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# AWS::ServiceCatalogAppRegistry::AttributeGroup
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**Note**  
AWS Service Catalog AppRegistry will no longer be open to new customers starting July 30, 2026. If you would like to use AppRegistry, sign up prior to that date. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Service Catalog AppRegistry availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/latest/arguide/app-registry-availability-change.html).

Creates a new attribute group as a container for user-defined attributes. This feature enables users to have full control over their cloud application's metadata in a rich machine-readable format to facilitate integration with automated workflows and third-party tools.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::ServiceCatalogAppRegistry::AttributeGroup",
  "Properties" : {
      "[Attributes](#cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-attributes)" : {{Json}},
      "[Description](#cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-description)" : {{String}},
      "[Name](#cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-name)" : {{String}},
      "[Tags](#cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-tags)" : {{{{{Key}}: {{Value}}, ...}}}
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::ServiceCatalogAppRegistry::AttributeGroup
Properties:
  [Attributes](#cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-attributes): {{Json}}
  [Description](#cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-description): {{String}}
  [Name](#cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-name): {{String}}
  [Tags](#cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-tags): {{
    {{Key}}: {{Value}}}}
```

## Properties
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`Attributes`  <a name="cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-attributes"></a>
 A nested object in a JSON or YAML template that supports arbitrary definitions. Represents the attributes in an attribute group that describes an application and its components.   
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Json  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Description`  <a name="cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-description"></a>
The description of the attribute group that the user provides.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Maximum*: `1024`  
*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-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-name"></a>
The name of the attribute group.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `\w+`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `256`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Tags`  <a name="cfn-servicecatalogappregistry-attributegroup-tags"></a>
Key-value pairs you can use to associate with the attribute group.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Object of String  
*Pattern*: `^[a-zA-Z+-=._:/]+$`  
*Maximum*: `256`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Return values
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### Ref
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When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic `Ref` function, `Ref` returns the application Id.

 

 

For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html).

### Fn::GetAtt
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The `Fn::GetAtt` intrinsic function returns a value for a specified attribute of this type. The following are the available attributes and sample return values.

For more information about using the `Fn::GetAtt` intrinsic function, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-getatt.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-getatt.html).

#### 
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`Arn`  <a name="Arn-fn::getatt"></a>
 The Amazon resource name (ARN) that specifies the attribute group across services. 

`Id`  <a name="Id-fn::getatt"></a>
 The globally unique attribute group identifier of the attribute group.