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StillWaitingResponseSpecification - Amazon Lex API Reference

StillWaitingResponseSpecification

Defines the messages that Amazon Lex sends to a user to remind them that the bot is waiting for a response.

Contents

frequencyInSeconds

How often a message should be sent to the user. Minimum of 1 second, maximum of 5 minutes.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 300.

Required: Yes

messageGroups

One or more message groups, each containing one or more messages, that define the prompts that Amazon Lex sends to the user.

Type: Array of MessageGroup objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 5 items.

Required: Yes

timeoutInSeconds

If Amazon Lex waits longer than this length of time for a response, it will stop sending messages.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 900.

Required: Yes

allowInterrupt

Indicates that the user can interrupt the response by speaking while the message is being played.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

See Also

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

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