# rpk cluster quotas describe

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.2/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-quotas-describe.md -->

Describe client quotas.

This command describes client quotas that match the provided filtering criteria. Running the command without filters returns all client quotas. Use the `--strict` flag for strict matching, which means that the only quotas returned exactly match the filters.

You can specify filters in terms of entities. An entity consists of either a client ID or a client ID prefix.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cluster quotas describe [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --any | strings | Type for any matching (names or default), where type is client-id or client-id-prefix (repeatable). |
| --default | strings | Type for default matching, where type is client-id or client-id-prefix (repeatable). |
| --format | string | Output format. Possible values: json, yaml, text, wide, help. Default: text. |
| -h, --help | - | Help for describe. |
| --name | strings | The type=name pair for exact name matching, where type is client-id or client-id-prefix (repeatable). |
| --strict | - | Specifies whether matches are strict. If true, entities with unspecified entity types are excluded. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |

## [](#examples)Examples

Describe all client quotas:

```bash
rpk cluster quotas describe
```

Describe all client quota with client ID `<foo>`:

```bash
rpk cluster quotas describe --name client-id=<foo>
```

Describe client quotas for a given client ID prefix `<bar>.`:

```bash
rpk cluster quotas describe --name client-id=<bar>.
```