# ShardFilter
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A filter used to limit the shards returned by a `GetStream` operation.

## Contents
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 ** shardId **   <a name="keyspaces-Type-ShardFilter-shardId"></a>
The identifier of a specific shard used to filter results based on the specified filter type.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 28. Maximum length of 65.  
Required: No

 ** type **   <a name="keyspaces-Type-ShardFilter-type"></a>
The type of shard filter to use, which determines how the shardId parameter is interpreted.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `CHILD_SHARDS`   
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/keyspacesstreams-2024-09-09/ShardFilter) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/keyspacesstreams-2024-09-09/ShardFilter) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/keyspacesstreams-2024-09-09/ShardFilter)