Using the console - Amazon Lex

Using the console

Attach a Lambda function to a bot alias

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Lex console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/lex/.

  2. Choose Bots from the left side panel and from the list of bots, choose the name of the bot that you want to attach a Lambda function to.

  3. From the left side panel, select Aliases under the Deployment menu.

  4. From the list of aliases, choose the name of the alias that you want to attach a Lambda function to.

  5. In the Languages panel, select the language that you want a Lambda function to. Select Manage languages in alias to add a language if it is not present in the panel.

  6. In the Source dropdown menu, choose the name of the Lambda function that you want to attach.

  7. In the Lambda function version or alias dropdown menu, choose the version or alias of the Lambda function that you want to use. Then select Save. The same Lambda function is used for all intents in a language supported by the bot.

Set an intent to invoke the Lambda function

  1. After selecting a bot, select Intents in the left side menu under the language of the bot for which you want to invoke the Lambda function.

  2. Choose the intent in which you want to invoke the Lambda function to open the intent editor.

  3. There are two options for setting the Lambda code hook:

    1. To invoke the Lambda function after every step of the conversation, scroll to the Code hooks section at the bottom of the intent editor and select the Use a Lambda function for initialization and validation check box, as in the following image:

      The code hooks section of the Amazon Lex V2 intent editor.

    2. Alternatively, use the Dialog code hook section in the conversation stages at which to invoke the Lambda function. The Dialog code hook section appears as follows:

      The code hooks section of the Amazon Lex V2 intent editor.

      There are two ways to control how Amazon Lex V2 calls the code hook for a response:

      • Toggle the Active button to mark it as active or inactive. When a code hook is active, Amazon Lex V2 will call the code hook. When the code hook is inactive, Amazon Lex V2 does not run the code hook.

      • Expand the Lambda dialog code hook section and select the Invoke Lambda function check box to mark it as enabled or disabled. You can only enable or disable a code hook when it is marked active. When it is marked enabled, the code hook is run normally. When it is disabled, the code hook is not called and Amazon Lex V2 acts as if the code hook returned successfully. To configure responses after the dialog code hook succeeds, fails, or times out, select Advanced options

      The Lambda code hook can be invoked at the following conversation stages:

      • To invoke the function as the initial response, scroll to the Initial Response section, expand the arrow next to Response to acknowledge the user's request, and select Advanced options. Find the Dialog code hook section at the bottom of the menu that pops up.

      • To invoke the function after slot elicitation, scroll to the Slots section, expand the arrow next to the relevant Prompt for slot, and select Advanced options. Find the Dialog code hook section near the bottom of the menu that pops up, just above Default values.

        You can also invoke the function after each elicitation. To do this, expand Bot elicits information in the Slot prompts section, select More prompt options, and select the check box next to Invoke Lambda code hook after each elicitation.

      • To invoke the function for intent confirmation, scroll to the Confirmation section, expand the arrow next to Prompts to confirm the intent, and select Advanced options. Find the Dialog code hook section at the bottom of the menu that pops up.

      • To invoke the function for intent fulfillment, scroll to the Fulfillment section. Toggle the Active button to set the code hook to active. Expand the arrow next to On successful fulfillment, and select Advanced options. Select the check box next to Use a Lambda function for fulfillment under the Fulfillment Lambda code hook section to set the code hook to enabled.

  4. Once you set the conversation stages at which to invoke the Lambda function, Build the bot again to test the function.