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Session timeout vs intent timeout for Alexa skill

For an Alexa skill that invokes a Lambda function, what is the meaning of the "timeout" setting in the Lambda function?

I wonder whether it is a session timeout, or an intent timeout.

If I set it to 10 seconds, for example, does the skill time out (and raises an exception) if the whole user session exceeds 10 seconds, or if any intent that is invoked in the session exceeds it?

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I have realized that it is definetly an intent timeout.

As far as I know, there is no out-of-the-box session timeout in Alexa skills.

If you want to limit the duration of a session, you must implement a timeout handling in the code.

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