**Example 1: To describe a DB cluster** The following ``describe-db-clusters`` example retrieves the details of the specified DB cluster. :: aws rds describe-db-clusters \ --db-cluster-identifier mydbcluster Output:: { "DBClusters": [ { "AllocatedStorage": 1, "AvailabilityZones": [ "us-east-1a", "us-east-1b", "us-east-1e" ], "BackupRetentionPeriod": 1, "DatabaseName": "mydbcluster", "DBClusterIdentifier": "mydbcluster", "DBClusterParameterGroup": "default.aurora-mysql5.7", "DBSubnetGroup": "default", "Status": "available", "EarliestRestorableTime": "2019-06-19T09:16:28.210Z", "Endpoint": "mydbcluster.cluster-cnpexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "ReaderEndpoint": "mydbcluster.cluster-ro-cnpexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "MultiAZ": true, "Engine": "aurora-mysql", "EngineVersion": "5.7.mysql_aurora.2.04.2", "LatestRestorableTime": "2019-06-20T22:38:14.908Z", "Port": 3306, "MasterUsername": "myadmin", "PreferredBackupWindow": "09:09-09:39", "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "sat:04:09-sat:04:39", "ReadReplicaIdentifiers": [], "DBClusterMembers": [ { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "dbinstance3", "IsClusterWriter": false, "DBClusterParameterGroupStatus": "in-sync", "PromotionTier": 1 }, { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "dbinstance1", "IsClusterWriter": false, "DBClusterParameterGroupStatus": "in-sync", "PromotionTier": 1 }, { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "dbinstance2", "IsClusterWriter": false, "DBClusterParameterGroupStatus": "in-sync", "PromotionTier": 1 }, { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "mydbcluster", "IsClusterWriter": false, "DBClusterParameterGroupStatus": "in-sync", "PromotionTier": 1 }, { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "mydbcluster-us-east-1b", "IsClusterWriter": false, "DBClusterParameterGroupStatus": "in-sync", "PromotionTier": 1 }, { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "mydbcluster", "IsClusterWriter": true, "DBClusterParameterGroupStatus": "in-sync", "PromotionTier": 1 } ], "VpcSecurityGroups": [ { "VpcSecurityGroupId": "sg-0b9130572daf3dc16", "Status": "active" } ], "HostedZoneId": "Z2R2ITUGPM61AM", "StorageEncrypted": true, "KmsKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:814387698303:key/AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE", "DbClusterResourceId": "cluster-AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE", "DBClusterArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster:mydbcluster", "AssociatedRoles": [], "IAMDatabaseAuthenticationEnabled": false, "ClusterCreateTime": "2019-04-15T14:18:42.785Z", "EngineMode": "provisioned", "DeletionProtection": false, "HttpEndpointEnabled": false } ] } **Example 2: To list certain attributes of all DB clusters** The following ``describe-db-clusters`` example retrieves only the ``DBClusterIdentifier``, ``Endpoint``, and ``ReaderEndpoint`` attributes of all your DB clusters in the current AWS Region. :: aws rds describe-db-clusters \ --query 'DBClusters[].{DBClusterIdentifier:DBClusterIdentifier,Endpoint:Endpoint,ReaderEndpoint:ReaderEndpoint}' Output:: [ { "Endpoint": "cluster-57-2020-05-01-2270.cluster-cnpexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "ReaderEndpoint": "cluster-57-2020-05-01-2270.cluster-ro-cnpexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "DBClusterIdentifier": "cluster-57-2020-05-01-2270" }, { "Endpoint": "cluster-57-2020-05-01-4615.cluster-cnpexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "ReaderEndpoint": "cluster-57-2020-05-01-4615.cluster-ro-cnpexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "DBClusterIdentifier": "cluster-57-2020-05-01-4615" }, { "Endpoint": "pg2-cluster.cluster-cnpexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "ReaderEndpoint": "pg2-cluster.cluster-ro-cnpexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "DBClusterIdentifier": "pg2-cluster" }, ...output omitted... } ] **Example 3: To list DB clusters with a specific attribute** The following ``describe-db-clusters`` example retrieves only the ``DBClusterIdentifier`` and ``Engine`` attributes of your DB clusters that use the ``aurora-postgresql`` DB engine. :: aws rds describe-db-clusters \ --query 'DBClusters[].{DBClusterIdentifier:DBClusterIdentifier,Engine:Engine} | [?Engine == `aurora-postgresql`]' Output:: [ { "Engine": "aurora-postgresql", "DBClusterIdentifier": "pg2-cluster" } ] For more information, see `Amazon Aurora DB Clusters <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Aurora.Overview.html>`__ in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.