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Exporting and Importing in Amazon Lex Format

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Exporting and Importing in Amazon Lex Format - 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. .

To export bots, intents, and slot types, from Amazon Lex with the intention of reimporting into Amazon Lex, you use create a JSON file in Amazon Lex format. You can edit your resources in this file and import it back into Amazon Lex. For example, you can add utterances to an intent and then import the changed intent back into your account. You can also use the JSON format to share a resource. For example, you can export a bot from one AWS Region and then import it into another Region. Or you can send the JSON file to a colleague to share a bot.

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