# SupportingData
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Contains the structured details for an investigation record. Only the member that matches the record type is set.

## Contents
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**Important**  
This data type is a UNION, so only one of the following members can be specified when used or returned.

 ** analysis **   <a name="guardduty-Type-SupportingData-analysis"></a>
Details about an assessment that GuardDuty derived from the data. Set for `ANALYSIS` records.  
Type: [AnalysisRecord](API_AnalysisRecord.md) object  
Required: No

 ** fetch **   <a name="guardduty-Type-SupportingData-fetch"></a>
Details about data that GuardDuty retrieved. Set for `FETCH` records.  
Type: [FetchRecord](API_FetchRecord.md) object  
Required: No

 ** metadata **   <a name="guardduty-Type-SupportingData-metadata"></a>
Operational details about the investigation. Set for `METADATA` records.  
Type: [MetadataRecord](API_MetadataRecord.md) object  
Required: No

 ** observation **   <a name="guardduty-Type-SupportingData-observation"></a>
Details about a fact that GuardDuty noted about your environment. Set for `OBSERVATION` records.  
Type: [ObservationRecord](API_ObservationRecord.md) object  
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/SupportingData) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/guardduty-2017-11-28/SupportingData) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/guardduty-2017-11-28/SupportingData)