# LifecyclePolicyIdentifier
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The unique identifiers of policy types and policy names.

## Contents
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 ** name **   <a name="opensearchserverless-Type-LifecyclePolicyIdentifier-name"></a>
The name of the lifecycle policy.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 32.  
Pattern: `[a-z][a-z0-9-]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** type **   <a name="opensearchserverless-Type-LifecyclePolicyIdentifier-type"></a>
The type of lifecycle policy.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `retention`   
Required: Yes

## 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/opensearchserverless-2021-11-01/LifecyclePolicyIdentifier) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/opensearchserverless-2021-11-01/LifecyclePolicyIdentifier) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/opensearchserverless-2021-11-01/LifecyclePolicyIdentifier)