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# AWS::AppSync::Type
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Describes a type.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::AppSync::Type",
  "Properties" : {
      "[ApiId](#cfn-appsync-type-apiid)" : {{String}},
      "[Definition](#cfn-appsync-type-definition)" : {{String}},
      "[Format](#cfn-appsync-type-format)" : {{String}}
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::AppSync::Type
Properties:
  [ApiId](#cfn-appsync-type-apiid): {{String}}
  [Definition](#cfn-appsync-type-definition): {{String}}
  [Format](#cfn-appsync-type-format): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`ApiId`  <a name="cfn-appsync-type-apiid"></a>
Property description not available.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Definition`  <a name="cfn-appsync-type-definition"></a>
The type definition.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Format`  <a name="cfn-appsync-type-format"></a>
The type format: SDL or JSON.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `SDL | JSON`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Return values
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### Ref
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### Fn::GetAtt
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#### 
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`Arn`  <a name="Arn-fn::getatt"></a>
The type Amazon Resource Name (ARN).

`Name`  <a name="Name-fn::getatt"></a>
The type name.