# ActiveContextTimeToLive


The time that a context is active. You can specify the time to live in seconds or in conversation turns.

## Contents


 ** timeToLiveInSeconds **   <a name="lexv2-Type-runtime_ActiveContextTimeToLive-timeToLiveInSeconds"></a>
The number of seconds that the context is active. You can specify between 5 and 86400 seconds (24 hours).  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 5. Maximum value of 86400.  
Required: Yes

 ** turnsToLive **   <a name="lexv2-Type-runtime_ActiveContextTimeToLive-turnsToLive"></a>
The number of turns that the context is active. You can specify up to 20 turns. Each request and response from the bot is a turn.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 20.  
Required: Yes

## See Also


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/runtime.lex.v2-2020-08-07/ActiveContextTimeToLive) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/runtime.lex.v2-2020-08-07/ActiveContextTimeToLive) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/runtime.lex.v2-2020-08-07/ActiveContextTimeToLive)