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mongocli iam organizations apiKeys describe
Return the details for the specified API key for your organization.
To view possible values for the ID argument, run mongocli organizations apiKeys list.
To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key with the Organization Member role.
Syntax
Command Syntax
mongocli iam organizations apiKeys describe <ID> [options]
Arguments
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ID | string | true | Unique 24-digit string that identifies your API key. |
Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-h, --help | false | help for describe | |
--orgId | string | false | Organization ID to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable. |
-o, --output | string | false | Output format. Valid values are json, json-path, go-template, or go-template-file. To see the full output, use the -o json option. |
Inherited Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-P, --profile | string | false | Name of the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for MongoCLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-configuration-file. |
Output
If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.
ID DESCRIPTION PUBLIC KEY PRIVATE KEY <ID> <Desc> <PublicKey> <PrivateKey>
Examples
# Return the JSON-formatted details for the organization API key with the ID 5f24084d8dbffa3ad3f21234 for the organization with the ID 5a1b39eec902201990f12345: mongocli organizations apiKeys describe 5f24084d8dbffa3ad3f21234 --orgId 5a1b39eec902201990f12345 -output json