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RuleAction - AWS WAFV2
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RuleAction

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The action that AWS WAF should take on a web request when it matches a rule's statement. Settings at the web ACL level can override the rule action setting.

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Allow

Instructs AWS WAF to allow the web request.

Type: AllowAction object

Required: No

Block

Instructs AWS WAF to block the web request.

Type: BlockAction object

Required: No

Captcha

Instructs AWS WAF to run a CAPTCHA check against the web request.

Type: CaptchaAction object

Required: No

Challenge

Instructs AWS WAF to run a Challenge check against the web request.

Type: ChallengeAction object

Required: No

Count

Instructs AWS WAF to count the web request and then continue evaluating the request using the remaining rules in the web ACL.

Type: CountAction object

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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