# BlockPublicAccessStates
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The state of VPC Block Public Access (BPA).

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 ** internetGatewayBlockMode **   
The mode of VPC BPA.  
+  `off`: VPC BPA is not enabled and traffic is allowed to and from internet gateways and egress-only internet gateways in this Region.
+  `block-bidirectional`: Block all traffic to and from internet gateways and egress-only internet gateways in this Region (except for excluded VPCs and subnets).
+  `block-ingress`: Block all internet traffic to the VPCs in this Region (except for VPCs or subnets which are excluded). Only traffic to and from NAT gateways and egress-only internet gateways is allowed because these gateways only allow outbound connections to be established.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `off | block-bidirectional | block-ingress`   
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\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/BlockPublicAccessStates) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/BlockPublicAccessStates) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/BlockPublicAccessStates)