# confluent cluster describe ## Description Describe a Kafka cluster. Environment variable `CONFLUENT_PLATFORM_MDS_URL` can replace the `--url` flag, and `CONFLUENT_PLATFORM_CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY_PATH` can replace the `--certificate-authority-path` flag. ```none confluent cluster describe [flags] ``` ## Flags ```none --url string URL to a Confluent cluster. --certificate-authority-path string Self-signed certificate chain in PEM format. --client-cert-path string Path to client cert to be verified by MDS. Include for mTLS authentication. --client-key-path string Path to client private key, include for mTLS authentication. -o, --output string Specify the output format as "human", "json", or "yaml". (default "human") ``` ## Global Flags ```none -h, --help Show help for this command. --unsafe-trace Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets. -v, --verbose count Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace). ``` ## Examples Discover the cluster ID and Kafka ID for Connect. ```none confluent cluster describe --url http://localhost:8083 ``` ## See Also * [confluent cluster](index.md#confluent-cluster) - Retrieve metadata about Confluent Platform clusters.