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# AWS::AppMesh::GatewayRoute GatewayRouteVirtualService
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An object that represents the virtual service that traffic is routed to.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[VirtualServiceName](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutevirtualservice-virtualservicename)" : {{String}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [VirtualServiceName](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutevirtualservice-virtualservicename): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`VirtualServiceName`  <a name="cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutevirtualservice-virtualservicename"></a>
The name of the virtual service that traffic is routed to.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `255`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS CloudFormation. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query AWSCloudFormation` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).