GetSlotType - Amazon Lex V1
Request SyntaxURI Request ParametersRequest BodyResponse SyntaxResponse ElementsErrorsSee Also

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GetSlotType

Returns information about a specific version of a slot type. In addition to specifying the slot type name, you must specify the slot type version.

This operation requires permissions for the lex:GetSlotType action.

Request Syntax

GET /slottypes/name/versions/version HTTP/1.1

URI Request Parameters

The request uses the following URI parameters.

name

The name of the slot type. The name is case sensitive.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.

Pattern: ^([A-Za-z]_?)+$

Required: Yes

version

The version of the slot type.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: \$LATEST|[0-9]+

Required: Yes

Request Body

The request does not have a request body.

Response Syntax

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "checksum": "string",
   "createdDate": number,
   "description": "string",
   "enumerationValues": [ 
      { 
         "synonyms": [ "string" ],
         "value": "string"
      }
   ],
   "lastUpdatedDate": number,
   "name": "string",
   "parentSlotTypeSignature": "string",
   "slotTypeConfigurations": [ 
      { 
         "regexConfiguration": { 
            "pattern": "string"
         }
      }
   ],
   "valueSelectionStrategy": "string",
   "version": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

checksum

Checksum of the $LATEST version of the slot type.

Type: String

createdDate

The date that the slot type was created.

Type: Timestamp

description

A description of the slot type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 200.

enumerationValues

A list of EnumerationValue objects that defines the values that the slot type can take.

Type: Array of EnumerationValue objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 10000 items.

lastUpdatedDate

The date that the slot type was updated. When you create a resource, the creation date and last update date are the same.

Type: Timestamp

name

The name of the slot type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.

Pattern: ^([A-Za-z]_?)+$

parentSlotTypeSignature

The built-in slot type used as a parent for the slot type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.

Pattern: ^((AMAZON\.)_?|[A-Za-z]_?)+

slotTypeConfigurations

Configuration information that extends the parent built-in slot type.

Type: Array of SlotTypeConfiguration objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 10 items.

valueSelectionStrategy

The strategy that Amazon Lex uses to determine the value of the slot. For more information, see PutSlotType.

Type: String

Valid Values: ORIGINAL_VALUE | TOP_RESOLUTION

version

The version of the slot type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: \$LATEST|[0-9]+

Errors

BadRequestException

The request is not well formed. For example, a value is invalid or a required field is missing. Check the field values, and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InternalFailureException

An internal Amazon Lex error occurred. Try your request again.

HTTP Status Code: 500

LimitExceededException

The request exceeded a limit. Try your request again.

HTTP Status Code: 429

NotFoundException

The resource specified in the request was not found. Check the resource and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 404

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: