AWS Bedrock model connection
AWS Bedrock connects supported Bedrock models to your AI features using the configured AWS region.
What it is
AWS Bedrock lets AI features use supported models through a Bedrock connection. The account chooses the model and AWS region. INSIDE supports both complete replies and streaming model output.
Who uses it and why
Administrators agree which AI features should use Bedrock. Developers work with Powerfront to check the model, region and authentication. Powerfront manages the connection for you.
Where to find it
Powerfront selects AWS Bedrock as the Provider in Settings › AI › Models. The Model, API Key and Region are configured in Settings › AI › Accounts. Both screens are Powerfront-managed.
How it works
- The feature uses an AiFlow account with a Bedrock model.
- INSIDE selects Converse or Invoke. Unless Powerfront has configured a request-mode override, model identifiers containing Claude or Nova use Converse first; other models use Invoke first.
- INSIDE sends the conversation and supported function information. Supported modes can also carry images or documents.
- The reply can include text, function requests and usage information. Streaming output is assembled into the completed result.
If the selected request mode is unavailable and returns a recognised method-compatibility error, INSIDE can try the other mode. This stays with the same model and is not provider failover. A fixed custom endpoint bypasses this mode fallback.
Configure it
Ask Powerfront to prepare the Bedrock model or inference-profile identifier and the account's API Key and Region. If no region is set, INSIDE uses us-east-1. Powerfront should confirm the identifier is available in the intended region.
The model connection uses the credential in API Key as bearer authentication. Amazon Bedrock knowledge retrieval has separate credential fields and setup.
Reasoning Effort defaults to Default, which sends no explicit thinking budget. On the Claude Invoke path, None, Low, Medium, High and XHigh request budgets of 0, 1,024, 8,192, 16,384 and 24,576 tokens respectively. The Converse path does not apply this account control. Ask Powerfront to verify model compatibility before relying on it.
Settings
| Setting | Where | Applies to | Default | Who can change it | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Settings › AI › Accounts | website | us-east-1 | Powerfront | Chooses the AWS region used to build the default model-service connection. |
| Reasoning Effort | Settings › AI › Accounts | website | Not set: no explicit thinking budget | Powerfront | Requests a thinking budget on the Claude Invoke path; the Converse path does not apply this account option. |
Fields
| Field | Where | Required | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | Settings › AI › Models | Yes | Select AWS Bedrock when preparing a Bedrock model record. |
| Model | Settings › AI › Accounts | Yes | Selects the configured Bedrock model or inference profile for the account. |
| API Key | Settings › AI › Accounts | Yes | Supplies the credential sent as bearer authentication for model requests. |
Limits and good to know
- A non-empty API Key is required for the Bedrock model connection.
- Models differ in accepted request formats, content and functions. A catalogue listing alone does not establish compatibility.
- Certain provider output-limit stops are recorded as incomplete replies.
- A region setting selects the connection region. It is not, by itself, a guarantee about the routing of a cross-region inference profile.
- This release does not establish automatic model/profile region validation. Powerfront needs to check the selected profile and region.
Depends on and works with
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This feature uses
- AI functions and required inputsEnhances
Compatible Bedrock models can request functions exposed by a feature.
- AI reply streaming settingsConfigured by
The AI feature's streaming options control whether supported incremental output is delivered progressively.
- Images and attachments for AI agentsEnhances
Supported request modes can include image or document content.
- AI accounts and shared defaultsRequires
The AI account supplies the model connection, credential and region.
- AI model catalogueConfigured by
The account selects a website model configured for AWS Bedrock.
- Cloudflare AI Gateway connectionEnhances
A configured gateway can route Bedrock model requests.
Used by
- AI model provider selectionEnhances
AWS Bedrock supplies another model connection.
- Cloudflare AI Gateway connectionEnhances
AWS Bedrock requests can use a gateway region.
FAQ and troubleshooting
Why does the connection use the wrong region?
An unset Region falls back to us-east-1. Ask Powerfront to check the region and model or profile together.
Can I use my knowledge-base AWS key pair in the model account?
The setups use different authentication fields. The model account sends API Key as bearer authentication; knowledge retrieval has separate AWS credentials.
Why did INSIDE try a second request mode?
A recognised method-compatibility error can cause a Converse-to-Invoke or Invoke-to-Converse retry. It does not change the selected model.
Why did Reasoning Effort not change the reply?
The Converse path does not apply this setting. The Claude Invoke path sends a budget, which the selected model must support.