Lex V2's x-amz-lex:allow-interrupt attribute defaults to True and can be turned off selectively per intent and slot to stop callers interrupting a prompt.

Checked 2026-09-30

Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Product
Amazon Lex V2
Subsystem
session-attributes
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-30
Checked
2026-09-30

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Modernizing a DTMF IVR to conversational AI: source note ivr-modernization-lexv2-allow-interrupt. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/ivr-modernization-lexv2-allow-interrupt

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-ivr-modernization-lexv2-allow-interrupt,
  title  = {Modernizing a DTMF IVR to conversational AI: source note ivr-modernization-lexv2-allow-interrupt},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/ivr-modernization-lexv2-allow-interrupt},
  note   = {Source note ivr-modernization-lexv2-allow-interrupt, checked 2026-09-30}
}

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