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#  get-template  Â¶

##  Description  Â¶

Returns the template body for a specified stack. You can get the template for
running or deleted stacks.

For deleted stacks, ` GetTemplate  ` returns the template for up to 90 days
after the stack has been deleted.

###  Note

If the template doesnât exist, a ` ValidationError  ` is returned.

See also: [ AWS API Documentation
](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/cloudformation-2010-05-15/GetTemplate)

##  Synopsis  Â¶

    
    
      get-template
    [--stack-name <value>]
    [--change-set-name <value>]
    [--template-stage <value>]
    [--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
    [--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
    [--debug]
    [--endpoint-url <value>]
    [--no-verify-ssl]
    [--no-paginate]
    [--output <value>]
    [--query <value>]
    [--profile <value>]
    [--region <value>]
    [--version <value>]
    [--color <value>]
    [--no-sign-request]
    [--ca-bundle <value>]
    [--cli-read-timeout <value>]
    [--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
    [--cli-binary-format <value>]
    [--no-cli-pager]
    [--cli-auto-prompt]
    [--no-cli-auto-prompt]
    

##  Options  Â¶

` --stack-name  ` (string)

> The name or the unique stack ID thatâs associated with the stack, which
> arenât always interchangeable:
>
>   * Running stacks: You can specify either the stackâs name or its unique
> stack ID.
>   * Deleted stacks: You must specify the unique stack ID.
>

>
> Default: There is no default value.

` --change-set-name  ` (string)

> The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a change set for which
> CloudFormation returns the associated template. If you specify a name, you
> must also specify the ` StackName  ` .

` --template-stage  ` (string)

> For templates that include transforms, the stage of the template that
> CloudFormation returns. To get the user-submitted template, specify `
> Original  ` . To get the template after CloudFormation has processed all
> transforms, specify ` Processed  ` .
>
> If the template doesnât include transforms, ` Original  ` and ` Processed
> ` return the same template. By default, CloudFormation specifies ` Processe