# DestinationOptionsRequest
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Describes the destination options for a flow log.

## Contents
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 ** FileFormat **   
The format for the flow log. The default is `plain-text`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `plain-text | parquet`   
Required: No

 ** HiveCompatiblePartitions **   
Indicates whether to use Hive-compatible prefixes for flow logs stored in Amazon S3. The default is `false`.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 ** PerHourPartition **   
Indicates whether to partition the flow log per hour. This reduces the cost and response time for queries. The default is `false`.  
Type: Boolean  
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/DestinationOptionsRequest) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/DestinationOptionsRequest) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/DestinationOptionsRequest)