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# AWS::AppMesh::GatewayRoute GatewayRouteMetadataMatch
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An object representing the method header to be matched.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Exact](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-exact)" : {{String}},
  "[Prefix](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-prefix)" : {{String}},
  "[Range](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-range)" : {{GatewayRouteRangeMatch}},
  "[Regex](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-regex)" : {{String}},
  "[Suffix](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-suffix)" : {{String}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Exact](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-exact): {{String}}
  [Prefix](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-prefix): {{String}}
  [Range](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-range): {{
    GatewayRouteRangeMatch}}
  [Regex](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-regex): {{String}}
  [Suffix](#cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-suffix): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`Exact`  <a name="cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-exact"></a>
The exact method header to be matched on.  
*Required*: No  
*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)

`Prefix`  <a name="cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-prefix"></a>
The specified beginning characters of the method header to be matched on.  
*Required*: No  
*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)

`Range`  <a name="cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-range"></a>
An object that represents the range of values to match on.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [GatewayRouteRangeMatch](aws-properties-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayrouterangematch.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Regex`  <a name="cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-regex"></a>
The regex used to match the method header.  
*Required*: No  
*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)

`Suffix`  <a name="cfn-appmesh-gatewayroute-gatewayroutemetadatamatch-suffix"></a>
The specified ending characters of the method header to match on.  
*Required*: No  
*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)