# LaunchAction
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Launch action.

## Contents
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 ** actionCode **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-actionCode"></a>
Launch action code.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1011.  
Pattern: `([A-Za-z0-9-/:])+`   
Required: No

 ** actionId **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-actionId"></a>
Launch action Id.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}`   
Required: No

 ** actionVersion **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-actionVersion"></a>
Launch action version.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 10.  
Pattern: `(\$DEFAULT|\$LATEST|[0-9]+)`   
Required: No

 ** active **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-active"></a>
Whether the launch action is active.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 ** category **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-category"></a>
Launch action category.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `MONITORING | VALIDATION | CONFIGURATION | SECURITY | OTHER`   
Required: No

 ** description **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-description"></a>
Launch action description.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 1024.  
Pattern: `[0-9a-zA-Z ():/.,'-_#*; ]*`   
Required: No

 ** name **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-name"></a>
Launch action name.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9 /_-]*`   
Required: No

 ** optional **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-optional"></a>
Whether the launch will not be marked as failed if this action fails.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 ** order **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-order"></a>
Launch action order.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 2. Maximum value of 10000.  
Required: No

 ** parameters **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-parameters"></a>
Launch action parameters.  
Type: String to [LaunchActionParameter](API_LaunchActionParameter.md) object map  
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 20 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1011.  
Key Pattern: `([A-Za-z0-9])+`   
Required: No

 ** type **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchAction-type"></a>
Launch action type.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `SSM_AUTOMATION | SSM_COMMAND`   
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/drs-2020-02-26/LaunchAction) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/drs-2020-02-26/LaunchAction) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/drs-2020-02-26/LaunchAction)