# CloudFormation Resource Specification

The AWS CloudFormation resource specification is a JSON-formatted text file that defines the resources and properties that AWS CloudFormation supports.

## Source

<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-resource-specification.html>

## Instructions

This is the legacy format to describe CloudFormation resources.
We use this data source to supplement information not yet available in the [CloudFormation Schema](../CloudFormationSchema)