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# AWS::AppMesh::VirtualNode TcpTimeout
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An object that represents types of timeouts. 

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Idle](#cfn-appmesh-virtualnode-tcptimeout-idle)" : Duration
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Idle](#cfn-appmesh-virtualnode-tcptimeout-idle): 
    Duration
```

## Properties
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`Idle`  <a name="cfn-appmesh-virtualnode-tcptimeout-idle"></a>
An object that represents an idle timeout. An idle timeout bounds the amount of time that a connection may be idle. The default value is none.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [Duration](aws-properties-appmesh-virtualnode-duration.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)