# TopicConfiguration
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The topic specific controls configured for an Amazon Q Business application.

## Contents
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 ** name **   <a name="qbusiness-Type-TopicConfiguration-name"></a>
A name for your topic control configuration.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 36.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,35}`   
Required: Yes

 ** rules **   <a name="qbusiness-Type-TopicConfiguration-rules"></a>
Rules defined for a topic configuration.  
Type: Array of [Rule](API_Rule.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 10 items.  
Required: Yes

 ** description **   <a name="qbusiness-Type-TopicConfiguration-description"></a>
A description for your topic control configuration. Use this to outline how the large language model (LLM) should use this topic control configuration.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 350.  
Pattern: `\P{C}*`   
Required: No

 ** exampleChatMessages **   <a name="qbusiness-Type-TopicConfiguration-exampleChatMessages"></a>
A list of example phrases that you expect the end user to use in relation to the topic.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 5 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 350.  
Pattern: `\P{C}*`   
Required: No

## 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/qbusiness-2023-11-27/TopicConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/qbusiness-2023-11-27/TopicConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/qbusiness-2023-11-27/TopicConfiguration)