Developing apps for Amazon Alexa - so called skills.
Questions tagged [alexa-app]
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Alexa Flash Briefing API with SSML
I have created a simple flash briefing skill that reads from a rss feed. However it is pronouncing the name of the company wrong. I have reviewed the SSML page on the amazon developer site, but i do not see a way to get to the js that runs the…
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How to remove Amazon skill at amazon alexa console?
I need to remove an alexa skill from amazon alexa console, it had been Live months ago. But I cannot find any buttons or function at alexa console to remove it.
It's so strange that an developer cannot remove his developed skill from amazon alexa.
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How to get the Config.json file for Alexa voice service (AVS) SDK (Download button missing ?)
I am trying to build AVS built-in device for Android platform
I followed the steps given in this doc
https://developer.amazon.com/en-GB/docs/alexa/avs-device-sdk/android.html
According to the steps given in the above doc, after i register my device,…
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APL skill without lambda functions
I am creating Alexa echo show skill, I have created one sample Alexa skill without lambda function that hits myserver api and I return response in Alexa accepted format like below:
{
"version": "1.0",
"sessionAttributes": {},
"response": {
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Does Alexa for business support Outside US, We planning to add support of Spanish language
We do have 1 private skill which does support in the US with English US support.
Skill does link using Lambda in Node.js.
That skill is developed and distributed as a private skill. skill linking and usage have done using Alexa for Business…
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Alexa skill: Cannot convert undefined or null to object
after setting up everything i am getting this error in while testing the skill in Alexa developer
There was a problem with the requested skill's response then i put that json response in lambda test and i got the following
{ "errorType":…
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How to listen to doorbell events in Alexa smart home skill( Lambda)
This is my first smart home skill, and this could be a dummies question
I am trying to create a smart home skill to integrate with doorbell using the following interface.
https://developer.amazon.com/docs/device-apis/alexa-doorbelleventsource.html
I…
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"Alexa, open Mighty Righty" - works /// "Alexa, ask Mighty Righty who is right, me or my husband" doesn't work (hmm, I don't know that one)
My published skill can be invoked by "Alexa, open Mighty Righty," but it won't work if a user says "Alexa, ask Mighty Righty who is right, me or my husband," how to do that?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SGBR24G/
This is the link to the working…
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How to test alexa custom skills on alexa app before publishing?
I have created sample skill with aws lamda functions. I have tested skills using simulator which is working fine. I want to test skills on alexa app.
Can anybody mention steps to test skills on alexa app from scratch ?
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Alexa a/c linking for custom skill and token refresh clarification
We have configured a/c linking for our Alexa custom skills with "Authorization Code Grant" option. Linking works fine but just wanted to clarify few things -
1) In a/c linking setup we have an option "Default Access Token Expiration Time". Does…
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How to play an audio file from S3 Bucket on AWS Lambda function using Node.js?
I have 12 short (3 second) audio files stored in an S3 bucket.
I'm trying to develop an Alexa app where you can say "play (sound name)", and it'll play that one of those audio files. I already created my alexa app, I created my aws lambda function,…
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Disabling touch wrapper in Alexa Presentation Language
I am having a problem with using the touch wrapper in APL, at the moment when the user touches the screen - it will completely pause the skill.
I am using this reference: apl touch wrapper doc
I have tried the following syntax in my json file with…
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How do I use the Alexa Voice Service device SDK in an Android app?
I have successfully built the AVS Device SDK on Android with the help of the reference guide to building Device SDK on Android that the Amazon team sent me. However, as a novice Android developer, I don't know where to go from here to actually use…
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Alexa: Can we combine flash briefing and conversational custom skill together?
I have read many articles which specifies flash briefing as a separate skill and custom skill as an independent skill
Is it possible to combine flash briefing and custom skill together or is it not available right now?
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How to dial-in some number using Alexa custom skill?
I've created custom Alexa skill (using AWS lambda function), which should do the following things:
Send a message to slack channel.
Dial-in hardcoded phone number.
Now, I'm looking for the solution to make a call using this custom skill.
Is it…
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