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# ActiveContextTimeToLive
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The length of time or number of turns that a context remains active.

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 ** timeToLiveInSeconds **   <a name="lex-Type-runtime_ActiveContextTimeToLive-timeToLiveInSeconds"></a>
The number of seconds that the context should be active after it is first sent in a `PostContent` or `PostText` response. You can set the value between 5 and 86,400 seconds (24 hours).  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 5. Maximum value of 86400.  
Required: No

 ** turnsToLive **   <a name="lex-Type-runtime_ActiveContextTimeToLive-turnsToLive"></a>
The number of conversation turns that the context should be active. A conversation turn is one `PostContent` or `PostText` request and the corresponding response from Amazon Lex.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 20.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/runtime.lex-2016-11-28/ActiveContextTimeToLive) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/runtime.lex-2016-11-28/ActiveContextTimeToLive) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/runtime.lex-2016-11-28/ActiveContextTimeToLive)