---
title: "PUT /bots/{botId}/botversions/{botVersion}/botlocales/"
method: PUT
path: "/bots/{botId}/botversions/{botVersion}/botlocales/"
---

# PUT /bots/{botId}/botversions/{botVersion}/botlocales/

`PUT /bots/{botId}/botversions/{botVersion}/botlocales/`

Creates a locale in the bot. The locale contains the intents and slot types that the bot uses in conversations with users in the specified language and locale. You must add a locale to a bot before you can add intents and slot types to the bot.

## Path parameters

- `botId` string, required
- `botVersion` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `localeId` string, required — The identifier of the language and locale that the bot will be used in. The string must match one of the supported locales. All of the intents, slot types, and slots used in the bot must have the same locale. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/how-languages.html">Supported languages</a>.
  - `description` string — A description of the bot locale. Use this to help identify the bot locale in lists.
  - `nluIntentConfidenceThreshold` number, double, required — <p>Determines the threshold where Amazon Lex will insert the <code>AMAZON.FallbackIntent</code>, <code>AMAZON.KendraSearchIntent</code>, or both when returning alternative intents. <code>AMAZON.FallbackIntent</code> and <code>AMAZON.KendraSearchIntent</code> are only inserted if they are configured for the bot.</p> <p>For example, suppose a bot is configured with the confidence threshold of 0.80 and the <code>AMAZON.FallbackIntent</code>. Amazon Lex returns three alternative intents with the following confidence scores: IntentA (0.70), IntentB (0.60), IntentC (0.50). The response from the <code>RecognizeText</code> operation would be:</p> <ul> <li> <p>AMAZON.FallbackIntent</p> </li> <li> <p>IntentA</p> </li> <li> <p>IntentB</p> </li> <li> <p>IntentC</p> </li> </ul>
  - `voiceSettings` object — Defines settings for using an Amazon Polly voice to communicate with a user.
    - `voiceId` string — The identifier of the Amazon Polly voice to use.
    - `engine` 'standard' | 'neural' — <p>Indicates the type of Amazon Polly voice that Amazon Lex should use for voice interaction with the user. For more information, see the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/API_SynthesizeSpeech.html#polly-SynthesizeSpeech-request-Engine"> <code>engine</code> parameter of the <code>SynthesizeSpeech</code> operation</a> in the <i>Amazon Polly developer guide</i>.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value, the default is <code>standard</code>.</p>

## Response `202`

Success

- CreateBotLocaleResponse
  - `botId` string — The specified bot identifier.
  - `botVersion` string — The specified bot version.
  - `localeName` string — The specified locale name.
  - `localeId` string — The specified locale identifier.
  - `description` string — The specified description of the bot locale.
  - `nluIntentConfidenceThreshold` number, double — The specified confidence threshold for inserting the <code>AMAZON.FallbackIntent</code> and <code>AMAZON.KendraSearchIntent</code> intents.
  - `voiceSettings` object — The Amazon Polly voice ID that Amazon Lex uses for voice interaction with the user.
    - `voiceId` string, required — The identifier of the Amazon Polly voice to use.
    - `engine` 'standard' | 'neural' — <p>Indicates the type of Amazon Polly voice that Amazon Lex should use for voice interaction with the user. For more information, see the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/API_SynthesizeSpeech.html#polly-SynthesizeSpeech-request-Engine"> <code>engine</code> parameter of the <code>SynthesizeSpeech</code> operation</a> in the <i>Amazon Polly developer guide</i>.</p> <p>If you do not specify a value, the default is <code>standard</code>.</p>
  - `botLocaleStatus` 'Creating' | 'Building' | 'Built' | 'ReadyExpressTesting' | 'Failed' | 'Deleting' | 'NotBuilt' | 'Importing' | 'Processing' — <p>The status of the bot.</p> <p>When the status is <code>Creating</code> the bot locale is being configured. When the status is <code>Building</code> Amazon Lex is building the bot for testing and use.</p> <p>If the status of the bot is <code>ReadyExpressTesting</code>, you can test the bot using the exact utterances specified in the bots' intents. When the bot is ready for full testing or to run, the status is <code>Built</code>.</p> <p>If there was a problem with building the bot, the status is <code>Failed</code>. If the bot was saved but not built, the status is <code>NotBuilt</code>.</p>
  - `creationDateTime` string, date-time — A timestamp specifying the date and time that the bot locale was created.

## Other responses

- `480` — ThrottlingException
- `481` — ServiceQuotaExceededException
- `482` — ValidationException
- `483` — PreconditionFailedException
- `484` — ConflictException
- `485` — InternalServerException

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/aws/apis/models-lex-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/aws/apis/models-lex-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/aws/models-lex-v2/versions/4ee1a1257ae7/schema)