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# service

The describe service command retrieves detailed information about a specific Service in the Kubernetes cluster. This includes metadata, service type, selector labels, exposed ports, target endpoints, and load balancing details.

## Usage

```
cldkctl describe service [name] [flags]
```

## Steps

Follow the steps below to run and view the result of this command:

1. Run the following command in your terminal:

```
cldkctl describe service [name]
```

2. Replace `[name]` with the Service name you want to inspect.
3. To view the resource name, refer to the corresponding get service section.
4. If the resource is located in a non-default namespace, include the `-n` or `--namespace` flag followed by the namespace name.

```
cldkctl describe [resource] [name] -n [namespace]
```

5. Once completed successfully, the detailed information about the specified Service will appear in your terminal. The output includes metadata, type, selector labels, port configuration, and cluster IP details.

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The following table describes the additional fields specific to the Service resource.

| Column                     | Description                                                                       |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| metadata.name              | The name of the Service.                                                          |
| metadata.namespace         | The namespace where the Service is deployed.                                      |
| spec.type                  | The type of Service.                                                              |
| spec.selector              | Defines the label selector used to match pods that the Service routes traffic to. |
| spec.ports                 | Lists the exposed ports for the Service, including port and target port mapping.  |
| spec.ports.name            | The logical name assigned to the port.                                            |
| spec.ports.port            | The port number exposed by the Service.                                           |
| spec.ports.targetPort      | The port number on the pod targeted by the Service.                               |
| spec.ports.protocol        | The network protocol used by the Service.                                         |
| spec.clusterIP             | The internal IP address assigned to the Service within the cluster.               |
| spec.clusterIPs            | A list of cluster IPs associated with the Service.                                |
| spec.sessionAffinity       | Defines how traffic from the same client is routed to the same pod                |
| spec.ipFamilies            | Indicates the IP address families supported by the Service                        |
| spec.ipFamilyPolicy        | Specifies how dual-stack Service IP families are assigned.                        |
| spec.internalTrafficPolicy | Determines how internal cluster traffic is routed.                                |
| status.loadBalancer        | Provides information about the external load balancer if applicable.              |

## Flags

{% hint style="info" %}

1. This command supports [global flags.](/guidance-for-enterprise/cloudeka-api-list/global-flags.md) Refer to the Global Flags section for details.
2. For common metadata fields, refer to the Common Output Fields table at the beginning of this section.
   {% endhint %}

| Flag       | Description                        |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- |
| -h, --help | Help for describe service command. |