# DashboardReference
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Contains basic information about a dashboard, including its ARN, name, type, and timestamps.

## Contents
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 ** arn **   <a name="awscostmanagement-Type-bcmDashboards_DashboardReference-arn"></a>
The ARN of the referenced dashboard.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 20. Maximum length of 2048.  
Pattern: `arn:aws[-a-z0-9]*:bcm-dashboards::[0-9]{12}:dashboard/(\*|[-a-z0-9]+)`   
Required: Yes

 ** createdAt **   <a name="awscostmanagement-Type-bcmDashboards_DashboardReference-createdAt"></a>
The timestamp when the dashboard was created.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: Yes

 ** name **   <a name="awscostmanagement-Type-bcmDashboards_DashboardReference-name"></a>
The name of the referenced dashboard.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 2. Maximum length of 50.  
Pattern: `(?!.* {2})[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9 _-]{0,48}[a-zA-Z0-9_-]`   
Required: Yes

 ** type **   <a name="awscostmanagement-Type-bcmDashboards_DashboardReference-type"></a>
The dashboard type.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `CUSTOM`   
Required: Yes

 ** updatedAt **   <a name="awscostmanagement-Type-bcmDashboards_DashboardReference-updatedAt"></a>
The timestamp when the dashboard was last modified.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: Yes

 ** description **   <a name="awscostmanagement-Type-bcmDashboards_DashboardReference-description"></a>
The description of the referenced dashboard.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 200.  
Pattern: `(?!.* {2})[ a-zA-Z0-9.,!?;:@#$%&\-_/\\]*`   
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/bcm-dashboards-2025-08-18/DashboardReference) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/bcm-dashboards-2025-08-18/DashboardReference) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/bcm-dashboards-2025-08-18/DashboardReference)