# SetTimerAction


Information needed to set the timer.

## Contents


 ** timerName **   <a name="iotevents-Type-SetTimerAction-timerName"></a>
The name of the timer.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Required: Yes

 ** durationExpression **   <a name="iotevents-Type-SetTimerAction-durationExpression"></a>
The duration of the timer, in seconds. You can use a string expression that includes numbers, variables (`$variable.<variable-name>`), and input values (`$input.<input-name>.<path-to-datum>`) as the duration. The range of the duration is 1-31622400 seconds. To ensure accuracy, the minimum duration is 60 seconds. The evaluated result of the duration is rounded down to the nearest whole number.   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.  
Required: No

 ** seconds **   <a name="iotevents-Type-SetTimerAction-seconds"></a>
 *This member has been deprecated.*   
The number of seconds until the timer expires. The minimum value is 60 seconds to ensure accuracy. The maximum value is 31622400 seconds.   
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 31622400.  
Required: No

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following:
+  [Amazon SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForCpp/iotevents-2018-07-27/SetTimerAction) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Java V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iotevents-2018-07-27/SetTimerAction) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iotevents-2018-07-27/SetTimerAction)