diff --git a/function/examples.json b/function/examples.json
index b061582..5c5462a 100644
--- a/function/examples.json
+++ b/function/examples.json
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@
         "name": "my-first-func"
       },
       "response": {
+        "function": {
+            "project": "a",
+            "name": "test4",
+            "entrypoint": "helloworld",
+            "repo": "github.com/m3o/nodejs-function-example",
+            "subfolder": "",
+            "runtime": "nodejs14",
+            "status": "ACTIVE"
+        },
         "updateTime": "2021-10-08T10:17:34.914Z",
         "status": "ACTIVE",
         "timeout": "60s"
diff --git a/function/handler/function.go b/function/handler/function.go
index a317984..212a693 100644
--- a/function/handler/function.go
+++ b/function/handler/function.go
@@ -327,11 +327,22 @@ func (e *Function) Describe(ctx context.Context, req *function.DescribeRequest,
 	if !ok {
 		tenantId = "micro"
 	}
+
 	project := req.Project
 	if project == "" {
 		project = "default"
 	}
+
 	multitenantPrefix := strings.Replace(tenantId, "/", "-", -1)
+	id := fmt.Sprintf("%v-%v-%v", tenantId, project, req.Name)
+
+	readRsp, err := e.db.Read(ctx, &db.ReadRequest{
+		Table: "functions",
+		Id:    id,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	cmd := exec.Command("gcloud", "functions", "describe", "--region", "europe-west1", "--project", e.project, multitenantPrefix+"-"+req.Name)
 	outp, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -339,14 +350,29 @@ func (e *Function) Describe(ctx context.Context, req *function.DescribeRequest,
 		log.Error(fmt.Errorf(string(outp)))
 		return fmt.Errorf("function does not exist")
 	}
+
 	log.Info(string(outp))
 	m := map[string]interface{}{}
 	err = yaml.Unmarshal(outp, m)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	if len(readRsp.Records) > 0 {
+		m := readRsp.Records[0].AsMap()
+		bs, _ := json.Marshal(m)
+		f := &function.Func{}
+		err = json.Unmarshal(bs, f)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		rsp.Function = f
+	}
+
+	// set describe info
 	rsp.Status = m["status"].(string)
 	rsp.Timeout = m["timeout"].(string)
 	rsp.UpdateTime = m["updateTime"].(string)
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/function/proto/function.pb.go b/function/proto/function.pb.go
index 0e1ba84..6a257d7 100644
--- a/function/proto/function.pb.go
+++ b/function/proto/function.pb.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ type DeployRequest struct {
 	// go111, go113, go116
 	// python37, python38, python39
 	Runtime string `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=runtime,proto3" json:"runtime,omitempty"`
-	// environment variables to pass in
+	// environment variables to pass in at runtime
 	EnvVars map[string]string `protobuf:"bytes,7,rep,name=env_vars,json=envVars,proto3" json:"env_vars,omitempty" protobuf_key:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" protobuf_val:"bytes,2,opt,name=value,proto3"`
 }
 
@@ -645,9 +645,14 @@ type DescribeResponse struct {
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
-	UpdateTime string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=updateTime,proto3" json:"updateTime,omitempty"`
-	Status     string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=status,proto3" json:"status,omitempty"`
-	Timeout    string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=timeout,proto3" json:"timeout,omitempty"`
+	// The function requested
+	Function *Func `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=function,proto3" json:"function,omitempty"`
+	// The time at which the function was updated
+	UpdateTime string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=updateTime,proto3" json:"updateTime,omitempty"`
+	// The last known status of the function
+	Status string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=status,proto3" json:"status,omitempty"`
+	// The timeout for requests to the function
+	Timeout string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=timeout,proto3" json:"timeout,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *DescribeResponse) Reset() {
@@ -682,6 +687,13 @@ func (*DescribeResponse) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
 	return file_proto_function_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{10}
 }
 
+func (x *DescribeResponse) GetFunction() *Func {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Function
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (x *DescribeResponse) GetUpdateTime() string {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.UpdateTime
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 }
 
 var (
@@ -830,21 +845,22 @@ var file_proto_function_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	12, // 1: function.CallResponse.response:type_name -> google.protobuf.Struct
 	11, // 2: function.DeployRequest.env_vars:type_name -> function.DeployRequest.EnvVarsEntry
 	5,  // 3: function.ListResponse.functions:type_name -> function.Func
-	0,  // 4: function.Function.Call:input_type -> function.CallRequest
-	2,  // 5: function.Function.Deploy:input_type -> function.DeployRequest
-	4,  // 6: function.Function.List:input_type -> function.ListRequest
-	7,  // 7: function.Function.Delete:input_type -> function.DeleteRequest
-	9,  // 8: function.Function.Describe:input_type -> function.DescribeRequest
-	1,  // 9: function.Function.Call:output_type -> function.CallResponse
-	3,  // 10: function.Function.Deploy:output_type -> function.DeployResponse
-	6,  // 11: function.Function.List:output_type -> function.ListResponse
-	8,  // 12: function.Function.Delete:output_type -> function.DeleteResponse
-	10, // 13: function.Function.Describe:output_type -> function.DescribeResponse
-	9,  // [9:14] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	4,  // [4:9] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	4,  // [4:4] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	4,  // [4:4] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,  // [0:4] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	5,  // 4: function.DescribeResponse.function:type_name -> function.Func
+	0,  // 5: function.Function.Call:input_type -> function.CallRequest
+	2,  // 6: function.Function.Deploy:input_type -> function.DeployRequest
+	4,  // 7: function.Function.List:input_type -> function.ListRequest
+	7,  // 8: function.Function.Delete:input_type -> function.DeleteRequest
+	9,  // 9: function.Function.Describe:input_type -> function.DescribeRequest
+	1,  // 10: function.Function.Call:output_type -> function.CallResponse
+	3,  // 11: function.Function.Deploy:output_type -> function.DeployResponse
+	6,  // 12: function.Function.List:output_type -> function.ListResponse
+	8,  // 13: function.Function.Delete:output_type -> function.DeleteResponse
+	10, // 14: function.Function.Describe:output_type -> function.DescribeResponse
+	10, // [10:15] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	5,  // [5:10] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	5,  // [5:5] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	5,  // [5:5] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,  // [0:5] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_proto_function_proto_init() }
diff --git a/function/proto/function.proto b/function/proto/function.proto
index aa78679..023cd48 100644
--- a/function/proto/function.proto
+++ b/function/proto/function.proto
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ message DescribeRequest {
 }
 
 message DescribeResponse {
+	// The function requested
+	Func function = 1;
 	// The time at which the function was updated
-	string updateTime = 1;
+	string updateTime = 2;
 	// The last known status of the function
-	string status = 2;
+	string status = 3;
 	// The timeout for requests to the function
-	string timeout = 3;
+	string timeout = 4;
 }