# ReplicationRuleFilter
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A filter that identifies the subset of objects to which the replication rule applies. A `Filter` element must specify exactly one `Prefix`, `Tag`, or `And` child element.

## Contents
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 ** And **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-control_ReplicationRuleFilter-And"></a>
A container for specifying rule filters. The filters determine the subset of objects that the rule applies to. This element is required only if you specify more than one filter. For example:   
+ If you specify both a `Prefix` and a `Tag` filter, wrap these filters in an `And` element.
+ If you specify a filter based on multiple tags, wrap the `Tag` elements in an `And` element.
Type: [ReplicationRuleAndOperator](API_control_ReplicationRuleAndOperator.md) data type  
Required: No

 ** Prefix **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-control_ReplicationRuleFilter-Prefix"></a>
An object key name prefix that identifies the subset of objects that the rule applies to.  
When you're using XML requests, you must replace special characters (such as carriage returns) in object keys with their equivalent XML entity codes. For more information, see [ XML-related object key constraints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/object-keys.html#object-key-xml-related-constraints) in the *Amazon S3 User Guide*.
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** Tag **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-control_ReplicationRuleFilter-Tag"></a>
A container for a key-value name pair.  
Type: [S3Tag](API_control_S3Tag.md) data type  
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/s3control-2018-08-20/ReplicationRuleFilter) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/s3control-2018-08-20/ReplicationRuleFilter) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/s3control-2018-08-20/ReplicationRuleFilter)