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# AWS::SES::ReceiptRule BounceAction
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The action to send a bounce response for the email. When executed, this action generates a non-delivery report (bounce) back to the sender.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Message](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-message)" : {{String}},
  "[Sender](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-sender)" : {{String}},
  "[SmtpReplyCode](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-smtpreplycode)" : {{String}},
  "[StatusCode](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-statuscode)" : {{String}},
  "[TopicArn](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-topicarn)" : {{String}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Message](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-message): {{String}}
  [Sender](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-sender): {{String}}
  [SmtpReplyCode](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-smtpreplycode): {{String}}
  [StatusCode](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-statuscode): {{String}}
  [TopicArn](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-topicarn): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`Message`  <a name="cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-message"></a>
The human-readable text to include in the bounce message.  
*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)

`Sender`  <a name="cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-sender"></a>
The sender email address of the bounce message.  
*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)

`SmtpReplyCode`  <a name="cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-smtpreplycode"></a>
The SMTP reply code for the bounce, as defined by RFC 5321.  
*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)

`StatusCode`  <a name="cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-statuscode"></a>
The enhanced status code for the bounce, in the format of x.y.z (e.g. 5.1.1).  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`TopicArn`  <a name="cfn-ses-receiptrule-bounceaction-topicarn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Amazon SNS topic to notify when the bounce action is taken. You can find the ARN of a topic by using the [ListTopics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/api/API_ListTopics.html) operation in Amazon SNS.  
For more information about Amazon SNS topics, see the [Amazon SNS Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/dg/CreateTopic.html).  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)