diff --git a/cloudformation/global/api.go b/cloudformation/global/api.go
index 86e12e3784..fd2951f96e 100644
--- a/cloudformation/global/api.go
+++ b/cloudformation/global/api.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ type Api struct {
 	// Models AWS CloudFormation Property
 	// Required: false
 	// See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/sam-resource-api.html#sam-api-models
-	Models *map[string]string `json:"Models,omitempty"`
+	Models *map[string]interface{} `json:"Models,omitempty"`
 
 	// Name AWS CloudFormation Property
 	// Required: false
diff --git a/cloudformation/serverless/aws-serverless-api.go b/cloudformation/serverless/aws-serverless-api.go
index ff06acce23..b6a7500b23 100644
--- a/cloudformation/serverless/aws-serverless-api.go
+++ b/cloudformation/serverless/aws-serverless-api.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ type Api struct {
 	// Models AWS CloudFormation Property
 	// Required: false
 	// See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/sam-resource-api.html#sam-api-models
-	Models map[string]string `json:"Models,omitempty"`
+	Models map[string]interface{} `json:"Models,omitempty"`
 
 	// Name AWS CloudFormation Property
 	// Required: false
diff --git a/generate/sam-2016-10-31.json b/generate/sam-2016-10-31.json
index a0c693b5ae..3db5518f6a 100644
--- a/generate/sam-2016-10-31.json
+++ b/generate/sam-2016-10-31.json
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
                     "Documentation": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/sam-resource-api.html#sam-api-models",
                     "Required": false,
                     "Type": "Map",
-                    "PrimitiveItemType": "String",
+                    "PrimitiveItemType": "Map",
                     "UpdateType": "Immutable"
                 },
                 "Tags": {
diff --git a/schema/sam.go b/schema/sam.go
index 95648072a2..35de80a614 100644
--- a/schema/sam.go
+++ b/schema/sam.go
@@ -144572,7 +144572,7 @@ var SamSchema = `{
                             "additionalProperties": true,
                             "patternProperties": {
                                 "^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$": {
-                                    "type": "string"
+                                    "type": "object"
                                 }
                             },
                             "type": "object"
@@ -157367,7 +157367,7 @@ var SamSchema = `{
                             "additionalProperties": true,
                             "patternProperties": {
                                 "^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$": {
-                                    "type": "string"
+                                    "type": "object"
                                 }
                             },
                             "type": "object"
diff --git a/schema/sam.schema.json b/schema/sam.schema.json
index 64abcce308..a2019769fd 100644
--- a/schema/sam.schema.json
+++ b/schema/sam.schema.json
@@ -144567,7 +144567,7 @@
                             "additionalProperties": true,
                             "patternProperties": {
                                 "^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$": {
-                                    "type": "string"
+                                    "type": "object"
                                 }
                             },
                             "type": "object"
@@ -157362,7 +157362,7 @@
                             "additionalProperties": true,
                             "patternProperties": {
                                 "^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$": {
-                                    "type": "string"
+                                    "type": "object"
                                 }
                             },
                             "type": "object"