# ExternalEvaluation
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Identifies an AWS resource and indicates whether it complies with the AWS Config rule that it was evaluated against.

## Contents
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 ** ComplianceResourceId **   <a name="config-Type-ExternalEvaluation-ComplianceResourceId"></a>
The evaluated compliance resource ID. AWS Config accepts only AWS account ID.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 768.  
Required: Yes

 ** ComplianceResourceType **   <a name="config-Type-ExternalEvaluation-ComplianceResourceType"></a>
The evaluated compliance resource type. AWS Config accepts `AWS::::Account` resource type.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: Yes

 ** ComplianceType **   <a name="config-Type-ExternalEvaluation-ComplianceType"></a>
The compliance of the AWS resource. The valid values are `COMPLIANT, NON_COMPLIANT, ` and `NOT_APPLICABLE`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `COMPLIANT | NON_COMPLIANT | NOT_APPLICABLE | INSUFFICIENT_DATA`   
Required: Yes

 ** OrderingTimestamp **   <a name="config-Type-ExternalEvaluation-OrderingTimestamp"></a>
The time when the compliance was recorded.   
Type: Timestamp  
Required: Yes

 ** Annotation **   <a name="config-Type-ExternalEvaluation-Annotation"></a>
Supplementary information about the reason of compliance. For example, this task was completed on a specific date.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
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/config-2014-11-12/ExternalEvaluation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/config-2014-11-12/ExternalEvaluation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/config-2014-11-12/ExternalEvaluation)