# StartContactMediaProcessing


 Enables in-flight message processing for an ongoing chat session. Message processing will stay active for the rest of the chat, even if an individual contact segment ends. 

## Request Syntax


```
POST /contact/start-contact-media-processing HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "ContactId": "string",
   "FailureMode": "string",
   "InstanceId": "string",
   "ProcessorArn": "string"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters


The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body


The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [ContactId](#API_StartContactMediaProcessing_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-StartContactMediaProcessing-request-ContactId"></a>
The identifier of the contact.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

 ** [FailureMode](#API_StartContactMediaProcessing_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-StartContactMediaProcessing-request-FailureMode"></a>
 The desired behavior for failed message processing.   
Type: String  
Valid Values: `DELIVER_UNPROCESSED_MESSAGE | DO_NOT_DELIVER_UNPROCESSED_MESSAGE`   
Required: No

 ** [InstanceId](#API_StartContactMediaProcessing_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-StartContactMediaProcessing-request-InstanceId"></a>
The identifier of the Amazon Connect instance. You can [find the instance ID](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/adminguide/find-instance-arn.html) in the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Required: No

 ** [ProcessorArn](#API_StartContactMediaProcessing_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-StartContactMediaProcessing-request-ProcessorArn"></a>
 The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Lambda processor. You can find the Amazon Resource Name of the lambda in the lambda console.   
Type: String  
Required: No

## Response Syntax


```
HTTP/1.1 200
```

## Response Elements


If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

## Errors


For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Errors](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have sufficient permissions to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** InternalServiceException **   
Request processing failed because of an error or failure with the service.    
 ** Message **   
The message.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidParameterException **   
One or more of the specified parameters are not valid.    
 ** Message **   
The message about the parameters.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidRequestException **   
The request is not valid.    
 ** Message **   
The message about the request.  
 ** Reason **   
Reason why the request was invalid.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** LimitExceededException **   
The allowed limit for the resource has been exceeded.    
 ** Message **   
The message about the limit.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource was not found.    
 ** Message **   
The message about the resource.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceQuotaExceededException **   
The service quota has been exceeded.    
 ** Reason **   
The reason for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 402

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/connect-2017-08-08/StartContactMediaProcessing)