# LocationModel
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Properties of a location, which can include its name, ARN (for custom locations), and ping beacon information.

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** LocationArn **   <a name="gameliftservers-Type-LocationModel-LocationArn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name ([ARN](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/s3-arn-format.html)) that is assigned to a custom location resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is `arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::location/location-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `^arn:.*:location\/custom-\S+`   
Required: No

 ** LocationName **   <a name="gameliftservers-Type-LocationModel-LocationName"></a>
The location's name.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `^[A-Za-z0-9\-]+`   
Required: No

 ** PingBeacon **   <a name="gameliftservers-Type-LocationModel-PingBeacon"></a>
Information about the UDP ping beacon for this location. Ping beacons are fixed endpoints that you can use to measure network latency between a player device and an Amazon GameLift Servers hosting location.  
Type: [PingBeacon](API_PingBeacon.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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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/gamelift-2015-10-01/LocationModel) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/gamelift-2015-10-01/LocationModel) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/gamelift-2015-10-01/LocationModel)