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#  describe-stack-events  Â¶

##  Description  Â¶

Returns all stack related events for a specified stack in reverse
chronological order. For more information about a stackâs event history, see
[ CloudFormation stack creation events
](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/stack-
resource-configuration-complete.html) in the _CloudFormation User Guide_ .

###  Note

You can list events for stacks that have failed to create or have been deleted
by specifying the unique stack identifier (stack ID).

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

` describe-stack-events  ` is a paginated operation. Multiple API calls may be
issued in order to retrieve the entire data set of results. You can disable
pagination by providing the ` --no-paginate  ` argument. When using ` --output
text  ` and the ` --query  ` argument on a paginated response, the ` --query
` argument must extract data from the results of the following query
expressions: ` StackEvents  `

##  Synopsis  Â¶

    
    
      describe-stack-events
    [--stack-name <value>]
    [--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
    [--starting-token <value>]
    [--max-items <value>]
    [--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 uni