# PartialFailure
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This array is empty if the API operation was successful for all the rules specified in the request. If the operation could not process one of the rules, the following data is returned for each of those rules.

## Contents
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 ** ExceptionType **   <a name="ACW-Type-PartialFailure-ExceptionType"></a>
The type of error.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** FailureCode **   <a name="ACW-Type-PartialFailure-FailureCode"></a>
The code of the error.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** FailureDescription **   <a name="ACW-Type-PartialFailure-FailureDescription"></a>
A description of the error.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** FailureResource **   <a name="ACW-Type-PartialFailure-FailureResource"></a>
The specified rule that could not be deleted.  
Type: String  
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/monitoring-2010-08-01/PartialFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/monitoring-2010-08-01/PartialFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/monitoring-2010-08-01/PartialFailure)