# AuthMode
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Describes an authorization configuration. Use `AuthMode` to specify the publishing and subscription authorization configuration for an Event API.

## Contents
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 ** authType **   <a name="appsync-Type-AuthMode-authType"></a>
The authorization type.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `API_KEY | AWS_IAM | AMAZON_COGNITO_USER_POOLS | OPENID_CONNECT | AWS_LAMBDA`   
Required: Yes

## 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/appsync-2017-07-25/AuthMode) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/appsync-2017-07-25/AuthMode) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/appsync-2017-07-25/AuthMode)