Amazon Connect limits a sequence of Lambda functions in a flow to 20 seconds in total and times out with an error when the total is exceeded; putting a Play prompt block between functions breaks up the chain.

Checked 2026-10-02

Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Product
Amazon Connect
Subsystem
Lambda integration
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-10-02
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Troubleshooting Amazon Connect flows: source note amazon-connect-flow-troubleshooting-lambda-chain-20s. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/amazon-connect-flow-troubleshooting-lambda-chain-20s

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-amazon-connect-flow-troubleshooting-lambda-chain-20s,
  title  = {Troubleshooting Amazon Connect flows: source note amazon-connect-flow-troubleshooting-lambda-chain-20s},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/amazon-connect-flow-troubleshooting-lambda-chain-20s},
  note   = {Source note amazon-connect-flow-troubleshooting-lambda-chain-20s, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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