# CloudFormation Stack

## Resource Type

`AWS.CloudFormation.Stack`

## Resource ID Format

For CloudFormation Stacks, the resource ID is the ARN.

`arn:aws:cloudformation:ap-northeast-2:123456789012:stack/example-stack/11111111`

## Background

A stack is a collection of AWS resources that you can manage as code within a template.

## Fields

| Field                         | Type        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Capabilities`                | `List`      | Certain capabilities required in order for AWS CloudFormation to create the stack.                                                                                                                 |
| `ChangeSetId`                 | `String`    | The ID of the change set.                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `DeletionTime`                | `Timestamp` | The time the stack was deleted.                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `Description`                 | `String`    | A user-defined description associated with the stack.                                                                                                                                              |
| `DisableRollback`             | `Bool`      | <p>Boolean to enable or disable rollback on stack creation failures: <code>true</code>disables rollback,</p><p><code>false</code> enables rollback.</p>                                            |
| `DriftInformation`            | `Map`       | [Information](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/API_StackDriftInformation.html) on whether a stack's actual configuration differs from its expected configuration. |
| `EnableTerminationProtection` | `Bool`      | Whether termination protection is enabled for the stack.                                                                                                                                           |
| `LastUpdatedTime`             | `Timestamp` | The time the stack was last updated. This field will only be returned if the stack has been updated at least once.                                                                                 |
| `NotificationARNs`            | `List`      | SNS topic ARNs to which stack related events are published.                                                                                                                                        |
| `Outputs`                     | `List`      | A list of [output](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/API_Output.html) structures.                                                                                  |
| `Parameters`                  | `List`      | A list of Parameter structures.                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `ParentId`                    | `String`    | ID of the direct parent of this stack.                                                                                                                                                             |
| `RoleARN`                     | `String`    | The associated IAM service role.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `RollbackConfiguration`       | `Map`       | The rollback triggers for CloudFormation to monitor during stack creation and updating operations, and for the specified monitoring period afterwards.                                             |
| `RootId`                      | `String`    | ID of the top-level stack to which the nested stack ultimately belongs.                                                                                                                            |
| `StackStatus`                 | `String`    | Current status of the stack.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `StackStatusReason`           | `String`    | Success/failure message associated with the stack status.                                                                                                                                          |
| `TimeoutInMinutes`            | `Integer`   | The amount of time within which stack creation should complete.                                                                                                                                    |
| `Drifts`                      | `List`      | Details on the drifted resources.                                                                                                                                                                  |

```javascript
{
    "AccountId": "123456789012",
    "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudformation:ap-northeast-2:123456789012:stack/example-stack",
    "Capabilities": null,
    "ChangeSetId": null,
    "DeletionTime": null,
    "Description": "This is an example stack",
    "DisableRollback": false,
    "DriftInformation": {
        "LastCheckTimestamp": "2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z",
        "StackDriftStatus": "IN_SYNC"
    },
    "Drifts": null,
    "EnableTerminationProtection": null,
    "Id": "arn:aws:cloudformation:ap-northeast-2:123456789012:stack/example-stack",
    "LastUpdatedTime": null,
    "Name": "example-stack",
    "NotificationARNs": [
        "arn:aws:sns:ap-northeast-2:123456789012:example-topic"
    ],
    "Outputs": null,
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "ParameterKey": "Parameter1",
            "ParameterValue": "Value1",
            "ResolvedValue": null,
            "UsePreviousValue": null
        },
        {
            "ParameterKey": "Parameter2",
            "ParameterValue": "Value2",
            "ResolvedValue": null,
            "UsePreviousValue": null
        }
    ],
    "ParentId": null,
    "Region": "ap-northeast-2",
    "ResourceId": "arn:aws:cloudformation:ap-northeast-2:123456789012:stack/example-stack",
    "ResourceType": "AWS.CloudFormation.Stack",
    "RoleARN": null,
    "RollbackConfiguration": {
        "MonitoringTimeInMinutes": null,
        "RollbackTriggers": null
    },
    "RootId": null,
    "StackStatus": "CREATE_COMPLETE",
    "StackStatusReason": null,
    "Tags": null,
    "TimeCreated": "2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "TimeoutInMinutes": null
}
```


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