# AutomationExecutionInputs
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Information about the optional inputs that can be specified for an automation execution preview.

## Contents
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 ** Parameters **   <a name="systemsmanager-Type-AutomationExecutionInputs-Parameters"></a>
Information about parameters that can be specified for the preview operation.   
Type: String to array of strings map  
Map Entries: Maximum number of 200 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 50.  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 512.  
Required: No

 ** TargetLocations **   <a name="systemsmanager-Type-AutomationExecutionInputs-TargetLocations"></a>
Information about the AWS Regions and AWS accounts targeted by the Automation execution preview operation.  
Type: Array of [TargetLocation](API_TargetLocation.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 100 items.  
Required: No

 ** TargetLocationsURL **   <a name="systemsmanager-Type-AutomationExecutionInputs-TargetLocationsURL"></a>
A publicly accessible URL for a file that contains the `TargetLocations` body. Currently, only files in presigned Amazon S3 buckets are supported.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `^https:\/\/[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{1,253}\.s3(\.[a-z\d-]{9,16})?\.amazonaws\.com\/.{1,2000}`   
Required: No

 ** TargetMaps **   <a name="systemsmanager-Type-AutomationExecutionInputs-TargetMaps"></a>
A key-value mapping of document parameters to target resources. Both Targets and TargetMaps can't be specified together.  
Type: Array of string to array of strings maps  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 300 items.  
Map Entries: Maximum number of 20 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 50.  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 25 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 50.  
Required: No

 ** TargetParameterName **   <a name="systemsmanager-Type-AutomationExecutionInputs-TargetParameterName"></a>
The name of the parameter used as the target resource for the rate-controlled execution. Required if you specify targets.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 50.  
Required: No

 ** Targets **   <a name="systemsmanager-Type-AutomationExecutionInputs-Targets"></a>
Information about the resources that would be included in the actual runbook execution, if it were to be run. Both Targets and TargetMaps can't be specified together.  
Type: Array of [Target](API_Target.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 5 items.  
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/ssm-2014-11-06/AutomationExecutionInputs) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ssm-2014-11-06/AutomationExecutionInputs) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ssm-2014-11-06/AutomationExecutionInputs)