# RepresentativeFinding
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Contains a representative finding for an affected resource. GuardDuty selects one finding for each affected resource, based on severity.

## Contents
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 ** findingCount **   <a name="guardduty-Type-RepresentativeFinding-findingCount"></a>
The number of findings for the resource.  
Type: Long  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 0.  
Required: No

 ** findingId **   <a name="guardduty-Type-RepresentativeFinding-findingId"></a>
The ID of the representative finding.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 300.  
Required: No

 ** identifier **   <a name="guardduty-Type-RepresentativeFinding-identifier"></a>
The identifier of the affected resource.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** resourceType **   <a name="guardduty-Type-RepresentativeFinding-resourceType"></a>
The type of the affected resource.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** riskLevel **   <a name="guardduty-Type-RepresentativeFinding-riskLevel"></a>
The assessed risk level of the resource. Possible values are `Info`, `Low`, `Medium`, `High`, and `Critical`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 300.  
Valid Values: `Info | Low | Medium | High | Critical`   
Required: No

 ** riskRationale **   <a name="guardduty-Type-RepresentativeFinding-riskRationale"></a>
The reason for the assessed risk level.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 4096.  
Required: No

## 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/guardduty-2017-11-28/RepresentativeFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/guardduty-2017-11-28/RepresentativeFinding) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/guardduty-2017-11-28/RepresentativeFinding)