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# AWS::EC2::NetworkInterface Ipv6PrefixSpecification
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Describes the IPv6 prefix.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Ipv6Prefix](#cfn-ec2-networkinterface-ipv6prefixspecification-ipv6prefix)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Ipv6Prefix](#cfn-ec2-networkinterface-ipv6prefixspecification-ipv6prefix): String
```

## Properties
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`Ipv6Prefix`  <a name="cfn-ec2-networkinterface-ipv6prefixspecification-ipv6prefix"></a>
The IPv6 prefix. For information, see [ Assigning prefixes to Amazon EC2 network interfaces](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-prefix-eni.html) in the *Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide*.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)