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# AWS::Lex::Bot WaitAndContinueSpecification
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Specifies the prompts that Amazon Lex uses while a bot is waiting for customer input. 

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[ContinueResponse](#cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-continueresponse)" : ResponseSpecification,
  "[IsActive](#cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-isactive)" : Boolean,
  "[StillWaitingResponse](#cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-stillwaitingresponse)" : StillWaitingResponseSpecification,
  "[WaitingResponse](#cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-waitingresponse)" : ResponseSpecification
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [ContinueResponse](#cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-continueresponse): 
    ResponseSpecification
  [IsActive](#cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-isactive): Boolean
  [StillWaitingResponse](#cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-stillwaitingresponse): 
    StillWaitingResponseSpecification
  [WaitingResponse](#cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-waitingresponse): 
    ResponseSpecification
```

## Properties
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`ContinueResponse`  <a name="cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-continueresponse"></a>
The response that Amazon Lex sends to indicate that the bot is ready to continue the conversation.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: [ResponseSpecification](aws-properties-lex-bot-responsespecification.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`IsActive`  <a name="cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-isactive"></a>
Specifies whether the bot will wait for a user to respond. When this field is false, wait and continue responses for a slot aren't used. If the `IsActive` field isn't specified, the default is true.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Boolean  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`StillWaitingResponse`  <a name="cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-stillwaitingresponse"></a>
A response that Amazon Lex sends periodically to the user to indicate that the bot is still waiting for input from the user.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [StillWaitingResponseSpecification](aws-properties-lex-bot-stillwaitingresponsespecification.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`WaitingResponse`  <a name="cfn-lex-bot-waitandcontinuespecification-waitingresponse"></a>
The response that Amazon Lex sends to indicate that the bot is waiting for the conversation to continue.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: [ResponseSpecification](aws-properties-lex-bot-responsespecification.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)