--- 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.