# WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes
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Provides the details of the `WorkflowExecutionTimedOut` event.

## Contents
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 ** childPolicy **   <a name="SWF-Type-WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes-childPolicy"></a>
The policy used for the child workflow executions of this workflow execution.  
The supported child policies are:  
+  `TERMINATE` – The child executions are terminated.
+  `REQUEST_CANCEL` – A request to cancel is attempted for each child execution by recording a `WorkflowExecutionCancelRequested` event in its history. It is up to the decider to take appropriate actions when it receives an execution history with this event.
+  `ABANDON` – No action is taken. The child executions continue to run.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `TERMINATE | REQUEST_CANCEL | ABANDON`   
Required: Yes

 ** timeoutType **   <a name="SWF-Type-WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes-timeoutType"></a>
The type of timeout that caused this event.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `START_TO_CLOSE`   
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/swf-2012-01-25/WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/swf-2012-01-25/WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/swf-2012-01-25/WorkflowExecutionTimedOutEventAttributes) 

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for Amazon Simple Workflow Service. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query amazonswf` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).