# UpdateGeneratedTemplate
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Updates a generated template. This can be used to change the name, add and remove resources, refresh resources, and change the `DeletionPolicy` and `UpdateReplacePolicy` settings. You can check the status of the update to the generated template using the `DescribeGeneratedTemplate` API action.

## Request Parameters
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 For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

 **AddResources.member.N**   
An optional list of resources to be added to the generated template.  
Type: Array of [ResourceDefinition](API_ResourceDefinition.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 500 items.  
Required: No

 ** GeneratedTemplateName **   
The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a generated template.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Required: Yes

 ** NewGeneratedTemplateName **   
An optional new name to assign to the generated template.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Required: No

 ** RefreshAllResources **   
If `true`, update the resource properties in the generated template with their current live state. This feature is useful when the resource properties in your generated a template does not reflect the live state of the resource properties. This happens when a user update the resource properties after generating a template.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 **RemoveResources.member.N**   
A list of logical ids for resources to remove from the generated template.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 500 items.  
Required: No

 ** TemplateConfiguration **   
The configuration details of the generated template, including the `DeletionPolicy` and `UpdateReplacePolicy`.  
Type: [TemplateConfiguration](API_TemplateConfiguration.md) object  
Required: No

## Response Elements
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The following element is returned by the service.

 ** GeneratedTemplateId **   
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the generated template. The format is `arn:${Partition}:cloudformation:${Region}:${Account}:generatedtemplate/${Id}`. For example, `arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:123456789012:generatedtemplate/2e8465c1-9a80-43ea-a3a3-4f2d692fe6dc `.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AlreadyExists **   
The resource with the name requested already exists.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** GeneratedTemplateNotFound **   
The generated template was not found.  
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** LimitExceeded **   
The quota for the resource has already been reached.  
For information about resource and stack limitations, see [CloudFormation quotas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cloudformation-limits.html) in the * AWS CloudFormation User Guide*.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## 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 Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/UpdateGeneratedTemplate)