**To describe a stack's configuration** The following ``describe-stack-summary`` command returns a summary of the specified stack's configuration. :: aws opsworks --region us-east-1 describe-stack-summary --stack-id 8c428b08-a1a1-46ce-a5f8-feddc43771b8 *Output*:: { "StackSummary": { "StackId": "8c428b08-a1a1-46ce-a5f8-feddc43771b8", "InstancesCount": { "Booting": 1 }, "Name": "CLITest", "AppsCount": 1, "LayersCount": 1, "Arn": "arn:aws:opsworks:us-west-2:123456789012:stack/8c428b08-a1a1-46ce-a5f8-feddc43771b8/" } } **More Information** For more information, see `Stacks`_ in the *AWS OpsWorks User Guide*. .. _`Stacks`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/workingstacks.html