# SlotSummary
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Summary information about a slot, a value that the bot elicits from the user.

## Contents
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 ** description **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotSummary-description"></a>
The description of the slot.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 2000.  
Required: No

 ** lastUpdatedDateTime **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotSummary-lastUpdatedDateTime"></a>
The timestamp of the last date and time that the slot was updated.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** slotConstraint **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotSummary-slotConstraint"></a>
Whether the slot is required or optional. An intent is complete when all required slots are filled.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `Required | Optional`   
Required: No

 ** slotId **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotSummary-slotId"></a>
The unique identifier of the slot.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 10.  
Pattern: `^[0-9a-zA-Z]+$`   
Required: No

 ** slotName **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotSummary-slotName"></a>
The name given to the slot.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Pattern: `^([0-9a-zA-Z][_-]?){1,100}$`   
Required: No

 ** slotTypeId **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotSummary-slotTypeId"></a>
The unique identifier for the slot type that defines the values for the slot.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 25.  
Pattern: `^((AMAZON\.)[a-zA-Z_]+?|[0-9a-zA-Z]+)$`   
Required: No

 ** valueElicitationPromptSpecification **   <a name="lexv2-Type-SlotSummary-valueElicitationPromptSpecification"></a>
Prompts that are sent to the user to elicit a value for the slot.  
Type: [PromptSpecification](API_PromptSpecification.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/SlotSummary) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/SlotSummary) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/models.lex.v2-2020-08-07/SlotSummary)