# AttributeValue
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The value of an attribute.

Contains information about the runtime context for a request for which an authorization decision is made. 

This data type is used as a member of the [ContextDefinition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_ContextDefinition.html) structure which is used as a request parameter for the [IsAuthorized](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_IsAuthorized.html), [BatchIsAuthorized](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_BatchIsAuthorized.html), and [IsAuthorizedWithToken](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_IsAuthorizedWithToken.html) operations.

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

**Important**  
This data type is a UNION, so only one of the following members can be specified when used or returned.

 ** boolean **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-boolean"></a>
An attribute value of [Boolean](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-bool) type.  
Example: `{"boolean": true}`   
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 ** datetime **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-datetime"></a>
An attribute value of [datetime](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-datetime) type.  
Example: `{"datetime": "2024-10-15T11:35:00Z"}`   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 10. Maximum length of 28.  
Pattern: `\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}(T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d{3})?(Z|[+-]\d{4}))?`   
Required: No

 ** decimal **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-decimal"></a>
An attribute value of [decimal](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-decimal) type.  
Example: `{"decimal": "1.1"}`   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 23.  
Pattern: `-?\d{1,15}\.\d{1,4}`   
Required: No

 ** duration **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-duration"></a>
An attribute value of [duration](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-duration) type.  
Example: `{"duration": "1h30m"}`   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 2. Maximum length of 100.  
Pattern: `-?(\d+d)?(\d+h)?(\d+m)?(\d+s)?(\d+ms)?`   
Required: No

 ** entityIdentifier **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-entityIdentifier"></a>
An attribute value of type [EntityIdentifier](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_EntityIdentifier.html).  
Example: `{"entityIdentifier": { "entityId": "alice", "entityType": "User"} }`   
Type: [EntityIdentifier](API_EntityIdentifier.md) object  
Required: No

 ** ipaddr **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-ipaddr"></a>
An attribute value of [ipaddr](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-ipaddr) type.  
Example: `{"ip": "192.168.1.100"}`   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 44.  
Pattern: `[0-9a-fA-F\.:\/]*`   
Required: No

 ** long **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-long"></a>
An attribute value of [Long](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-long) type.  
Example: `{"long": 0}`   
Type: Long  
Required: No

 ** record **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-record"></a>
An attribute value of [Record](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-record) type.  
Example: `{"record": { "keyName": {} } }`   
Type: String to [AttributeValue](#API_AttributeValue) object map  
Required: No

 ** set **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-set"></a>
An attribute value of [Set](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-set) type.  
Example: `{"set": [ {} ] }`   
Type: Array of [AttributeValue](#API_AttributeValue) objects  
Required: No

 ** string **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-AttributeValue-string"></a>
An attribute value of [String](https://docs.cedarpolicy.com/policies/syntax-datatypes.html#datatype-string) type.  
Example: `{"string": "abc"}`   
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/verifiedpermissions-2021-12-01/AttributeValue) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/verifiedpermissions-2021-12-01/AttributeValue) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/verifiedpermissions-2021-12-01/AttributeValue)