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# AWS::CodePipeline::Pipeline GitBranchFilterCriteria
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The Git repository branches specified as filter criteria to start the pipeline.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Excludes](#cfn-codepipeline-pipeline-gitbranchfiltercriteria-excludes)" : [ String, ... ],
  "[Includes](#cfn-codepipeline-pipeline-gitbranchfiltercriteria-includes)" : [ String, ... ]
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Excludes](#cfn-codepipeline-pipeline-gitbranchfiltercriteria-excludes): 
    - String
  [Includes](#cfn-codepipeline-pipeline-gitbranchfiltercriteria-includes): 
    - String
```

## Properties
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`Excludes`  <a name="cfn-codepipeline-pipeline-gitbranchfiltercriteria-excludes"></a>
The list of patterns of Git branches that, when a commit is pushed, are to be excluded from starting the pipeline.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `8`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Includes`  <a name="cfn-codepipeline-pipeline-gitbranchfiltercriteria-includes"></a>
The list of patterns of Git branches that, when a commit is pushed, are to be included as criteria that starts the pipeline.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `8`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)