# Tool.getAnimationInfo

Returns general information for a third person view animation.

**Kind:** Function

**Environments:** Game

## Game

``` { .lua .api-signature }
tool:getAnimationInfo( name )
```

[Open the full Game reference](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Tool.md#getanimationinfo)

**Availability:** Client only

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `tool` | [Tool](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Tool.md) | The tool. |
| `name` | string | The name. |

**Returns:**

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| table | A table containing "name", "duration" and "looping". |