**To retrieve the details for an AWS Shield Advanced protection**
The following ``describe-protection`` example displays details about the Shield Advanced protection with the specified ID. You can obtain protection IDs by running the ``list-protections`` command. ::
aws shield describe-protection \
--protection-id a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111
Output::
{
"Protection": {
"Id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
"Name": "1.2.3.4",
"ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:eip-allocation/eipalloc-0ac1537af40742a6d"
}
}
For more information, see `Specify Your Resources to Protect <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/ddos-choose-resources.html>`__ in the *AWS Shield Advanced Developer Guide*.
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