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AMAZON.DURATION - Amazon Lex V1

End of support notice: On September 15, 2025, AWS will discontinue support for Amazon Lex V1. After September 15, 2025, you will no longer be able to access the Amazon Lex V1 console or Amazon Lex V1 resources. If you are using Amazon Lex V2, refer to the Amazon Lex V2 guide instead. .

End of support notice: On September 15, 2025, AWS will discontinue support for Amazon Lex V1. After September 15, 2025, you will no longer be able to access the Amazon Lex V1 console or Amazon Lex V1 resources. If you are using Amazon Lex V2, refer to the Amazon Lex V2 guide instead. .

Converts words that indicate durations into a numeric duration.

The duration is resolved to a format based on the ISO-8601 duration format, PnYnMnWnDTnHnMnS. The P indicates that this is a duration, the n is a numeric value, and the capital letter following the n is the specific date or time element. For example, P3D means 3 days. A T is used to indicate that the remaining values represent time elements rather than date elements.

Examples:

  • "ten minutes": PT10M

  • "five hours": PT5H

  • "three days": P3D

  • "forty five seconds": PT45S

  • "eight weeks": P8W

  • "seven years": P7Y

  • "five hours ten minutes": PT5H10M

  • "two years three hours ten minutes": P2YT3H10M

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