Amazon Lex

name: Amazon Lex
description: Amazon Lex is a fully managed artificial intelligence (AI) service with advanced natural language models to design,
  build, test, and deploy conversational interfaces in applications. It provides the deep learning functionalities of automatic
  speech recognition (ASR) for converting speech to text, and natural language understanding (NLU) to recognize the intent
  of the text, enabling you to build applications with highly engaging user experiences and lifelike conversational interactions.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://apis.io/amazon-lex
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-lex:amazon-lex-bots-api
  name: Amazon Lex Bots API
  description: Lex bot management
  baseURL: https://models-v2-lex.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Bots
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-lex-bots-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lex/latest/dg/what-is.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/json-schema.yml
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/json-ld.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lex/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lex/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lex/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-lex-bot-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-lex-intent-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-lex-context.jsonld
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-lex/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-lex-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-lex-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-lex-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-lex-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-lex-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/lex/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lex/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/
- type: github
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/lex/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: knowledge-center
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/amazon-lex
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Security
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/security/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Automatic Speech Recognition
    description: Convert speech to text with high accuracy using the same deep learning technology as Amazon Alexa.
  - name: Natural Language Understanding
    description: Understand the intent behind user input to build conversational interfaces.
  - name: Multi-Channel Deployment
    description: Deploy bots across web, mobile, messaging channels (Slack, Facebook Messenger, Twilio), and contact centers.
  - name: Amazon Connect Integration
    description: Build intelligent contact center bots with native integration with Amazon Connect.
  - name: Streaming Conversations
    description: Support multi-turn streaming conversations for complex dialog flows.
  - name: Intent Recognition
    description: Recognize user intents and extract slot values from natural language input.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Customer Service Chatbot
    description: Build self-service chatbots for customer support and FAQ handling.
  - name: Contact Center Automation
    description: Automate contact center interactions with intelligent IVR and agent assist.
  - name: Internal Help Desk
    description: Create employee-facing bots for IT help desk and HR self-service.
  - name: E-Commerce Assistant
    description: Build shopping assistants that understand natural language product queries.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon Connect
    description: Deploy Lex bots in Amazon Connect contact flows for IVR and agent assist.
  - name: Amazon Kendra
    description: Combine Lex for dialog management with Kendra for intelligent document search.
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Use Lambda for fulfillment logic and business rules in bot conversations.
  - name: Amazon Polly
    description: Convert bot text responses to natural speech using Amazon Polly TTS.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-lex-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-lex-vocabulary.yaml
maintainer:
  name: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com