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# GetIntents


Returns intent information as follows: 
+ If you specify the `nameContains` field, returns the `$LATEST` version of all intents that contain the specified string.
+  If you don't specify the `nameContains` field, returns information about the `$LATEST` version of all intents. 

 The operation requires permission for the `lex:GetIntents` action. 

## Request Syntax


```
GET /intents/?maxResults=maxResults&nameContains=nameContains&nextToken=nextToken HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters


The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [maxResults](#API_GetIntents_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetIntents-request-uri-maxResults"></a>
The maximum number of intents to return in the response. The default is 10.  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 50.

 ** [nameContains](#API_GetIntents_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetIntents-request-uri-nameContains"></a>
Substring to match in intent names. An intent will be returned if any part of its name matches the substring. For example, "xyz" matches both "xyzabc" and "abcxyz."  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Pattern: `^([A-Za-z]_?)+$` 

 ** [nextToken](#API_GetIntents_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetIntents-request-uri-nextToken"></a>
A pagination token that fetches the next page of intents. If the response to this API call is truncated, Amazon Lex returns a pagination token in the response. To fetch the next page of intents, specify the pagination token in the next request. 

## Request Body


The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax


```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "intents": [ 
      { 
         "createdDate": number,
         "description": "string",
         "lastUpdatedDate": number,
         "name": "string",
         "version": "string"
      }
   ],
   "nextToken": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements


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

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [intents](#API_GetIntents_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetIntents-response-intents"></a>
An array of `Intent` objects. For more information, see [PutBot](API_PutBot.md).  
Type: Array of [IntentMetadata](API_IntentMetadata.md) objects

 ** [nextToken](#API_GetIntents_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lex-GetIntents-response-nextToken"></a>
If the response is truncated, the response includes a pagination token that you can specify in your next request to fetch the next page of intents.   
Type: String

## Errors


 ** BadRequestException **   
The request is not well formed. For example, a value is invalid or a required field is missing. Check the field values, and try again.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InternalFailureException **   
An internal Amazon Lex error occurred. Try your request again.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** LimitExceededException **   
The request exceeded a limit. Try your request again.  
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** NotFoundException **   
The resource specified in the request was not found. Check the resource and try again.  
HTTP Status Code: 404

## 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/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/lex-models-2017-04-19/GetIntents)