# BlockAction
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Specifies that Shield Advanced should configure its AWS WAF rules with the AWS WAF `Block` action. 

This is only used in the context of the `ResponseAction` setting. 

JSON specification: `"Block": {}` 

## Contents
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The members of this exception structure are context-dependent.

## 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/shield-2016-06-02/BlockAction) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/shield-2016-06-02/BlockAction) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/shield-2016-06-02/BlockAction)