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page_title: license get - Command
description: |-
  The "license get" command reports on the license in use.
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# license get

The `license get` command reports on the license in use.  With the `-signed`
flag, it will return the actual license string, but only if the license
is stored, as opposed to [autoloaded](/docs/enterprise/license/autoloading).

## Examples

Describe current license:

```shell-session
$ vault license get
Key                          Value
---                          -----
expiration_time              2022-05-17T23:59:59.999Z
features                     [HSM Performance Replication DR Replication MFA Sentinel Seal Wrapping Control Groups Performance Standby Namespaces KMIP Entropy Augmentation Transform Secrets Engine Lease Count Quotas Key Management Secrets Engine Automated Snapshots]
license_id                   060d7820-fa59-f95c-832b-395db0aeb9ba
performance_standby_count    9999
start_time                   2021-05-17T00:00:00Z
```

Get stored license string:

```shell-session
$ vault license get -signed
02MV4UU43BK5H...
```

Try to get stored license string when using autoloading:

```shell-session
$ vault license get -signed
License not found or using a temporary license.
```

## Usage

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

### Command Options

- `-signed` `(bool: false)` - Return the signed license string when using a
stored license.