# get

Use `greymatter get` to **retrieve a specific object and its configurations** in the Grey Matter mesh. Objects can be `zone`, `proxy`, `domain`, `route`, `shared_rules`, `cluster`, `catalog_zone`, and `catalog_cluster`.

## Usage

```bash
greymatter [GLOBAL OPTIONS] get [OPTIONS] <object type> <object key>
```

### Sample Usage

#### Cluster

```bash
$ ./greymatter get cluster example-service
[info] 2019/07/10 03:31:06 Preferring --api.key for authentication
{
  "cluster_key": "example-service",
  "zone_key": "zone-default-zone",
  "name": "example-service",
  "instances": [
    {
      "host": "example-service",
      "port": 3000,
      "metadata": null
    }
  ],
  "circuit_breakers": null,
  "outlier_detection": null,
  "health_checks": null,
  "checksum": "0508a23ae92afea8b5d6a3a9e8c9b3fce60f1f5e0a76c76412fa70ddc12d9304"
}
```

#### Route

```bash
$ greymatter get route route-/
[info] 2019/07/10 03:32:15 Preferring --api.key for authentication
{
  "route_key": "route-/",
  "domain_key": "domain-*",
  "zone_key": "zone-default-zone",
  "path": "/",
  "prefix_rewrite": "/",
  "redirects": null,
  "shared_rules_key": "shared-rules-edge",
  "rules": null,
  "response_data": {},
  "cohort_seed": null,
  "retry_policy": null,
  "checksum": "19f76e8bad1fa5bd4c6408b4086fc445d6c11880dfa9a2c70e977a454e8819e9"
}
```

#### Help

To list available commands run with the global help flag:

```bash
greymatter get --help
```

## Questions

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Create an account at [Grey Matter Support](https://support.greymatter.io/support/home) to reach our team.
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