For Lex V2 bots, barge-in (caller interrupting the bot prompt by voice) is enabled by default; it can be disabled per slot prompt in the Lex console or controlled with the x-amz-lex:allow-interrupt:<intent>:<slot> session attribute.

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
AWS
Product
Amazon Connect with Amazon Lex V2
Subsystem
barge-in
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Amazon Lex bots in Amazon Connect: source note amazon-connect-lex-bots-barge-in-v2-default-on. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/amazon-connect-lex-bots-barge-in-v2-default-on

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-amazon-connect-lex-bots-barge-in-v2-default-on,
  title  = {Amazon Lex bots in Amazon Connect: source note amazon-connect-lex-bots-barge-in-v2-default-on},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/amazon-connect-lex-bots-barge-in-v2-default-on},
  note   = {Source note amazon-connect-lex-bots-barge-in-v2-default-on, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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