# PolicyItem
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Contains information about a policy.

This data type is used as a response parameter for the [ListPolicies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_ListPolicies.html) operation.

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

 ** createdDate **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-createdDate"></a>
The date and time the policy was created.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: Yes

 ** definition **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-definition"></a>
The policy definition of an item in the list of policies returned.  
Type: [PolicyDefinitionItem](API_PolicyDefinitionItem.md) object  
 **Note: **This object is a Union. Only one member of this object can be specified or returned.  
Required: Yes

 ** lastUpdatedDate **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-lastUpdatedDate"></a>
The date and time the policy was most recently updated.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: Yes

 ** policyId **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-policyId"></a>
The identifier of the policy you want information about.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 200.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-/_]*`   
Required: Yes

 ** policyStoreId **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-policyStoreId"></a>
The identifier of the policy store where the policy you want information about is stored.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 200.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-/_]*`   
Required: Yes

 ** policyType **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-policyType"></a>
The type of the policy. This is one of the following values:  
+  `STATIC` 
+  `TEMPLATE_LINKED` 
Type: String  
Valid Values: `STATIC | TEMPLATE_LINKED`   
Required: Yes

 ** actions **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-actions"></a>
The action that a policy permits or forbids. For example, `{"actions": [{"actionId": "ViewPhoto", "actionType": "PhotoFlash::Action"}, {"entityID": "SharePhoto", "entityType": "PhotoFlash::Action"}]}`.  
Type: Array of [ActionIdentifier](API_ActionIdentifier.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** effect **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-effect"></a>
The effect of the decision that a policy returns to an authorization request. For example, `"effect": "Permit"`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `Permit | Forbid`   
Required: No

 ** name **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-name"></a>
The name of the policy, if one was assigned when the policy was created or last updated.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 150.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9-/_]*`   
Required: No

 ** principal **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-principal"></a>
The principal associated with the policy.  
Type: [EntityIdentifier](API_EntityIdentifier.md) object  
Required: No

 ** resource **   <a name="verifiedpermissions-Type-PolicyItem-resource"></a>
The resource associated with the policy.  
Type: [EntityIdentifier](API_EntityIdentifier.md) object  
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/PolicyItem) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/verifiedpermissions-2021-12-01/PolicyItem) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/verifiedpermissions-2021-12-01/PolicyItem)