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# iagctl describe service

Display details about a service.

The `iagctl describe service` command displays all information about a specific service in the gateway data store.

For `opentofu-plan` services created with the `--backend-config` flag, the `describe service` output includes a `Backend Config` field displaying the configured values.

## Syntax

```bash
iagctl describe service <name> [flags]
```

## Examples

The following example displays details about a service called `my-service`:

```bash
iagctl describe service my-service
```

## Options

```bash
  -h, --help   Help for service
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```bash
  --profile string   Specify the client profile to use (case-insensitive, defaults to [client] section)
  --config string   Path to the configuration file
  --raw             Display the result of the command in raw format
  --verbose         Enable verbose output
```