The Amazon Connect admin guide states that the Lex Start Silence Threshold (x-amz-lex:audio:start-timeout-ms) defaults to 3000 milliseconds.

disputed · Checked 2026-09-30

Default = 3000 milliseconds (3 seconds).
Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Product
Amazon Connect
Subsystem
lex-integration
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-30
Status
disputed
Checked
2026-09-30

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Modernizing a DTMF IVR to conversational AI: source note ivr-modernization-connect-start-silence-3000. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/ivr-modernization-connect-start-silence-3000

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-ivr-modernization-connect-start-silence-3000,
  title  = {Modernizing a DTMF IVR to conversational AI: source note ivr-modernization-connect-start-silence-3000},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/ivr-modernization-connect-start-silence-3000},
  note   = {Source note ivr-modernization-connect-start-silence-3000, checked 2026-09-30}
}

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