open-vault/website/content/docs/commands/plugin/info.mdx

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layout: docs
page_title: plugin info - Command
description: The "plugin info" command displays information about a plugin in the catalog.
---

# plugin info

The `plugin info` displays information about a plugin in the catalog.
The plugin's type of "auth", "database", or "secret" must be included.

## deprecation_status field

As of 1.12, all builtin plugins will have an associated Deprecation
Status. This status will be reflected in the `deprecation_status` key/value
pair, seen below.

## Examples

Display information about a plugin

```shell-session
$ vault plugin info auth my-custom-plugin

Key                   Value
---                   -----
args                  []
builtin               false
command               my-custom-plugin
deprecation_status    n/a
name                  my-custom-plugin
sha256                d3f0a8be02f6c074cf38c9c99d4d04c9c6466249
```

```shell-session
$ vault plugin info database postgresql-database-plugin
Key                   Value
---                   -----
args                  []
builtin               true
command               n/a
deprecation_status    supported
name                  postgresql-database-plugin
sha256                n/a
```

## Usage

The following flags are available in addition to the [standard set of
flags](/docs/commands) included on all commands.

### Output Options

- `-field` `(string: "")` - Print only the field with the given name. Specifying
  this option will take precedence over other formatting directives. The result
  will not have a trailing newline making it ideal for piping to other
  processes.

- `-format` `(string: "table")` - Print the output in the given format. Valid
  formats are "table", "json", or "yaml". This can also be specified via the
  `VAULT_FORMAT` environment variable.