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Function - Amazon Bedrock

Function

Defines parameters that the agent needs to invoke from the user to complete the function. Corresponds to an action in an action group.

This data type is used in the following API operations:

Contents

name

A name for the function.

Type: String

Pattern: ^([0-9a-zA-Z][_-]?){1,100}$

Required: Yes

description

A description of the function and its purpose.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1200.

Required: No

parameters

The parameters that the agent elicits from the user to fulfill the function.

Type: String to ParameterDetail object map

Key Pattern: ^([0-9a-zA-Z][_-]?){1,100}$

Required: No

requireConfirmation

Contains information if user confirmation is required to invoke the function.

Type: String

Valid Values: ENABLED | DISABLED

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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