# pod

The describe pod command retrieves detailed information about a specific Pod in the Kubernetes cluster. This includes metadata, container configuration, environment details, resource requests and limits, as well as status and event information.

## Usage

```
cldkctl describe pod [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 pod [name]
```

2. Replace \[name] with the Pod name you want to inspect.
3. To view the resource name, refer to the corresponding get pod 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 Pod will appear in your terminal. The output includes metadata, container details, network information, and pod conditions.

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The following table describes the additional fields specific to the Pod resource

| Column                                        | Description                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| spec.containers                               | A list of containers defined in the Pod, including names, images, ports, and mount paths.      |
| spec.volumes                                  | The storage volumes attached to the Pod.                                                       |
| spec.restartPolicy                            | Defines the restart behavior for containers.                                                   |
| spec.nodeName                                 | The name of the node where the Pod is scheduled to run.                                        |
| spec.serviceAccountName                       | The ServiceAccount associated with the Pod for API authentication.                             |
| status.phase                                  | The current phase of the Pod lifecycle.                                                        |
| status.conditions                             | A list of condition objects indicating readiness and initialization states.                    |
| status.hostIP                                 | The IP address of the node hosting the Pod.                                                    |
| status.podIP                                  | The Pod’s internal IP address within the cluster network.                                      |
| status.containerStatuses                      | Detailed information about each container’s current and previous states.                       |
| status.containerStatuses.state.waiting.reason | Explains why a container is not running.                                                       |
| status.containerStatuses.restartCount         | The number of times the container has restarted.                                               |
| status.qosClass                               | The Quality of Service (QoS) classification of the Pod, based on resource requests and limits. |

## Flags

{% hint style="info" %}

1. This command supports [global flags](/guidance-for-individual/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 pod command. |

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