> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://namespace.so/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# nsc artifact describe

Describe an artifact's metadata.

`artifact describe` displays metadata about a previously uploaded artifact.

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
nsc artifact describe <path>
```

### Example

```bash theme={null}
nsc artifact describe build-outputs/app.tar.gz
```

```text nocopy Output theme={null}
Path:      build-outputs/app.tar.gz
Namespace: main
Size:      342 KiB
Status:    AVAILABLE
Created:   2024-01-15T10:30:00Z
Expires:   2024-02-15T10:30:00Z
```

## Options

<h3 id="--namespace-namespace">
  \--namespace \<namespace>
</h3>

Namespace of the artifact. Default is `main`.

<h3 id="--output--o-format">
  \--output, -o \<format>
</h3>

Output format. One of `plain` or `json`. Default is `plain`.