**To get information about a detector (instance)** The following ``describe-detector`` example returns information about the specified detector (instance). :: aws iotevents-data describe-detector \ --detector-model-name motorDetectorModel \ --key-value "Fulton-A32" Output:: { "detector": { "lastUpdateTime": 1560797852.776, "creationTime": 1560797852.775, "state": { "variables": [ { "name": "pressureThresholdBreached", "value": "3" } ], "stateName": "Dangerous", "timers": [] }, "keyValue": "Fulton-A32", "detectorModelName": "motorDetectorModel", "detectorModelVersion": "1" } } For more information, see `DescribeDetector `__ in the *AWS IoT Events Developer Guide**.