Step 1: Set up an AWS Account and create an administrator User
Before you use Amazon Lex V2 for the first time, complete the following tasks:
Sign Up for AWS
If you already have an AWS account, skip this task.
When you sign up for Amazon Web Services (AWS), your AWS account is automatically signed up for all services in AWS, including Amazon Lex V2. You are charged only for the services that you use.
With Amazon Lex V2, you pay only for the resources that you use. If
you are a new AWS customer, you can get started with Amazon Lex V2
for free. For more information, see AWS Free Usage
Tier
If you already have an AWS account, skip to the next task. If you don't have an AWS account, use the following procedure to create one.
To create an AWS account
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To create an AWS account, see How do I create and activate a new AWS account?
in the AWS Knowledge Center.
Write down your AWS account ID because you'll need it for the next task.
Create an IAM user
Services in AWS, such as Amazon Lex V2, require that you provide credentials when you access them so that the service can determine whether you have permissions to access the resources owned by that service.
Create an IAM user account to access your account for Amazon Lex V2. For comprehensive guidance on IAM user creation, see Getting started with IAM in the IAM User Guide.
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Use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to create an IAM user
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Add the user to an IAM group with administrative permissions
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Grant administrative permissions to the IAM user that you created.
You can then access AWS using a special URL and the IAM user's credentials.
The Getting Started exercises in this guide assume that you
have a user (adminuser) with administrator
privileges. Follow the procedure to create
adminuser in your account.
To create an administrator user and sign in to the console
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Create an administrator user called
adminuserin your AWS account. For instructions, see Creating Your First IAM user and Administrators Group in the IAM User Guide. -
As a user, you can sign in to the AWS Management Console using a special URL. For more information, How Users Sign In to Your Account in the IAM User Guide.
For more information about IAM, see the IAM User Guide.
Common Setup Issues
If you encounter issues during account setup, here are common solutions:
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Permission Denied Errors – Ensure your IAM user has the necessary Amazon Lex V2 permissions. For getting started, administrator permissions are recommended. For detailed information about Amazon Lex V2 permissions, see the Security section in this guide.
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Console Access Issues – Make sure you're signing in with the correct IAM user URL for your account, not the root AWS console. For more information about IAM best practices, see the Security section in this guide.
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Region Availability – Amazon Lex V2 is not available in all AWS regions. Check the Amazon Lex endpoints and quotas to confirm availability in your preferred region. For information about supported locales, see Languages and locales supported by Amazon Lex V2.
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Free Tier Limits – Monitor your usage to stay within free tier limits: 10,000 text requests and 5,000 speech requests per month. For detailed pricing information, see Amazon Lex Pricing
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Quota Limits – If you encounter service limits, review the current quotas and request increases if needed. For more information, see Guidelines and best practices.
For additional troubleshooting help, see the Monitoring section in this guide for information about error logs and debugging.
Grant programmatic access
For information about how to get your access key ID and secret access key, see Understanding and getting your AWS credentials in the AWS General Reference.
Developer Environment Setup
For Developers: If you plan to use the AWS CLI or SDKs, you'll also want to configure your development environment. Install the AWS CLI and configure it with your access keys. For detailed instructions, see Installing the AWS CLI. For SDK examples, see Bot examples.
Next step
Step 2: Getting started (console)
