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# AWS::NotificationsContacts::EmailContact
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Configures email contacts for AWS User Notifications.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::NotificationsContacts::EmailContact",
  "Properties" : {
      "[EmailAddress](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailaddress)" : String,
      "[Name](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-name)" : String,
      "[Tags](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-tags)" : [ Tag, ... ]
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::NotificationsContacts::EmailContact
Properties:
  [EmailAddress](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailaddress): String
  [Name](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-name): String
  [Tags](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-tags): 
    - Tag
```

## Properties
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`EmailAddress`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailaddress"></a>
The email address of the contact. The activation and notification emails are sent here.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `^(.+)@(.+)$`  
*Minimum*: `6`  
*Maximum*: `254`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Name`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-name"></a>
The name of the contact.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[\w-.~]+`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `64`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Tags`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-tags"></a>
A list of tags to apply to the email contact.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of [Tag](aws-properties-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-tag.md)  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

## Return values
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### Ref
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When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic Ref function, Ref returns the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the configuration created.

### Fn::GetAtt
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#### 
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`Arn`  <a name="Arn-fn::getatt"></a>
Returns the ARN of the contact.

`EmailContact.Address`  <a name="EmailContact.Address-fn::getatt"></a>
Returns the email address that the contact points to.

`EmailContact.Arn`  <a name="EmailContact.Arn-fn::getatt"></a>
Returns the ARN of the contact.

`EmailContact.CreationTime`  <a name="EmailContact.CreationTime-fn::getatt"></a>
Returns the creation time of the resource.

`EmailContact.Name`  <a name="EmailContact.Name-fn::getatt"></a>
Returns the name of the contact.

`EmailContact.Status`  <a name="EmailContact.Status-fn::getatt"></a>
Returns the status of the contact.

`EmailContact.UpdateTime`  <a name="EmailContact.UpdateTime-fn::getatt"></a>
Returns the time the resource was last updated.