# AvailabilityZone


Describes Availability Zones, Local Zones, and Wavelength Zones.

## Contents


 ** GeographySet.N **   
The geography information for the Availability Zone or Local Zone. The geography is returned as a list.  
Type: Array of [AvailabilityZoneGeography](API_AvailabilityZoneGeography.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** groupLongName **   
The long name of the Availability Zone group, Local Zone group, or Wavelength Zone group.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** groupName **   
The name of the zone group. For example:  
+ Availability Zones - `us-east-1-zg-1` 
+ Local Zones - `us-west-2-lax-1` 
+ Wavelength Zones - `us-east-1-wl1-bos-wlz-1` 
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** MessageSet.N **   
Any messages about the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone.  
Type: Array of [AvailabilityZoneMessage](API_AvailabilityZoneMessage.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** networkBorderGroup **   
The name of the network border group.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** optInStatus **   
For Availability Zones, this parameter always has the value of `opt-in-not-required`.  
For Local Zones and Wavelength Zones, this parameter is the opt-in status. The possible values are `opted-in` and `not-opted-in`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `opt-in-not-required | opted-in | not-opted-in`   
Required: No

 ** parentZoneId **   
The ID of the zone that handles some of the Local Zone or Wavelength Zone control plane operations, such as API calls.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** parentZoneName **   
The name of the zone that handles some of the Local Zone or Wavelength Zone control plane operations, such as API calls.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** regionName **   
The name of the Region.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** SubGeographySet.N **   
The sub-geography information for the Availability Zone or Local Zone. The sub-geography is returned as a list.  
Type: Array of [AvailabilityZoneSubGeography](API_AvailabilityZoneSubGeography.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** zoneId **   
The ID of the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** zoneName **   
The name of the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** zoneState **   
The state of the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone. The possible values are `available`, `unavailable`, and `constrained`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `available | information | impaired | unavailable | constrained`   
Required: No

 ** zoneType **   
The type of zone.  
Valid values: `availability-zone` \$1 `local-zone` \$1 `wavelength-zone`   
Type: String  
Required: No

## See Also


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/ec2-2016-11-15/AvailabilityZone) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/AvailabilityZone) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/AvailabilityZone)