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# AWS::SES::ReceiptRule SNSAction
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The action to publish the email content to an Amazon SNS topic. When executed, this action will send the email as a notification to the specified SNS topic.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Encoding](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-snsaction-encoding)" : String,
  "[TopicArn](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-snsaction-topicarn)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Encoding](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-snsaction-encoding): String
  [TopicArn](#cfn-ses-receiptrule-snsaction-topicarn): String
```

## Properties
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`Encoding`  <a name="cfn-ses-receiptrule-snsaction-encoding"></a>
The encoding to use for the email within the Amazon SNS notification. The default value is `UTF-8`. Use `BASE64` if you need to preserve all special characters, especially when the original message uses a different encoding format.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `UTF-8 | Base64`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`TopicArn`  <a name="cfn-ses-receiptrule-snsaction-topicarn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Amazon SNS Topic to which notification for the email received will be published.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)