# CloudFormation resources generated when AWS::Serverless::GraphQLApi is specified
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When you specify an `AWS::Serverless::GraphQLApi` resource in an AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) template, AWS SAM always creates the following base AWS CloudFormation resources.

**`AWS::AppSync::DataSource`**  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId><datasource-RelativeId><datasource-Type>DataSource`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

**`AWS::AppSync::FunctionConfiguration`**  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId><function-RelativeId>`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

**`AWS::AppSync::GraphQLApi`**  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId>`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

**`AWS::AppSync::GraphQLSchema`**  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId>Schema`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

**`AWS::AppSync::Resolver`**  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId><OperationType><resolver-RelativeId>`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

In addition to these CloudFormation resources, when `AWS::Serverless::GraphQLApi` is specified, AWS SAM may also generate the following CloudFormation resources.

`AWS::AppSync::ApiCache`  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId>ApiCache`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

`AWS::AppSync::ApiKey`  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId><apikey-RelativeId>`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

`AWS::AppSync::DomainName`  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId>DomainName`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

`AWS::AppSync::DomainNameApiAssociation`  
*`LogicalId`: *`<graphqlapi-LogicalId>DomainNameApiAssociation`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

AWS SAM may also use the `AWS::Serverless::Connector` resource to provision permissions. For more information, see [CloudFormation resources generated when you specify AWS::Serverless::Connector](sam-specification-generated-resources-connector.md).