Questions tagged [actions-on-google]

Actions on Google let you build for the Google Assistant.

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The Google Assistant is a virtual assistant that is available on smartphones, Google Home and other devices.

Actions on Google is a developer platform to develop apps and publish them on the Google Assistant.

Details: https://developers.google.com/actions/

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Text representation of Google Home response

Is there a way to capture (if it's not already stored) text search responses that Google Home receives before 'speaking' them out? For example: Me: When was Diego Velázquez born? Google Home: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born in 1599 I…
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"Okay Google, turn on the garage door"

Obviously, one does not "turn on or off" a door; one opens or closes it. Any suggestions on how to handle smart home devices using the Actions on Google Smart Home Provider and for which there are no existing device traits that make it natural to…
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Google Action (Dialogflow) Account Linking not reliable during testing

I'm having a lot of trouble testing my google action's account linking. It uses the authorization oauth2 flow for account linking. I do not have transactions enabled but instead have required sign-in on the welcome intent and both of my other…
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Dialogflow / Actions on Google: Provide dynamic response data for link out suggestions

I've tried to implement an Dialogflow app (Actions on Google) and it works quite well so far. However: does anyone know if it is possible to define further action parameters / context via node.js, so I can use them somehow to create dynamic "link…
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DialogFlow keep session open without waiting for a voice command

I am developing a Dialogflow project and I need a way to tell or ask the user without waiting for a voice command but I also need the session to stay open. I can't use tell because it basically kills the session right away. Ask is always wait for…
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Actions on Google - Unable to use "quick account linking"

I set up my Actions on Google project with account linking enabled and the Implicit flow, it's working fine. However, when I try to select "Add quick account linking", after I save and click "Test Draft", it goes to the simulator page with an error…
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how to create google home app

I am new to google home. I had an experience in Amazon Alexa custom skill development. In Alexa, I had deployed my codebase in lambda function and also test my custom skill using actual Alexa device register with my email id. So, Now I need to…
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Certifying an Actions On Google Smart Home App

my app has passed the first review (yay) - but has now been passed to Allion for 'hardware review'. The issue is that I am not providing hardware, i've provided voice interactions for an open source HA system, which in turn can support 00s of…
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Actions on Google / API.ai agent - use my own app without saying app name

Just purchased a Google Home and created an app using API.ai, which works fine in the 'Actions on Google' simulator. I don't plan to publish this app (it's very specific to me - it just calls a webhook on my webserver with a couple of entities taken…
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Google Actions SDK Sign-In implicit flow

EDIT: On phone assistant its working now problem just exist in google action simulator I just try to setup Google Actions SDK account Linking with implicit grant and try to test it in Simulator. First question is this even possible in Simulator? To…
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Is it possible to train a Google Home to recognize a certain invocation?

I'm developing an application using the Google Home. Although I'm using the simulator for most of my testing, occasionally I'd like to test using a real device. Currently, my device has a really hard time recognizing my invocation phrase; I can see…
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Account linking on Actions on Google, setting up a OAuth server

before you hate on me, I tried looking for this information everywhere, and even if I found something similar, nothing really hit the mark. So basically I am implementing this action on google app that communicates with firebase and retrieves…
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How to design stateful conversation with Dialogflow

I'm trying to make an app to reserve meeting rooms in my office by Google Home and Dialogflow. Here's my plan: Me: "OK Google, is there any available room now?" Google Home: "Room 1 is available until 16:00." Me: "Book it." Google Home: "Booked…
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Promise-based functions for dialogflow's action map

Setting up a Google Assistant App via the NodeJS Google Actions SDK is done this way: It seems that these are synchronous functions (per the documentation given on https://developers.google.com/actions/reference/nodejs/ActionsSdkApp#ActionsSdkApp…
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Dialogflow (API.AI) get unique Device ID

Is there a posibility to get a unique Device ID from a Google Home Device? I have not found that in the Json Request to webhook. There is a User ID but i need to find out which Device is used for the request.