**To describe a ledger** The following ``describe-ledger`` example displays the details for the specified ledger. :: aws qldb describe-ledger \ --name myExampleLedger Output:: { "CreationDateTime": 1568839243.951, "Arn": "arn:aws:qldb:us-west-2:123456789012:ledger/myExampleLedger", "State": "ACTIVE", "Name": "myExampleLedger", "DeletionProtection": true } For more information, see `Basic Operations for Amazon QLDB Ledgers <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/qldb/latest/developerguide/ledger-management.basics.html>`__ in the *Amazon QLDB Developer Guide*.