# IpamPoolAllocation


In IPAM, an allocation is a CIDR assignment from an IPAM pool to another IPAM pool or to a resource.

## Contents


 ** cidr **   
The CIDR for the allocation. A CIDR is a representation of an IP address and its associated network mask (or netmask) and refers to a range of IP addresses. An IPv4 CIDR example is `10.24.34.0/23`. An IPv6 CIDR example is `2001:DB8::/32`.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** description **   
A description of the pool allocation.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** ipamPoolAllocationId **   
The ID of an allocation.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** resourceId **   
The ID of the resource.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** resourceOwner **   
The owner of the resource.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** resourceRegion **   
The AWS Region of the resource.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** resourceType **   
The type of the resource.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ipam-pool | vpc | ec2-public-ipv4-pool | custom | subnet | eip | anycast-ip-list`   
Required: No

## See Also


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/ec2-2016-11-15/IpamPoolAllocation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/IpamPoolAllocation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/IpamPoolAllocation)