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# Information about current target groups

You can request detailed information about each target group you created.

## Getting a list of target groups in a folder {#list}

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- Management console {#console}

    1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), navigate to the folder page.
    1. Navigate to **Network Load Balancer**.
    1. In the left-hand panel, select ![trgroups.svg](../../_assets/console-icons/target.svg) **Target groups**.

- 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 target groups in the default folder, run this command:

    ```bash
    yc load-balancer target-group list
    ```

    Result:

    ```text
    +----------------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------+--------------+
    |          ID          |    NAME     |       CREATED       |  REGION ID  | TARGET COUNT |
    +----------------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------+--------------+
    | enp1d7t5pdea******** | test-group1 | 2023-02-03 07:17:56 | ru-central1 |            1 |
    | ...                  |             |                     |             |              |
    +----------------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------+--------------+
    ```

- API {#api}

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

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## Getting detailed information about a target group {#get}

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- Management console {#console}

    1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the folder containing your [target group](../concepts/target-resources.md).
    1. Navigate to **Network Load Balancer**.
    1. In the left-hand panel, select ![trgroups.svg](../../_assets/console-icons/target.svg) **Target groups**.
    1. Click your group name.
    1. The **Overview** page will show the target group 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 [target group](../concepts/target-resources.md) name or unique ID, [get the list](#list) of target groups in the folder.

    1. See the description of the CLI command for getting information about a target group:
  
        ```bash
        yc load-balancer target-group --help
        ```

    1. Get information about a target group by specifying its name or ID:

        ```bash
        yc load-balancer target-group get <target_group_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 [target group](../concepts/target-resources.md) using Terraform:

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

      ```hcl
      data "yandex_lb_target_group" "my_target_group" {
        target_group_id = "<target_group_ID>"
      }

      output "target_group" {
        value = data.yandex_lb_target_group.my_target_group.created_at
      }
      ```

      Where:

      * `data "yandex_lb_target_group"`: Description of the target group as a data source:
         * `target_group_id`: Target group ID.
      * `output "target_group"`: Output variable with target group creation date information:
         * `value`: Return value.

      You can replace `created_at` with another variable to get the information you need. For more information about the `yandex_lb_target_group` data source properties, see [this provider guide](../../terraform/data-sources/lb_target_group.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
      target_group = "2024-03-20T23:43:56Z"
      ```

- API {#api}

    Use the [get](../api-ref/TargetGroup/get.md) API method, providing the target group ID in the `targetGroupId` parameter of your request.

    You can get the target group ID with the [list of target groups in the folder](#list).

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