# AutoTerminationPolicy
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An auto-termination policy for an Amazon EMR cluster. An auto-termination policy defines the amount of idle time in seconds after which a cluster automatically terminates. For alternative cluster termination options, see [Control cluster termination](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/emr/latest/ManagementGuide/emr-plan-termination.html).

## Contents
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 ** IdleTimeout **   <a name="EMR-Type-AutoTerminationPolicy-IdleTimeout"></a>
Specifies the amount of idle time in seconds after which the cluster automatically terminates. You can specify a minimum of 60 seconds and a maximum of 604800 seconds (seven days).  
Type: Long  
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/elasticmapreduce-2009-03-31/AutoTerminationPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/elasticmapreduce-2009-03-31/AutoTerminationPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/elasticmapreduce-2009-03-31/AutoTerminationPolicy)