**To describe the default engine and system parameter information for the database engine** The following ``describe-engine-default-parameters`` example retrieves details for the default engine and system parameter information for MySQL 5.7 DB instances. :: aws rds describe-engine-default-parameters \ --db-parameter-group-family mysql5.7 Output:: { "EngineDefaults": { "Parameters": [ { "ParameterName": "allow-suspicious-udfs", "Description": "Controls whether user-defined functions that have only an xxx symbol for the main function can be loaded", "Source": "engine-default", "ApplyType": "static", "DataType": "boolean", "AllowedValues": "0,1", "IsModifiable": false }, ...some output truncated... ] } } For more information, see `Working with DB Parameter Groups <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_WorkingWithParamGroups.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*.