:doc:`WAFRegional <../../waf-regional>` / Client / associate_web_acl

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associate_web_acl
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.. py:method:: WAFRegional.Client.associate_web_acl(**kwargs)

  

  .. note::

    

    This is **AWS WAF Classic Regional** documentation. For more information, see `AWS WAF Classic <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/classic-waf-chapter.html>`__ in the developer guide.

     

    **For the latest version of AWS WAF**, use the AWS WAFV2 API and see the `AWS WAF Developer Guide <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-chapter.html>`__. With the latest version, AWS WAF has a single set of endpoints for regional and global use.

    

   

  Associates a web ACL with a resource, either an application load balancer or Amazon API Gateway stage.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/waf-regional-2016-11-28/AssociateWebACL>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.associate_web_acl(
        WebACLId='string',
        ResourceArn='string'
    )
    
  :type WebACLId: string
  :param WebACLId: **[REQUIRED]** 

    A unique identifier (ID) for the web ACL.

    

  
  :type ResourceArn: string
  :param ResourceArn: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The ARN (Amazon Resource Name) of the resource to be protected, either an application load balancer or Amazon API Gateway stage.

     

    The ARN should be in one of the following formats:

     

    
    * For an Application Load Balancer: ``arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:region:account-id:loadbalancer/app/load-balancer-name/load-balancer-id``
     
    * For an Amazon API Gateway stage: ``arn:aws:apigateway:region::/restapis/api-id/stages/stage-name``
    

    

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {}
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`WAFRegional.Client.exceptions.WAFInternalErrorException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WAFRegional.Client.exceptions.WAFInvalidAccountException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WAFRegional.Client.exceptions.WAFInvalidParameterException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WAFRegional.Client.exceptions.WAFNonexistentItemException`

  
  *   :py:class:`WAFRegional.Client.exceptions.WAFUnavailableEntityException`

  