Adapter - Amazon Lex
This page describes version 2.0.7 of the adapter.
Overview
This adapter uses the the Amazon Web Service Lex API to send user input to Amazon Lex. Requests are sent to Amazon Lex at runtime. Amazon Lex then interprets the user input using the machine learning model it built for the bot.
A valid AWS account is needed to use this adapter. Please refer to Amazon's Documentation for information about Amazon's Lex API.
Configuration
All of the Amazon adapters, require a region, accessKey and secretKey. The regions list can be in Amazon's documentation. The accessKey and secretKey are accessed by logging in to your amazon account.
Accessing Secret Key
The secretKey can only be accessed once, directly after the accessKey and secretKey are generated.
Properties
| Name | Display | Is Required | Comments | Type | Default Value | Maximum Value | Minimum Value | Maximum Length | Minimum Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| region | AWS Region | True | The Amazon (AWS) region to run Lex commands. | string | us-east-1 | 1024 | 1 | ||
| accessKey | Access Key | True | The Amazon account's Access Key. | password | 1024 | 1 | |||
| secretKey | Secret Key | True | The Amazon account's Secret Key. | password | 1024 | 1 |
Commands
Post Text (postText)
Sends user input to Amazon Lex. Client applications can use this API to send requests to Amazon Lex at runtime. Amazon Lex then interprets the user input using the machine learning model it built for the bot. In response Amazon Lex returns the next message to convey to the user an optional responseCard to display
Request Properties
| Name | Display | Description | Is Required | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| userId | User ID | The ID of the client application user. Amazon Lex uses this to identify a user's conversation with your bot. At runtime, each request must contain the userID field. | True | string |
| botAlias | BOT Alias | The alias of the Amazon Lex bot. | False | string |
| botName | BOT Name | The name of the Amazon Lex bot. | True | string |
| inputText | Input Text | The text that the user entered (Amazon Lex interprets this text). | True | string |
Response Properties
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| dialogState.Value | Identifies the current state of the user interaction. | string |
| intentName | The current user intent that Amazon Lex is aware of. | string |
| message | The message to convey to the user. | string |
| messageFormat.Value | The format of the response message. (PlainText, CustomPayload, SSML or Composite) | string |
| responseCard | Represents the options that the user has to respond to the current prompt. | string |
| sessionAttributes | A map of key-value pairs representing the session-specific context information. | string |
| slots | The intent slots that Amazon Lex detected from the user input in the conversation. | string |
| slotToElicit | If the dialogState value is ElicitSlot, returns the name of the slot for which Amazon Lex is eliciting a value. | string |
Get Session (getSession)
Returns session information for a specified bot, alias, and user ID.
Request Properties
| Name | Display | Description | Is Required | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| userId | User ID | The ID of the client application user. Amazon Lex uses this to identify a user's conversation with your bot. At runtime, each request must contain the userID field. | True | string |
| botAlias | BOT Alias | The alias of the Amazon Lex bot. | False | string |
| botName | BOT Name | The name of the Amazon Lex bot. | True | string |
| checkpointLabelFilter | Checkpoint Label Filter | A string used to filter the intents returned in the recentIntentSummaryView structure. | False | string |
Response Properties
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| dialogAction.IntentName | The current user intent that Amazon Lex is aware of. | string |
| dialogAction.SlotToElicit | If the dialogState value is ElicitSlot, returns the name of the slot for which Amazon Lex is eliciting a value.If the dialogState value is ElicitSlot, returns the name of the slot for which Amazon Lex is eliciting a value. | string |
| dialogAction.Type.Value | Describes the current state of the bot. | string |
| recentIntentSummaryView | An array of information about the intents used in the session. The array can contain a maximum of three summaries. | array |
| recentIntentSummaryView.checkpointLabel | A user-defined label that identifies a particular intent. You can use this label to return to a previous intent. | string |
| recentIntentSummaryView.confirmationStatus | The status of the intent after the user responds to the confirmation prompt. | string |
| recentIntentSummaryView.dialogActionType | The next action that the bot should take in its interaction with the user. | string |
| recentIntentSummaryView.fullfilmentState | The fulfillment state of the intent. (Failed, Fulfilled or ReadyForFulfilment) | string |
| recentIntentSummaryView.intentName | The name of the intent. | string |
| recentIntentSummaryView.slots | Map of the slots that have been gathered and their values. | string |
| recentIntentSummaryView.slotToElicit | The next slot to elicit from the user. If there is not a slot to elicit, the field is blank. | string |
| message | The message to convey to the user. | string |
| messageFormat.Value | The format of the response message. (PlainText, CustomPayload, SSML or Composite) | string |
| responseCard | Represents the options that the user has to respond to the current prompt. | string |
| sessionAttributes | A map of key-value pairs representing the session-specific context information. | string |
| sessionId | A unique identifier for the session. | string |
Delete Session (deleteSession)
Removes session information for a specified bot, alias, and user ID.
Request Properties
| Name | Display | Description | Is Required | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| userId | User ID | The ID of the client application user. Amazon Lex uses this to identify a user's conversation with your bot. At runtime, each request must contain the userID field. | True | string |
| botAlias | BOT Alias | The alias of the Amazon Lex bot. | False | string |
| botName | BOT Name | The name of the Amazon Lex bot. | True | string |
Response Properties
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| botAlias | The alias in use for the bot associated with the session data. | string |
| botName | The name of the bot associated with the session data. | string |
| sessionId | The unique identifier for the session. | string |
| userId | The ID of the client application user. | string |
Release History
| Version | Type | Description | Tracking # | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.1 | Initial | First release in the Adapter Type store. | ||
| 2.0.4 | Maintenance | Updated third-party components and improved maintainability. | NAP-11518 | |
| 2.0.5 | Maintenance | Updated third-party components and improved maintainability. | NAP-23945 | 2022-11-29 |
| 2.0.6 | Maintenance | Updated third-party components and improved maintainability. | NAP-27635 | 2024-07-31 |
| 2.0.7 | Maintenance | Updated third-party components and improved maintainability. | NAP-27635 | 2024-12-18 |