# AwsCommunity::Account::AlternateContact

An alternate contact attached to an Amazon Web Services account.

## Syntax

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

### JSON

<pre>
{
    "Type" : "AwsCommunity::Account::AlternateContact",
    "Properties" : {
        "<a href="#accountid" title="AccountId">AccountId</a>" : <i>String</i>,
        "<a href="#alternatecontacttype" title="AlternateContactType">AlternateContactType</a>" : <i>String</i>,
        "<a href="#emailaddress" title="EmailAddress">EmailAddress</a>" : <i>String</i>,
        "<a href="#name" title="Name">Name</a>" : <i>String</i>,
        "<a href="#phonenumber" title="PhoneNumber">PhoneNumber</a>" : <i>String</i>,
        "<a href="#title" title="Title">Title</a>" : <i>String</i>
    }
}
</pre>

### YAML

<pre>
Type: AwsCommunity::Account::AlternateContact
Properties:
    <a href="#accountid" title="AccountId">AccountId</a>: <i>String</i>
    <a href="#alternatecontacttype" title="AlternateContactType">AlternateContactType</a>: <i>String</i>
    <a href="#emailaddress" title="EmailAddress">EmailAddress</a>: <i>String</i>
    <a href="#name" title="Name">Name</a>: <i>String</i>
    <a href="#phonenumber" title="PhoneNumber">PhoneNumber</a>: <i>String</i>
    <a href="#title" title="Title">Title</a>: <i>String</i>
</pre>

## Properties

#### AccountId

The account ID of the AWS account that you want to add an alternate contact to.

_Required_: Yes

_Type_: String

_Pattern_: <code>^\d{12}$</code>

_Update requires_: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

#### AlternateContactType

The type of alternate contact you want to create.

_Required_: Yes

_Type_: String

_Allowed Values_: <code>BILLING</code> | <code>OPERATIONS</code> | <code>SECURITY</code>

_Update requires_: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

#### EmailAddress

The email address for the alternate contact.

_Required_: Yes

_Type_: String

_Pattern_: <code>^[\s]*[\w+=.#!&-]+@[\w.-]+\.[\w]+[\s]*$</code>

_Update requires_: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

#### Name

The name for the alternate contact.

_Required_: Yes

_Type_: String

_Minimum Length_: <code>1</code>

_Maximum Length_: <code>64</code>

_Update requires_: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

#### PhoneNumber

The phone number for the alternate contact.

_Required_: Yes

_Type_: String

_Pattern_: <code>^[\s0-9()+-]{1,25}$</code>

_Update requires_: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

#### Title

The title for the alternate contact.

_Required_: Yes

_Type_: String

_Minimum Length_: <code>1</code>

_Maximum Length_: <code>50</code>

_Update requires_: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)