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title: Getting Started with Datadog
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# aws_availability_zone{% #aws_availability_zone %}

## `account_id`{% #account_id %}

**Type**: `STRING` 

## `availability_zone_arn`{% #availability_zone_arn %}

**Type**: `STRING` 

## `group_name`{% #group_name %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `GroupName` **Description**: For Availability Zones, this parameter has the same value as the Region name. For Local Zones, the name of the associated group, for example `us-west-2-lax-1`. For Wavelength Zones, the name of the associated group, for example `us-east-1-wl1-bos-wlz-1`. 

## `messages`{% #messages %}

**Type**: `UNORDERED_LIST_STRUCT` **Provider name**: `Messages` **Description**: Any messages about the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone. 

- `message`**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `Message`**Description**: The message about the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone.

## `network_border_group`{% #network_border_group %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `NetworkBorderGroup` **Description**: The name of the network border group. 

## `opt_in_status`{% #opt_in_status %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `OptInStatus` **Description**: For Availability Zones, this parameter always has the value of `opt-in-not-required`. For Local Zones and Wavelength Zones, this parameter is the opt-in status. The possible values are `opted-in`, and `not-opted-in`. 

## `parent_zone_id`{% #parent_zone_id %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `ParentZoneId` **Description**: The ID of the zone that handles some of the Local Zone or Wavelength Zone control plane operations, such as API calls. 

## `parent_zone_name`{% #parent_zone_name %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `ParentZoneName` **Description**: The name of the zone that handles some of the Local Zone or Wavelength Zone control plane operations, such as API calls. 

## `region_name`{% #region_name %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `RegionName` **Description**: The name of the Region. 

## `state`{% #state %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `State` **Description**: The state of the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone. This value is always `available`. 

## `tags`{% #tags %}

**Type**: `UNORDERED_LIST_STRING` 

## `zone_id`{% #zone_id %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `ZoneId` **Description**: The ID of the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone. 

## `zone_name`{% #zone_name %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `ZoneName` **Description**: The name of the Availability Zone, Local Zone, or Wavelength Zone. 

## `zone_type`{% #zone_type %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `ZoneType` **Description**: The type of zone. The valid values are `availability-zone`, `local-zone`, and `wavelength-zone`.