---
title: kapacitor show-topic
description: The kapacitor show-topic command returns information about a topic.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/show-topic/
estimated_tokens: 116
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/show-topic/
date: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
---

The `kapacitor show-topic` command returns information about a topic.

## Usage

```sh
kapacitor show-topic <topic-id>
```

## Arguments

* **topic-id**: Topic ID to return information about

## Examples

```sh
kapacitor show-topic example-topic-id
```

[](#view-example-output)

View example output

```text
ID: example-topic-id
Level: OK
Collected: 0
Handlers: []
Events:
Event   Level    Message       Date
cpu:nil OK       cpu:nil is OK 13 Sep 23 13:34 CET
```