[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../index.md) > [Yandex Network Load Balancer](../index.md) > [Step-by-step guides](index.md) > Network load balancers > Information about current network load balancers

# Information about current network load balancers

You can request detailed information about each network load balancer you created.

## Getting a list of network load balancers in a folder {#list}

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- Management console {#console}

    Navigate to **Network Load Balancer**.

- CLI {#cli}

    If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

    The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

    To get a list of network load balancers in the default folder, run this command:

    ```bash
    yc load-balancer network-load-balancer list
    ```

    Result:

    ```text
    +----------------------+-----------------------+-------------+----------+----------------+------------------------+--------+
    |          ID          |         NAME          |  REGION ID  |   TYPE   | LISTENER COUNT | ATTACHED TARGET GROUPS | STATUS |
    +----------------------+-----------------------+-------------+----------+----------------+------------------------+--------+
    | enp9svq2ajbs******** | network-load-balancer | ru-central1 | EXTERNAL |              1 | enp1d7t5pdea********   | ACTIVE |
    | ...                  |                       |             |          |                |                        |        |
    +----------------------+-----------------------+-------------+----------+----------------+------------------------+--------+
    ```

- API {#api}

    Use the [list](../api-ref/NetworkLoadBalancer/list.md) API method, providing the folder ID in the `folderId` parameter of your request.

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## Getting detailed information about a network load balancer {#get}

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- Management console {#console}

    1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), go to the folder housing the [network load balancer](../concepts/index.md).
    1. Navigate to **Network Load Balancer**.
    1. Click the name of the load balancer in question.
    1. The **Overview** page shows the load balancer details.

- CLI {#cli}

    If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

    The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

    To find out the name or unique ID of a [network load balancer](../concepts/index.md), [get a list](#list) of load balancers in the folder.

    1. View the description of the CLI command to get information about a network load balancer:
  
        ```bash
        yc load-balancer network-load-balancer --help
        ```

    1. To get your load balancer details, run this command with its name or ID specified:

        ```bash
        yc load-balancer network-load-balancer get <load_balancer_name_or_ID>
        ```

- Terraform {#tf}

  With [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/), you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.
  
  Terraform is distributed under the [Business Source License](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/LICENSE). The [Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/terraform-provider-yandex) is distributed under the [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) license.
  
  For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/yandex/index.html) website or [its mirror](../../terraform/index.md).

  If you do not have Terraform yet, [install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider](../../tutorials/infrastructure-management/terraform-quickstart.md#install-terraform).
  
  
  To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), [authenticate](../../terraform/authentication.md) using the appropriate method.

  To get information about a [network load balancer](../concepts/index.md) with the help of Terraform:

  1. Add the `data` and `output` sections to the Terraform configuration file:

      ```hcl
      data "yandex_lb_network_load_balancer" "my_balancer" {
        network_load_balancer_id = "<load_balancer_ID>"
      }

      output "network_load_balancer" {
        value = data.yandex_lb_network_load_balancer.my_balancer.created_at
      }
      ```

      Where:

      * `data "yandex_lb_network_load_balancer"`: Description of the load balancer as a data source.
         * `network_load_balancer_id`: Load balancer ID.
      * `output "network_load_balancer"`: Output variable containing information about the load balancer creation date:
         * `value`: Return value.

      You can replace `created_at` with another variable to get the information you need. For more on the properties of the `yandex_lb_network_load_balancer` data source, see [this provider guide](../../terraform/data-sources/lb_network_load_balancer.md).

  1. Create the resources:

      1. In the terminal, navigate to the configuration file directory.
      1. Make sure the configuration is correct using this command:
      
         ```bash
         terraform validate
         ```
      
         If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
      
         ```bash
         Success! The configuration is valid.
         ```
      
      1. Run this command:
      
         ```bash
         terraform plan
         ```
      
         You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
      1. Apply the configuration changes:
      
         ```bash
         terraform apply
         ```
      
      1. Type `yes` and press **Enter** to confirm the changes.

      Terraform will create all required resources and display their output variables. To check the results, run this command:

      ```bash
      terraform output
      ```

      Result:

      ```bash
      network_load_balancer = "2024-03-20T23:43:56Z"
      ```

- API {#api}

    Use the [get](../api-ref/NetworkLoadBalancer/get.md) API method, providing the network load balancer ID in the `networkLoadBalancerId` parameter of your request.

    You can get the network load balancer ID with the [list of network load balancers in the folder](#list).

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