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# AWS::ElasticBeanstalk::Application
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The AWS::ElasticBeanstalk::Application resource is an AWS Elastic Beanstalk Beanstalk resource type that specifies an Elastic Beanstalk application.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::ElasticBeanstalk::Application",
  "Properties" : {
      "[ApplicationName](#cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-applicationname)" : String,
      "[Description](#cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-description)" : String,
      "[ResourceLifecycleConfig](#cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-resourcelifecycleconfig)" : ApplicationResourceLifecycleConfig
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::ElasticBeanstalk::Application
Properties:
  [ApplicationName](#cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-applicationname): String
  [Description](#cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-description): String
  [ResourceLifecycleConfig](#cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-resourcelifecycleconfig): 
    ApplicationResourceLifecycleConfig
```

## Properties
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`ApplicationName`  <a name="cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-applicationname"></a>
A name for the Elastic Beanstalk application. If you don't specify a name, AWS CloudFormation generates a unique physical ID and uses that ID for the application name. For more information, see [Name Type](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-name.html).  
If you specify a name, you cannot perform updates that require replacement of this resource. You can perform updates that require no or some interruption. If you must replace the resource, specify a new name.
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `100`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Description`  <a name="cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-description"></a>
Your description of the application.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Maximum*: `200`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`ResourceLifecycleConfig`  <a name="cfn-elasticbeanstalk-application-resourcelifecycleconfig"></a>
Specifies an application resource lifecycle configuration to prevent your application from accumulating too many versions.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [ApplicationResourceLifecycleConfig](aws-properties-elasticbeanstalk-application-applicationresourcelifecycleconfig.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Return values
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### Ref
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When the logical ID of this resource is provided to the `Ref` intrinsic function, `Ref` returns the resource name.

For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html).

## Examples
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#### JSON
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```
{
   "Type" : "AWS::ElasticBeanstalk::Application",
   "Properties" : {
      "ApplicationName" : "SampleAWSElasticBeanstalkApplication",
      "Description" : "AWS Elastic Beanstalk PHP Sample Application"
   }
}
```

#### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::ElasticBeanstalk::Application
Properties: 
  ApplicationName: "SampleAWSElasticBeanstalkApplication"
  Description: "AWS Elastic Beanstalk PHP Sample Application"
```

## See also
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+ For a complete Elastic Beanstalk sample template, see [Elastic Beanstalk Template Snippets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/quickref-elasticbeanstalk.html).