# LocationInfo
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Specifies the location where the bucket will be created.

For directory buckets, the location type is Availability Zone or Local Zone. For more information about directory buckets, see [Working with directory buckets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/directory-buckets-overview.html) in the *Amazon S3 User Guide*.

**Note**  
This functionality is only supported by directory buckets.

## Contents
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 ** Name **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-LocationInfo-Name"></a>
The name of the location where the bucket will be created.  
For directory buckets, the name of the location is the Zone ID of the Availability Zone (AZ) or Local Zone (LZ) where the bucket will be created. An example AZ ID value is `usw2-az1`.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** Type **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-LocationInfo-Type"></a>
The type of location where the bucket will be created.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `AvailabilityZone | LocalZone`   
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/s3-2006-03-01/LocationInfo) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/s3-2006-03-01/LocationInfo) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/s3-2006-03-01/LocationInfo)