# PlacementGroup
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Describes a placement group.

## Contents
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 ** groupArn **   
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the placement group.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** groupId **   
The ID of the placement group.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** groupName **   
The name of the placement group.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** linkedGroupId **   
Reserved for future use.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** operator **   
The service provider that manages the Placement Group.  
Type: [OperatorResponse](API_OperatorResponse.md) object  
Required: No

 ** partitionCount **   
The number of partitions. Valid only if **strategy** is set to `partition`.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

 ** spreadLevel **   
The spread level for the placement group. *Only* Outpost placement groups can be spread across hosts.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `host | rack`   
Required: No

 ** state **   
The state of the placement group.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `pending | available | deleting | deleted`   
Required: No

 ** strategy **   
The placement strategy.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `cluster | spread | partition`   
Required: No

 ** TagSet.N **   
Any tags applied to the placement group.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
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/PlacementGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/PlacementGroup) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/PlacementGroup)