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AWS::ApiGateway::DocumentationPart Location

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AWS::ApiGateway::DocumentationPart Location - AWS CloudFormation
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The Location property specifies the location of the Amazon API Gateway API entity that the documentation applies to. Location is a property of the AWS::ApiGateway::DocumentationPart resource.

Note

For more information about each property, including constraints and valid values, see DocumentationPart in the Amazon API Gateway REST API Reference.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{ "Method" : String, "Name" : String, "Path" : String, "StatusCode" : String, "Type" : String }

YAML

Method: String Name: String Path: String StatusCode: String Type: String

Properties

Method

The HTTP verb of a method. It is a valid field for the API entity types of METHOD, PATH_PARAMETER, QUERY_PARAMETER, REQUEST_HEADER, REQUEST_BODY, RESPONSE, RESPONSE_HEADER, and RESPONSE_BODY. The default value is * for any method. When an applicable child entity inherits the content of an entity of the same type with more general specifications of the other location attributes, the child entity's method attribute must match that of the parent entity exactly.

Required: No

Type: String

Update requires: Replacement

Name

The name of the targeted API entity. It is a valid and required field for the API entity types of AUTHORIZER, MODEL, PATH_PARAMETER, QUERY_PARAMETER, REQUEST_HEADER, REQUEST_BODY and RESPONSE_HEADER. It is an invalid field for any other entity type.

Required: No

Type: String

Update requires: Replacement

Path

The URL path of the target. It is a valid field for the API entity types of RESOURCE, METHOD, PATH_PARAMETER, QUERY_PARAMETER, REQUEST_HEADER, REQUEST_BODY, RESPONSE, RESPONSE_HEADER, and RESPONSE_BODY. The default value is / for the root resource. When an applicable child entity inherits the content of another entity of the same type with more general specifications of the other location attributes, the child entity's path attribute must match that of the parent entity as a prefix.

Required: No

Type: String

Update requires: Replacement

StatusCode

The HTTP status code of a response. It is a valid field for the API entity types of RESPONSE, RESPONSE_HEADER, and RESPONSE_BODY. The default value is * for any status code. When an applicable child entity inherits the content of an entity of the same type with more general specifications of the other location attributes, the child entity's statusCode attribute must match that of the parent entity exactly.

Required: No

Type: String

Pattern: ^([1-5]\d\d|\*|\s*)$

Update requires: Replacement

Type

The type of API entity to which the documentation content applies. Valid values are API, AUTHORIZER, MODEL, RESOURCE, METHOD, PATH_PARAMETER, QUERY_PARAMETER, REQUEST_HEADER, REQUEST_BODY, RESPONSE, RESPONSE_HEADER, and RESPONSE_BODY. Content inheritance does not apply to any entity of the API, AUTHORIZER, METHOD, MODEL, REQUEST_BODY, or RESOURCE type.

Required: No

Type: String

Allowed values: API | AUTHORIZER | MODEL | RESOURCE | METHOD | PATH_PARAMETER | QUERY_PARAMETER | REQUEST_HEADER | REQUEST_BODY | RESPONSE | RESPONSE_HEADER | RESPONSE_BODY

Update requires: Replacement

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