# Document history for Amazon Lex V2
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+ **Latest documentation update: **October 27th, 2025

The following table describes important changes in each release of Amazon Lex V2. For notification about updates to this documentation, you can subscribe to an RSS feed.

| Change | Description | Date | 
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| [Feature update](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/wait-and-continue.html) | Wait and continue is now available in additional locales: ca-ES, de-AT, de-DE, es-419, es-ES, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, pt-BR, pt-PT, zh-CN, zh-HK. For more information, see [Enabling the Amazon Lex V2 bot to wait for the user to provide more information during a pause](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/wait-and-continue.html). | October 27, 2025 | 
| [Feature update](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-slot-types-built-in.html) | AMAZON.Currency and AMAZON.Confirmation built-in slot types now support all locales. For more information, see [Built-in slot types](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-slot-types-built-in.html). | August 18, 2025 | 
| [Documentation update](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/assisted-nlu.html) | Updated documentation for Assisted NLU feature with improved examples and clarifications. For more information, see [Assisted NLU](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/assisted-nlu.html). | August 4, 2025 | 
| [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-intents-built-in.html) | You can use the AMAZON.BedrockAgentIntent built-in intent to connect your Amazon Lex V2 bot with Amazon Bedrock Agents and Knowledge Bases. For more information, see [AMAZON.BedrockAgentIntent built-in intent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-intent-bedrockagent.html). | July 3, 2025 | 
| [Update to AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReplicationPolicy) | Amazon Lex V2 updated the policy to allow replication of tags and ResourceBasedPolicy when using global resiliency see [AmazonLexReplicationPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReplicationPolicy). | June 24, 2025 | 
| [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/assisted-nlu.html) | You can now use Assisted NLU to improve intent classification and slot resolution in Amazon Lex V2. This feature uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance accuracy while staying within your bot's configured intents and slots. For more information, see [Assisted NLU](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/assisted-nlu.html). | June 11, 2025 | 
| [Update to feature (2025-06-03)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vocab.html) | You can use 17 new languages with your custom vocabularies in Amazon Lex V2. For more information, see [Custom vocabularies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vocab.html). | June 3, 2025 | 
| [New feature (2024-12-01)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-intents-built-in.html) | You can use the QinConnect built-in intent to connect your Amazon Lex V2 bot with Amazon Connect. For more information, see [QinConnect built-in intent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-intents-built-in.html). | December 1, 2024 | 
| [New feature (2024-10-01)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slot-currency.html) | You can use AMAZON.Currency built-in slot for US and Spanish locales in Amazon Lex V2. For more information, see [AMAZON.Currency](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slot-currency.html). | October 1, 2024 | 
| [Update to feature (2024-07-26)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-intent-qna.html) | The QnA built-in intent for generative AI now supports Bedrock Knowledge Base and Guardrails in Amazon Lex V2. For more information, see [AMAZON.QnAIntent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-intent-qna.html). | July 26, 2024 | 
| [Update to feature (2024-07-10)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/generative-features.html) | The QnA built-in intent for generative AI now supports Anthropic Claude 3 Haiku and Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet models in Amazon Lex V2. For more information, see [Optimize bot creation and performance with generative AI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/generative-features.html). | July 10, 2024 | 
| [Update to AWS managed policy (2024-05-10)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReadOnly) | Amazon Lex V2 added new permissions to the [AmazonLexReadOnly](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReadOnly) managed policy to allow read access to bot resources that have been replicated in other regions. | May 10, 2024 | 
| [Update to AWS managed policy (2024-04-15)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexFullAccess) | Amazon Lex V2 added new permissions to the [AmazonLexFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexFullAccess) managed policy to allow updating of replicated bot resources to other regions. | April 15, 2024 | 
| [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/lex.html) | Amazon Lex V2 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1). | March 22, 2024 | 
| [Update to AWS managed policy (2024-03-07)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReplicationPolicy) | Amazon Lex V2 added new permissions to the [AmazonLexReplicationPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReplicationPolicy) managed policy to allow updating of replicated bot resources to other regions. | March 7, 2024 | 
| [New function](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/paths-branching.html#branching-function) | You can use fn.LENGTH() function to determine the value length of a string value in Amazon Lex V2. For more information, see [Conditional branching - Functions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/paths-branching.html#branching-function). | March 4, 2024 | 
| [Update to feature (2024-02-28)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/generative-features.html) | The QnA built-in slot for generative AI capabilities in Amazon Lex V2 is now GA. For more information, see [Optimize bot creation and performance with generative AI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/generative-features.html). | February 28, 2024 | 
| [Update to AWS managed policy (2024-02-08)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexFullAccess) | Amazon Lex V2 added new permissions to the [AmazonLexFullAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexFullAccess) managed policy to allow replication of bot resources to other regions. | February 8, 2024 | 
| [New managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-updates) | Amazon Lex V2 added a managed policy providing permissions to replicate bot resources in other regions. For more information, see [AmazonLexReplicationPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReplicationPolicy). | February 8, 2024 | 
| [New feature (2024-02-08)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/global-resiliency.html) | You can use Global resiliency to replicate your bot in a second AWS region in Amazon Lex V2. For more information, see [Global resiliency](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/global-resiliency.html). | February 8, 2024 | 
| [New feature (2023-11-29)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/generative-features.html) | You can now take advantage of generative AI capabilities in Amazon Lex V2. For more information, see [Optimize bot creation and performance with generative AI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/generative-features.html). | November 29, 2023 | 
| [New feature (2023-11-08)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/monitoring-selective-logging.html) | Amazon Lex V2 can now use selective logging to capture text and/or audio at the intent or slot level. For more information, see [Selective logging](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/monitoring-selective-logging.html). | November 8, 2023 | 
| [New feature (2023-08-17)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slots.html) | Amazon Lex V2 can now use a built-in slot to determine Yes/No/Maybe/Don't know responses using `AMAZON.Confirmation`. For more information, see [Built-in Slot Types](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slots.html). | August 17, 2023 | 
| [New feature (2023-07-18)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/analytics.html) | You can view the performance metrics of intents and slots, in addition to other conversational metrics using the analytics dashboard. For more information, see [Analytics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/analytics.html). | July 18, 2023 | 
| [New feature (2023-06-06)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/test-workbench.html) | You can improve the accuracy and fulfillment success of your bot with the Test Workbench. For more information, see [Test Workbench](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/test-workbench.html). | June 6, 2023 | 
| [New feature (2023-02-23)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/bot-templates.html) | You can now create bots from a template for some popular business verticals. For more information, see [Bot templates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/bot-templates.html). | February 23, 2023 | 
| [New feature (2023-02-09)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/network-of-bots.html) | You can now combine multiple bots into a network of bots to create an integrated customer experience. For more information, see [Network of bots](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/network-of-bots.html). | February 9, 2023 | 
| [New feature (2022-12-06)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the Gulf Arabic (United Arab Emirates), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Finnish (Finland), Norwegian (Norway), Polish (Poland), and Swedish (Sweden) locales. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | December 6, 2022 | 
| [Updated to AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReadOnly) | Amazon Lex V2 added new permissions to the [AmazonLexReadOnly](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AmazonLexReadOnly) managed policy to allow the display of custom vocabulary items. | November 29, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-11-07)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vocab.html) | Amazon Lex V2 can display an alternative representation for a phrase or word by using the console or APIs to customize the speech to text output. For more information, see [Creating a custom vocabulary for speech recognition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vocab.html). | November 7, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-10-28)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/grammar-weights.html) | Amazon Lex V2 can add a weight attribute to an item element that will represent the degree to which the phrase is boosted during speech recognition. For more information, see [Grammar Weights](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/grammar-weights.html). | October 28, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-10-19) (2022-10-19) - 2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vocab.html) | Amazon Lex V2 can display an alternative representation for a phrase or word in the final speech to text output. For more information, see [Creating a custom vocabulary for speech recognition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vocab.html). | October 19, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-10-19) (2022-10-19)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slots.html) | Amazon Lex V2 can be used to capture free form input from the end user made up of words or characters using `AMAZON.FreeFormInput`. For more information, see [Built-in Slot Types](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slots.html). | October 19, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-10-14)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the Hindi (India) and Dutch (The Netherlands) locales. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | October 14, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-09-22)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/session-attribs-speech.html) | There was an update to the way Amazon Lex V2 manages user input. Now you can select whether Amazon Lex V2 accepts text, audio or DTMF input at any point in the conversation flow. For more information, see [Configurable Attributes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/session-attribs-speech.html). | September 22, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-09-14)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/visual-conversation-builder.html) | There was an update to the way Amazon Lex V2 manages conversation flows. Visual conversation builder is a drag and drop conversation builder to easily design and visualize conversation paths. For more information, see [Visual Conversation Builder](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/visual-conversation-builder.html). | September 14, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-09-09)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/composite-slots.html) | There was an update to the way Amazon Lex V2 builds complex slots. You can now create complex subslots within slots to manage intents in complex conversation design. For more information, see [Building composite slots](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/composite-slots.html). | September 9, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-08-17)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-paths.html) | There was an update to the way Amazon Lex V2 manages the flow of conversational paths with your users. You can now create complex conversational paths by ordering the next step in the conversation. For more information, see [Creating conversation paths](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-paths.html). | August 17, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-07-05)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/configuring-prompts.html) | There was an update to the way Amazon Lex V2 manages the flow of conversations with your users. You can now create complex conversations by ordering the prompts. For more information, see [Configuring prompts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/configuring-prompts.html). | July 5, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-05-03)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/understanding-new-flows.html) | There was an update to the way Amazon Lex V2 manages the flow of conversations with your users. You can now create complex conversations using conditions. For more information, see [Understanding the new conversation flows](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/understanding-new-flows.html). | May 3, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-03-22)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/grammar-industry.html) | Added example industry grammars for the built-in grammar slot type. For more information, see [Industry grammars](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/grammar-industry.html). | March 22, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-03-18)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/contact-center-chime.html) | Added documentation about integrating Amazon Lex V2 with the Amazon Chime SDK. For more information, see [Amazon Chime SDK](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/contact-center-chime.html). | March 18, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-01-27)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/using-transcript-confidence-scores.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now provides confidence scores for voice transcriptions. Use the score to help determine the correct response from the user. For more information, see [Using voice transcription confidence scores](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/using-transcript-confidence-scores.html). | January 27, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-01-13)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/using-hints.html) | You can now add contextual and dynamic hints to slots to improve the accuracy of your bot. For more information, see [Using hints to improve accuracy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/using-hints.html).  | January 13, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-01-12)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vocab.html) | Amazon Lex V2 adds support for custom vocabularies to improve speech recognition for audio input. For more information, see [Creating a custom vocabulary to improve speech recognition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vocab.html).  | January 12, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-01-07)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vpc-interface-endpoints.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports AWS PrivateLink. For more information, see [ VPC endpoints (AWS PrivateLink) ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/vpc-interface-endpoints.html). | January 7, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2022-01-03)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the Catalan (Spain) locale. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | January 3, 2022 | 
| [New feature (2021-12-20) (2021-12-20) - 2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/creating-resources-with-cloudformation.html) | AWS CloudFormation now supports Amazon Lex V2. For more information, see [AWS CloudFormation resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/creating-resources-with-cloudformation.html).  | December 20, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-12-20) (2021-12-20)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-srgs.html) | You can now create slot types using your own custom grammar. For more information, see [Using a custom grammar slot type](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/building-srgs.html). | December 20, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-12-16)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), and Mandarin (PRC) locales. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | December 16, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-12-01)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/designing.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now provides a preview of the Automated Chatbot Designer to help you get started creating a chatbot from contact center transcripts. For more information, see [Using the Automated Chatbot Designer (Preview)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/designing.html).  | December 1, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-11-19) (2021-11-19) - 2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/API_VoiceSettings.html) | You can now use Amazon Polly neural text to speech (NTTS) voices for audio conversations with your users. For more information, see [Voices in Amazon Polly](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/voicelist.html).  | November 19, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-11-19) (2021-11-19)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/spelling-styles.html) | You can now use spell-by-letter and spell-by-word styles for entering slot values that Amazon Lex V2 has difficulty understanding. For more information, see [Using spelling styles to capture slot values](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/spelling-styles.html).  | November 19, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-11-09)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the English (South Africa) locale. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | November 9, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-11-05)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the German (Austria) locale. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | November 5, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-10-07)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/streaming-progress.html) | You can now provide users with update messages that play at the start of a fulfillment function and periodically while the function runs. You can also create messages that inform the user of status of fulfillment when the function is complete. For more information, see [Configuring fulfillment progress updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/streaming-progress.html).  | October 7, 2021 | 
| [Region expansion (2021-09-22)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/lex.html) | Amazon Lex V2 is now available in Africa (Cape Town) (af-south-1) and Asia Pacific (Seoul) (ap-northeast-2). | September 22, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-09-22)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/monitoring-utterances.html) | You can now view statistics for the utterances that your users send to your bot. For more information, see [Viewing utterance statistics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/monitoring-utterances.html).  | September 22, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-09-09)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the Korean (Korea) locale. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | September 9, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-07-27)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slot-uk-postal-code.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now provides a built-in slot type for UK postal codes. For more information, see [AMAZON.UKPostalCode](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slot-uk-postal-code.html).  | July 27, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-07-15)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the English (Indian) locale. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | July 15, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-07-13)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/migration.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now provides a tool to migrate a bot from Amazon Lex V1 to the Amazon Lex V2 API. For more information, see [Migrating a bot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/migration.html) in the *Amazon Lex Developer Guide*.  | July 13, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-06-26)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/reelicit-slots.html) | You can now configure your Amazon Lex V2 bot to re-elicit slots that have already been filled by setting slot values to null and configuring the conversation flow to loop back. This feature enables more dynamic conversations based on customer responses. For more information, see [Re-eliciting slots](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/reelicit-slots.html). | June 26, 2021 | 
| [New documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/guidelines.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now provides comprehensive guidelines and best practices for bot development to help you create more effective conversational experiences. For more information, see [Guidelines for Amazon Lex V2 bot development](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/guidelines.html). | June 26, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-06-15)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/multi-valued-slots.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now enables you to accept multiple values for a single slot in the English (US) language. For more information, see [Using multiple values in a slot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/multi-valued-slots.html). | June 15, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-06-11)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/quotas.html#quotas-service) | You can now build larger bots for English languages. For more information, see [Quotas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/quotas.html#quotas-service). | June 11, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-05-20)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security_iam_service-with-iam.html#security_iam_service-with-iam-resource-based-policies) | Use Amazon Lex V2 resource-based policies to manage access to your bots and bot aliases. For more information, see [ Resource-based policies within Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/security_iam_service-with-iam.html#security_iam_service-with-iam-resource-based-policies). | May 20, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-05-18)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/importing-exporting.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now enables you to import and export bots and bot locales. You can use this feature to copy bots and bot locales between accounts and AWS Regions. For more information, see [Importing and exporting](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/importing-exporting.html).  | May 18, 2021 | 
| [Region expansion (2021-05-17)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/lex.html) | Amazon Lex V2 is now available in Canada (Central) (ca-central-1). | May 17, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-04-01)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports the Japanese (Japan) locale. For more information, see [Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html). | April 1, 2021 | 
| [New feature (2021-03-12)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/built-in-slots.html) | Amazon Lex V2 now supports three new built-in slot types: `AMAZON.City`, `AMAZON.Country`, and `AMAZON.State`. | March 12, 2021 | 
| [New guide](#doc-history) | This is the first release of the *Amazon Lex V2 user guide*. | January 21, 2021 |