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AWS connect: Note on optional replicaAlias for ACGR global routing

Service: connect · 2026-09-27 · Documentation low

File: connect/latest/adminguide/create-replica-connect-instance.md

Summary

Adds a note explaining that the replicaAlias attribute in the ReplicateInstance API is now optional for global routing, and renames a section heading.

Security assessment

The change documents API behavior for instance replication and global routing; it does not address a vulnerability or security control.

Evidence

The `replicaAlias` attribute in the [ReplicateInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ReplicateInstance.html) API is now optional to support global routing for Connect Customer Global Resiliency (ACGR) instances.

Diff

diff --git a/connect/latest/adminguide/create-replica-connect-instance.md b/connect/latest/adminguide/create-replica-connect-instance.md
index 7ad79dff8..4da9c4264 100644
--- a//connect/latest/adminguide/create-replica-connect-instance.md
+++ b//connect/latest/adminguide/create-replica-connect-instance.md
@@ -30 +30,5 @@ You call the [ReplicateInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIR
-###### Contents
+###### Note
+
+The `replicaAlias` attribute in the [ReplicateInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ReplicateInstance.html) API is now optional to support global routing for Connect Customer Global Resiliency (ACGR) instances. When you onboard to ACGR without global routing, you **must** specify a custom `replicaAlias` in your API call.
+
+###### Topics
@@ -44 +48 @@ You call the [ReplicateInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIR
-  * Find the source Region of your instance
+  * How to find the source Region of your Connect Customer instances