# OutputDescription
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For a SQL-based Kinesis Data Analytics application, describes the application output configuration, which includes the in-application stream name and the destination where the stream data is written. The destination can be a Kinesis data stream or a Kinesis Data Firehose delivery stream. 

## Contents
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 ** DestinationSchema **   <a name="APIReference-Type-OutputDescription-DestinationSchema"></a>
The data format used for writing data to the destination.  
Type: [DestinationSchema](API_DestinationSchema.md) object  
Required: No

 ** KinesisFirehoseOutputDescription **   <a name="APIReference-Type-OutputDescription-KinesisFirehoseOutputDescription"></a>
Describes the Kinesis Data Firehose delivery stream that is configured as the destination where output is written.  
Type: [KinesisFirehoseOutputDescription](API_KinesisFirehoseOutputDescription.md) object  
Required: No

 ** KinesisStreamsOutputDescription **   <a name="APIReference-Type-OutputDescription-KinesisStreamsOutputDescription"></a>
Describes the Kinesis data stream that is configured as the destination where output is written.  
Type: [KinesisStreamsOutputDescription](API_KinesisStreamsOutputDescription.md) object  
Required: No

 ** LambdaOutputDescription **   <a name="APIReference-Type-OutputDescription-LambdaOutputDescription"></a>
Describes the Lambda function that is configured as the destination where output is written.  
Type: [LambdaOutputDescription](API_LambdaOutputDescription.md) object  
Required: No

 ** Name **   <a name="APIReference-Type-OutputDescription-Name"></a>
The name of the in-application stream that is configured as output.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 32.  
Pattern: `[^-\s<>&]*`   
Required: No

 ** OutputId **   <a name="APIReference-Type-OutputDescription-OutputId"></a>
A unique identifier for the output configuration.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 50.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+`   
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/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/OutputDescription) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/OutputDescription) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/OutputDescription)