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# AWS::NotificationsContacts::EmailContact EmailContact
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Configures email contacts for AWS User Notifications. You must activate the email contact using the activation token that you will receive when the email contact is set up.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Address](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-address)" : {{String}},
  "[Arn](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-arn)" : {{String}},
  "[CreationTime](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-creationtime)" : {{String}},
  "[Name](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-name)" : {{String}},
  "[Status](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-status)" : {{String}},
  "[UpdateTime](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-updatetime)" : {{String}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Address](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-address): {{String}}
  [Arn](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-arn): {{String}}
  [CreationTime](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-creationtime): {{String}}
  [Name](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-name): {{String}}
  [Status](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-status): {{String}}
  [UpdateTime](#cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-updatetime): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`Address`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-address"></a>
The email address of the contact.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `^(.+)@(.+)$`  
*Minimum*: `6`  
*Maximum*: `254`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Arn`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-arn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the contact.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `^arn:aws:notifications-contacts::[0-9]{12}:emailcontact/[a-z0-9]{27}$`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`CreationTime`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-creationtime"></a>
The creation time of the `EmailContact`.  
*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)

`Name`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-name"></a>
The name of the contact.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[\w-.~]+`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `64`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Status`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-status"></a>
The status of the contact. Only activated contacts receive emails.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `inactive | active`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`UpdateTime`  <a name="cfn-notificationscontacts-emailcontact-emailcontact-updatetime"></a>
The time the `EmailContact` was last updated.  
*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)