Is it possible to have Alexa understand email addresses or phone numbers? For example, I'd like to tell Alexa to send me an SMS message (and then provide the mobile #), or have her (okay, it) send an email to my account. My guess is that the tech isn't there yet, but...?
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I should add, I am building a custom skill as a developer. Might add some context :). – John Puopolo Nov 16 '16 at 22:29
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They have some built-in slot types to handle common info types, such as time or postal code:
https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/docs/alexa-skills-kit-interaction-model-reference#slot-types
But they don't have e-mail or phone number and the LITERAL, which you could have used to get an e-mail address is now deprecated. They do have AMAZON.NUMBER which you could use to get the phone number, but I think it would be a poor user experience.
You might want to wait until they add more built-in slot types or provide a way for the skill to request that Amazon give it some user information.
Tom
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You can simply use the AMAZON.NUMBER slot type for this.
When you test it in the simulator you have to make sure to write the actual numbers though, for instance:
"my phone number is seven seven three, five five five, five five five five".
Jack Marchetti
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