# Environment
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Information about an AWS Cloud9 development environment.

## Contents
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 ** arn **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-arn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the environment.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** ownerArn **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-ownerArn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the environment owner.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** type **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-type"></a>
The type of environment. Valid values include the following:  
+  `ec2`: An Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance connects to the environment.
+  `ssh`: Your own server connects to the environment.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ssh | ec2`   
Required: Yes

 ** connectionType **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-connectionType"></a>
The connection type used for connecting to an Amazon EC2 environment. `CONNECT_SSH` is selected by default.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `CONNECT_SSH | CONNECT_SSM`   
Required: No

 ** description **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-description"></a>
The description for the environment.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 200.  
Required: No

 ** id **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-id"></a>
The ID of the environment.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9]{8,32}$`   
Required: No

 ** lifecycle **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-lifecycle"></a>
The state of the environment in its creation or deletion lifecycle.  
Type: [EnvironmentLifecycle](API_EnvironmentLifecycle.md) object  
Required: No

 ** managedCredentialsStatus **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-managedCredentialsStatus"></a>
Describes the status of AWS managed temporary credentials for the AWS Cloud9 environment. Available values are:  
+  `ENABLED_ON_CREATE` 
+  `ENABLED_BY_OWNER` 
+  `DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT` 
+  `DISABLED_BY_OWNER` 
+  `DISABLED_BY_COLLABORATOR` 
+  `PENDING_REMOVAL_BY_COLLABORATOR` 
+  `PENDING_REMOVAL_BY_OWNER` 
+  `FAILED_REMOVAL_BY_COLLABORATOR` 
+  `ENABLED_BY_OWNER` 
+  `DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT` 
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ENABLED_ON_CREATE | ENABLED_BY_OWNER | DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT | DISABLED_BY_OWNER | DISABLED_BY_COLLABORATOR | PENDING_REMOVAL_BY_COLLABORATOR | PENDING_START_REMOVAL_BY_COLLABORATOR | PENDING_REMOVAL_BY_OWNER | PENDING_START_REMOVAL_BY_OWNER | FAILED_REMOVAL_BY_COLLABORATOR | FAILED_REMOVAL_BY_OWNER`   
Required: No

 ** name **   <a name="cloud9-Type-Environment-name"></a>
The name of the environment.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 60.  
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/cloud9-2017-09-23/Environment) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloud9-2017-09-23/Environment) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloud9-2017-09-23/Environment)