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# View service details

After you create a gateway service, you can view its details to verify the configuration or check service properties. You can view service details using the iagctl CLI or the Platform UI in Gateway Manager.

### View service details using the CLI

Run the `iagctl describe service` command to display all details about a specific gateway service.

```bash
iagctl describe service <name>
```

Replace `<name>` with the name of the service you want to view.

The output varies depending on the service type. Select a tab to see example output for each automation type.

#### Ansible playbook

```bash
iagctl describe service simple-ansible
```

```text
Output:

Name: simple-ansible
Repo Name: gateway-resources
Working Dir: ansibleplaybooks
Playbook(s): hello-world.yml
Decorator:
Description:
Tags:
Runtime Arguments:
```

#### Python script

```bash
iagctl describe service simple-python
```

```text
Output:

Name: simple-python
Repo Name: gateway-resources
Working Dir: pythonscripts
FileName: main.py
Decorator:
Description:
Tags:
```

#### OpenTofu plan

```bash
iagctl describe service simple-tofu
```

```text
Output:
 
Name: simple-tofu
Repo Name: gateway-resources
Working Dir: opentofuplans
Vars:
Var Files:
Decorator:
Description:
Tags:
```

For `opentofu-plan` services created with the `--backend-config` flag, the `describe service` output includes a `Backend Config` field displaying the configured values.

For the full command reference, see [iagctl describe service](./iagctl/describe-service).

### View service details in Gateway Manager

To view service details in the Platform UI:

1. Navigate to Itential Platform.
2. Select **Gateway Manager** from the **Administration** collection in the left-side navigation menu.
3. Navigate to the **Gateways** tab in Gateway Manager.
4. Select the gateway cluster that you want to view from the list of gateways.
5. Open the **Services** tab on the gateway details page.

The **Services** tab displays the **Service Name**, **Type** (ansible-playbook, python-script, or opentofu-plan), and indicates whether there are **Decorators** associated with the service.

Select a service from the list to expand and view the service details. The expanded view displays when the service was **Last Executed**, lists which workflows reference the service, and displays the service parameters.