# confluent schema-registry schema describe ## Description Get schema by ID, or by subject and version. ```none confluent schema-registry schema describe [id] [flags] ``` ## Flags ### Cloud ```none --subject string Subject of the schema. --version string Version of the schema. Can be a specific version or "latest". --show-references Display the entire schema graph, including references. --context string CLI context name. --environment string Environment ID. --schema-registry-endpoint string The URL of the Schema Registry cluster. ``` ### On-Premises ```none --subject string Subject of the schema. --version string Version of the schema. Can be a specific version or "latest". --show-references Display the entire schema graph, including references. --context string CLI context name. --certificate-authority-path string File or directory path to Certificate Authority certificates to authenticate the Schema Registry client. --client-cert-path string File or directory path to client certificate to authenticate the Schema Registry client. --client-key-path string File or directory path to client key to authenticate the Schema Registry client. --schema-registry-endpoint string The URL of the Schema Registry cluster. ``` ## 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 ### Cloud Describe the schema with ID “1337”. ```none confluent schema-registry schema describe 1337 ``` Describe the schema with subject “payments” and version “latest”. ```none confluent schema-registry schema describe --subject payments --version latest ``` ### On-Premises Describe the schema with ID “1337”. ```none confluent schema-registry schema describe 1337 --certificate-authority-path --schema-registry-endpoint ``` Describe the schema with subject “payments” and version “latest”. ```none confluent schema-registry schema describe --subject payments --version latest --certificate-authority-path --schema-registry-endpoint ``` ## See Also * [confluent schema-registry schema](index.md#confluent-schema-registry-schema) - Manage Schema Registry schemas.