1**To retrieve information for an organization**
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3The following ``describe-organization`` command retrieves information for the specified Amazon WorkMail organization. ::
4
5    aws workmail describe-organization \
6        --organization-id m-d281d0a2fd824be5b6cd3d3ce909fd27
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8Output::
9
10    {
11        "OrganizationId": "m-d281d0a2fd824be5b6cd3d3ce909fd27",
12        "Alias": "alias",
13        "State": "Active",
14        "DirectoryId": "d-926726012c",
15        "DirectoryType": "VpcDirectory",
16        "DefaultMailDomain": "site.awsapps.com",
17        "CompletedDate": 1522693605.468,
18        "ARN": "arn:aws:workmail:us-west-2:111122223333:organization/m-n1pq2345678r901st2u3vx45x6789yza"
19    }
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21For more information, see `Working with Organizations <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workmail/latest/adminguide/organizations_overview.html>`__ in the *Amazon WorkMail Administrator Guide*.
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