RetrievalInstructionContent - Amazon Bedrock
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RetrievalInstructionContent

The instruction content, as a set of named fields. Every field is optional; at least one must be present. Service-side validation enforces per-field and aggregate size limits.

Contents

answerFormat

How the answer is structured, including how sources are cited.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.

Required: No

answerPolicy

Whether and how to answer: how strongly an answer must be supported, and what to do with questions outside scope.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.

Required: No

persona

Who the assistant is: identity, tone and language.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.

Required: No

retrievalGuidance

How to interpret and decompose the question, and what to prioritise when searching.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: