diff --git a/docs/management/connectors/pre-configured-connectors.asciidoc b/docs/management/connectors/pre-configured-connectors.asciidoc
index 3b0a5e3004f83..0bde00f4e6c09 100644
--- a/docs/management/connectors/pre-configured-connectors.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/management/connectors/pre-configured-connectors.asciidoc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ xpack.actions.preconfigured:
     name: preconfigured-bedrock-connector-type
     actionTypeId: .bedrock
     config:
-      apiUrl: https://bedrock.us-east-1.amazonaws.com <1>
+      apiUrl: https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com <1>
       defaultModel: anthropic.claude-v2 <2>
     secrets:
       accessKey: key-value <3>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/common/bedrock/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/common/bedrock/constants.ts
index cf0f758a4b066..242447d505218 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/common/bedrock/constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/common/bedrock/constants.ts
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ export enum SUB_ACTION {
 export const DEFAULT_TOKEN_LIMIT = 8191;
 export const DEFAULT_BEDROCK_MODEL = 'anthropic.claude-v2';
 
-export const DEFAULT_BEDROCK_URL = `https://bedrock.us-east-1.amazonaws.com` as const;
+export const DEFAULT_BEDROCK_URL = `https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com` as const;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/public/connector_types/bedrock/constants.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/public/connector_types/bedrock/constants.tsx
index 88fc42e004bf8..485394e3d899e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/public/connector_types/bedrock/constants.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/public/connector_types/bedrock/constants.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const bedrockConfig: ConfigFieldSchema[] = [
           bedrockAPIUrlDocs: (
             <EuiLink
               data-test-subj="bedrock-api-doc"
-              href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/APIReference/welcome.html"
+              href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/bedrock.html"
               target="_blank"
             >
               {`${i18n.BEDROCK} ${i18n.DOCUMENTATION}`}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/bedrock/bedrock.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/bedrock/bedrock.test.ts
index a3fd59e0ccc0e..3cd2ad2061ffd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/bedrock/bedrock.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/bedrock/bedrock.test.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('BedrockConnector', () => {
               Accept: '*/*',
               'Content-Type': 'application/json',
             },
-            host: 'bedrock.us-east-1.amazonaws.com',
+            host: 'bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com',
             path: '/model/anthropic.claude-v2/invoke',
             service: 'bedrock',
           },
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('BedrockConnector', () => {
               'Content-Type': 'application/json',
               'x-amzn-bedrock-accept': '*/*',
             },
-            host: 'bedrock.us-east-1.amazonaws.com',
+            host: 'bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com',
             path: '/model/anthropic.claude-v2/invoke-with-response-stream',
             service: 'bedrock',
           },
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ describe('BedrockConnector', () => {
         ).toEqual(`API Error: Resource Not Found - Resource not found`);
       });
 
-      it('returns auhtorization error', () => {
+      it('returns authorization error', () => {
         const err = {
           response: {
             headers: {},
@@ -333,7 +333,27 @@ describe('BedrockConnector', () => {
 
         // @ts-expect-error expects an axios error as the parameter
         expect(connector.getResponseErrorMessage(err)).toEqual(
-          `Unauthorized API Error - The api key was invalid.`
+          `Unauthorized API Error: The api key was invalid.`
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('returns endpoint error', () => {
+        const err = {
+          response: {
+            headers: {},
+            status: 400,
+            statusText: 'Bad Request',
+            data: {
+              message: 'The requested operation is not recognized by the service.',
+            },
+          },
+        } as AxiosError<{ message?: string }>;
+
+        // @ts-expect-error expects an axios error as the parameter
+        expect(connector.getResponseErrorMessage(err)).toEqual(
+          `API Error: The requested operation is not recognized by the service.
+
+The Kibana Connector in use may need to be reconfigured with an updated Amazon Bedrock endpoint, like \`bedrock-runtime\`.`
         );
       });
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/bedrock/bedrock.ts b/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/bedrock/bedrock.ts
index a5fda6a05afa6..f70a592509776 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/bedrock/bedrock.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/bedrock/bedrock.ts
@@ -89,9 +89,18 @@ export class BedrockConnector extends SubActionConnector<Config, Secrets> {
     if (!error.response?.status) {
       return `Unexpected API Error: ${error.code ?? ''} - ${error.message ?? 'Unknown error'}`;
     }
+    if (
+      error.response.status === 400 &&
+      error.response?.data?.message === 'The requested operation is not recognized by the service.'
+    ) {
+      // Leave space in the string below, \n is not being rendered in the UI
+      return `API Error: ${error.response.data.message}
+
+The Kibana Connector in use may need to be reconfigured with an updated Amazon Bedrock endpoint, like \`bedrock-runtime\`.`;
+    }
     if (error.response.status === 401) {
       return `Unauthorized API Error${
-        error.response?.data?.message ? ` - ${error.response.data.message}` : ''
+        error.response?.data?.message ? `: ${error.response.data.message}` : ''
       }`;
     }
     return `API Error: ${error.response?.statusText}${