**To retrieve information for an organization**
The following ``describe-organization`` command retrieves information for the specified Amazon WorkMail organization. ::
aws workmail describe-organization \
--organization-id m-d281d0a2fd824be5b6cd3d3ce909fd27
Output::
{
"OrganizationId": "m-d281d0a2fd824be5b6cd3d3ce909fd27",
"Alias": "alias",
"State": "Active",
"DirectoryId": "d-926726012c",
"DirectoryType": "VpcDirectory",
"DefaultMailDomain": "site.awsapps.com",
"CompletedDate": 1522693605.468,
"ARN": "arn:aws:workmail:us-west-2:111122223333:organization/m-n1pq2345678r901st2u3vx45x6789yza"
}
For more information, see `Working with Organizations <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workmail/latest/adminguide/organizations_overview.html>`__ in the *Amazon WorkMail Administrator Guide*.