# Use `GetDatabases` with an AWS SDK or CLI
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The following code examples show how to use `GetDatabases`.

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+  [Learn the basics](example_glue_Scenario_GetStartedCrawlersJobs_section.md) 

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**To list the definitions of some or all of the databases in the AWS Glue Data Catalog**  
The following `get-databases` example returns information about the databases in the Data Catalog.  

```
aws glue get-databases
```
Output:  

```
{
    "DatabaseList": [
        {
            "Name": "default",
            "Description": "Default Hive database",
            "LocationUri": "file:/spark-warehouse",
            "CreateTime": 1602084052.0,
            "CreateTableDefaultPermissions": [
                {
                    "Principal": {
                        "DataLakePrincipalIdentifier": "IAM_ALLOWED_PRINCIPALS"
                    },
                    "Permissions": [
                        "ALL"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "CatalogId": "111122223333"
        },
        {
            "Name": "flights-db",
            "CreateTime": 1587072847.0,
            "CreateTableDefaultPermissions": [
                {
                    "Principal": {
                        "DataLakePrincipalIdentifier": "IAM_ALLOWED_PRINCIPALS"
                    },
                    "Permissions": [
                        "ALL"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "CatalogId": "111122223333"
        },
        {
            "Name": "legislators",
            "CreateTime": 1601415625.0,
            "CreateTableDefaultPermissions": [
                {
                    "Principal": {
                        "DataLakePrincipalIdentifier": "IAM_ALLOWED_PRINCIPALS"
                    },
                    "Permissions": [
                        "ALL"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "CatalogId": "111122223333"
        },
        {
            "Name": "tempdb",
            "CreateTime": 1601498566.0,
            "CreateTableDefaultPermissions": [
                {
                    "Principal": {
                        "DataLakePrincipalIdentifier": "IAM_ALLOWED_PRINCIPALS"
                    },
                    "Permissions": [
                        "ALL"
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "CatalogId": "111122223333"
        }
    ]
}
```
For more information, see [Defining a Database in Your Data Catalog](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/define-database.html) in the *AWS Glue Developer Guide*.  
+  For API details, see [GetDatabases](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/glue/get-databases.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ JavaScript ]

**SDK for JavaScript (v3)**  
 There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the [AWS Code Examples Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/javascriptv3/example_code/glue#code-examples). 

```
const getDatabases = () => {
  const client = new GlueClient({});

  const command = new GetDatabasesCommand({});

  return client.send(command);
};
```
+  For API details, see [GetDatabases](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/client/glue/command/GetDatabasesCommand) in *AWS SDK for JavaScript API Reference*. 

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