# PolicyReference


Contains the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for a policy. Policies define what operations a team that define the permissions for team resources.

## Contents


 ** PolicyArn **   <a name="mpa-Type-PolicyReference-PolicyArn"></a>
Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the policy.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 1224.  
Pattern: `arn:.{1,63}:mpa:::aws:policy/[a-zA-Z0-9_\.-]{1,1023}/[a-zA-Z0-9_\.-]{1,1023}/(?:[\d]+|\$DEFAULT)`   
Required: Yes

## See Also


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/mpa-2022-07-26/PolicyReference) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/mpa-2022-07-26/PolicyReference) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/mpa-2022-07-26/PolicyReference)