boundary/website/content/docs/commands/auth-tokens/read.mdx

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page_title: auth-tokens read - Command
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  The "auth-tokens read" command allows Boundary admin to read an auth token.
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# auth-tokens read

Command: `boundary auth-tokens read`

The `auth-tokens read` command reads an auth token given its ID.

## Examples

The following example reads the auth token details for an auth token with the ID `at_Gvd3jsqSO2`:

```shell-session
$ boundary auth-tokens read -id at_Gvd3jsqSO2
```

**Example output:**

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Auth Token information:
  Approximate Last Used Time:   Sun, 13 Aug 2023 18:04:34 PDT
  Auth Method ID:               ampw_1234567890
  Created Time:                 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 18:04:34 PDT
  Expiration Time:              Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:04:34 PDT
  ID:                           at_Gvd3jsqSO2
  Updated Time:                 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 18:04:34 PDT
  User ID:                      u_1234567890

  Scope:
    ID:                         global
    Name:                       global
    Type:                       global

  Authorized Actions:
    no-op
    read
    read:self
    delete
    delete:self
```

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## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary auth-tokens read [options] [args]
```

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### Command options

- `-id` `(string: "")` - The ID of the auth token to read.

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