ssh_host_keys",
"ssh_users",
"mysql::client",
"dependencies",
"ebs",
"opsworks_ganglia::client",
"mysql::server",
"dependencies",
"deploy::mysql"
],
"Configure": [
"opsworks_ganglia::configure-client",
"ssh_users",
"agent_version",
"deploy::mysql"
],
"Shutdown": [
"opsworks_shutdown::default",
"mysql::stop"
],
"Deploy": [
"deploy::default",
"deploy::mysql"
]
},
"CustomRecipes": {
"Undeploy": [],
"Setup": [],
"Configure": [],
"Shutdown": [],
"Deploy": []
},
"EnableAutoHealing": false,
"LayerId": "41a20847-d594-4325-8447-171821916b73",
"Attributes": {
"MysqlRootPasswordUbiquitous": "true",
"RubygemsVersion": null,
"RailsStack": null,
"HaproxyHealthCheckMethod": null,
"RubyVersion": null,
"BundlerVersion": null,
"HaproxyStatsPassword": null,
"PassengerVersion": null,
"MemcachedMemory": null,
"EnableHaproxyStats": null,
"ManageBundler": null,
"NodejsVersion": null,
"HaproxyHealthCheckUrl": null,
"MysqlRootPassword": "*****FILTERED*****",
"GangliaPassword": null,
"GangliaUser": null,
"HaproxyStatsUrl": null,
"GangliaUrl": null,
"HaproxyStatsUser": null
},
"Shortname": "db-master",
"AutoAssignElasticIps": false,
"CustomSecurityGroupIds": [],
"CreatedAt": "2013-07-25T18:11:19+00:00",
"VolumeConfigurations": [
{
"MountPoint": "/vol/mysql",
"Size": 10,
"NumberOfDisks": 1
}
]
},
{
"StackId": "38ee91e2-abdc-4208-a107-0b7168b3cc7a",
"Type": "custom",
"DefaultSecurityGroupNames": [
"AWS-OpsWorks-Custom-Server"
],
"Name": "TomCustom",
"Packages": [],
"DefaultRecipes": {
"Undeploy": [],
"Setup": [
"opsworks_initial_setup",
"ssh_host_keys",
"ssh_users",
"mysql::client",
"dependencies",
"ebs",
"opsworks_ganglia::client"
],
"Configure": [
"opsworks_ganglia::configure-client",
"ssh_users",
"agent_version"
],
"Shutdown": [
"opsworks_shutdown::default"
],
"Deploy": [
"deploy::default"
]
},
"CustomRecipes": {
"Undeploy": [],
"Setup": [
"tomcat::setup"
],
"Configure": [
"tomcat::configure"
],
"Shutdown": [],
"Deploy": [
"tomcat::deploy"
]
},
"EnableAutoHealing": true,
"LayerId": "e6cbcd29-d223-40fc-8243-2eb213377440",
"Attributes": {
"MysqlRootPasswordUbiquitous": null,
"RubygemsVersion": null,
"RailsStack": null,
"HaproxyHealthCheckMethod": null,
"RubyVersion": null,
"BundlerVersion": null,
"HaproxyStatsPassword": null,
"PassengerVersion": null,
"MemcachedMemory": null,
"EnableHaproxyStats": null,
"ManageBundler": null,
"NodejsVersion": null,
"HaproxyHealthCheckUrl": null,
"MysqlRootPassword": null,
"GangliaPassword": null,
"GangliaUser": null,
"HaproxyStatsUrl": null,
"GangliaUrl": null,
"HaproxyStatsUser": null
},
"Shortname": "tomcustom",
"AutoAssignElasticIps": false,
"CustomSecurityGroupIds": [],
"CreatedAt": "2013-07-25T18:12:53+00:00",
"VolumeConfigurations": []
}
]
}
**More Information**
For more information, see Layers_ in the *AWS OpsWorks User Guide*.
.. _Layers: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/workinglayers.html