# LinkedService
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If a health check or hosted zone was created by another service, `LinkedService` is a complex type that describes the service that created the resource. When a resource is created by another service, you can't edit or delete it using Amazon Route 53. 

## Contents
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 ** Description **   <a name="Route53-Type-LinkedService-Description"></a>
If the health check or hosted zone was created by another service, an optional description that can be provided by the other service. When a resource is created by another service, you can't edit or delete it using Amazon Route 53.   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

 ** ServicePrincipal **   <a name="Route53-Type-LinkedService-ServicePrincipal"></a>
If the health check or hosted zone was created by another service, the service that created the resource. When a resource is created by another service, you can't edit or delete it using Amazon Route 53.   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 128.  
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/route53-2013-04-01/LinkedService) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/route53-2013-04-01/LinkedService) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/route53-2013-04-01/LinkedService)