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aws logs describe-log-groups

List CloudWatch Logs groups.

Copy-ready commandaws logs describe-log-groups
aws logs describe-log-groups --output table

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
AWS CLI v2
Permissions
AWS IAM permissions vary
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic example

List CloudWatch Logs groups.

aws logs describe-log-groups --output table

Common errors

Command not found

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