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**To describe a resource scan**
The following ``describe-resource-scan`` example describes the resource scan with the specified scan ID. ::
aws cloudformation describe-resource-scan --region \
--resource-scan-id arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:123456789012:resourceScan/0a699f15-489c-43ca-a3ef-3e6ecfa5da60
Output::
{
"ResourceScanId": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:123456789012:resourceScan/0a699f15-489c-43ca-a3ef-3e6ecfa5da60",
"Status": "COMPLETE",
"StartTime": "2025-08-21T03:10:38.485000+00:00",
"EndTime": "2025-08-21T03:20:28.485000+00:00",
"PercentageCompleted": 100.0,
"ResourceTypes": [
"AWS::CloudFront::CachePolicy",
"AWS::CloudFront::OriginRequestPolicy",
"AWS::EC2::DHCPOptions",
"AWS::EC2::InternetGateway",
"AWS::EC2::KeyPair",
"AWS::EC2::NetworkAcl",
"AWS::EC2::NetworkInsightsPath",
"AWS::EC2::NetworkInterface",
"AWS::EC2::PlacementGroup",
"AWS::EC2::Route",
"AWS::EC2::RouteTable",
"AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup",
"AWS::EC2::Subnet",
"AWS::EC2::SubnetCidrBlock",
"AWS::EC2::SubnetNetworkAclAssociation",
"AWS::EC2::SubnetRouteTableAssociation",
...
],
"ResourcesRead": 676
}
For more information, see `Generating templates from existing resources <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/generate-IaC.html>`__ in the *AWS CloudFormation User Guide*.