# KinesisAction
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Describes an action to write data to an Amazon Kinesis stream.

## Contents
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 ** roleArn **   <a name="iot-Type-KinesisAction-roleArn"></a>
The ARN of the IAM role that grants access to the Amazon Kinesis stream.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** streamName **   <a name="iot-Type-KinesisAction-streamName"></a>
The name of the Amazon Kinesis stream.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** partitionKey **   <a name="iot-Type-KinesisAction-partitionKey"></a>
The partition key.  
Type: String  
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/iot-2015-05-28/KinesisAction) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iot-2015-05-28/KinesisAction) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iot-2015-05-28/KinesisAction)