# SourceDescription
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Details about a Kinesis data stream used as the source for a Firehose stream.

## Contents
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 ** DatabaseSourceDescription **   <a name="Firehose-Type-SourceDescription-DatabaseSourceDescription"></a>
Details about a database used as the source for a Firehose stream.  
Amazon Data Firehose is in preview release and is subject to change.  
Type: [DatabaseSourceDescription](API_DatabaseSourceDescription.md) object  
Required: No

 ** DirectPutSourceDescription **   <a name="Firehose-Type-SourceDescription-DirectPutSourceDescription"></a>
Details about Direct PUT used as the source for a Firehose stream.   
Type: [DirectPutSourceDescription](API_DirectPutSourceDescription.md) object  
Required: No

 ** KinesisStreamSourceDescription **   <a name="Firehose-Type-SourceDescription-KinesisStreamSourceDescription"></a>
The [KinesisStreamSourceDescription](API_KinesisStreamSourceDescription.md) value for the source Kinesis data stream.  
Type: [KinesisStreamSourceDescription](API_KinesisStreamSourceDescription.md) object  
Required: No

 ** MSKSourceDescription **   <a name="Firehose-Type-SourceDescription-MSKSourceDescription"></a>
The configuration description for the Amazon MSK cluster to be used as the source for a delivery stream.  
Type: [MSKSourceDescription](API_MSKSourceDescription.md) object  
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/firehose-2015-08-04/SourceDescription) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/firehose-2015-08-04/SourceDescription) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/firehose-2015-08-04/SourceDescription)