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Start Chat Contact Request Structure

StartChatContactRequest schema from Amazon Connect Service API

Type: object Properties: 7 Required: 3
ChatContact CenterCustomer ServiceVoiceArtificial IntelligenceOmnichannel

StartChatContactRequest is a JSON Structure definition published by Amazon Connect, describing 7 properties, of which 3 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

InstanceId ContactFlowId Attributes ParticipantDetails InitialMessage ClientToken ChatDurationInMinutes

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-connect/refs/heads/main/json-structure/start-chat-contact-request-structure.json",
  "name": "StartChatContactRequest",
  "description": "StartChatContactRequest schema from Amazon Connect Service API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "InstanceId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The identifier of the Amazon Connect instance.",
      "example": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE"
    },
    "ContactFlowId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The identifier of the contact flow for initiating the chat.",
      "example": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-77777EXAMPLE"
    },
    "Attributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A custom key-value pair using an attribute map.",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "ParticipantDetails": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "DisplayName"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "DisplayName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Display name of the participant.",
          "example": "Jane Smith"
        }
      }
    },
    "InitialMessage": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "ContentType": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "text/plain"
        },
        "Content": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "Hello, I need help with my order."
        }
      }
    },
    "ClientToken": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Idempotency token."
    },
    "ChatDurationInMinutes": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "The total duration of the newly started chat session.",
      "example": 60
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ContactFlowId",
    "InstanceId",
    "ParticipantDetails"
  ]
}

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