Questions tagged [alexa-voice-service]

Using the Alexa Voice Service, you can develop a voice-powered UI to connected devices.

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Can I create custom slot types dynamically in alexa voice service?

I want to create slot type for the response that I am getting from the user because I want to query again using that slot. Could not find any official documentation saying whether this is possible or not.
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Configure schema and utterances programmatically

Whenever a I change my alexa skill in a way that the utterenaces or schema are modified I have to manually enter to the amazon developer console and change utterances or schema manually in the textbox. I 've already automated the process of…
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How to give input to Amazon Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) mixed string with numbers?

I'm trying to create a Amazon Alexa Skills Kit to do some kind of automation which would be required to take speech input comprised of strings and numbers (a-test12fish). When I've used custom slots in Alexa Skills Kit, it is not letting me key in…
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How would you design slots for letter and number codes?

I would like my skill to catch a mention of a 4 to 5 character code that can contain letters and numbers like AB05 or ABC12. How can I design the slots and utterances for Alexa to understand these and pass them to my skill?
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How to Authenticate with Alexa Voice Service from Android?

I am trying to connect to Alexa Voice Service from an Android app following the directions on this page:…
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Is it possible to control amazon alexa with api(without voice commands)?

i'm developing app in iOS...i have smart home bulb device and also amazon alexa echo dot...i have created the skill on alexa cloud for turn on and turn off the smart home bulb device...its good working with the alexa echo dot. but i just wanted to…
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Unable to activate test stimulator for alexa skill

I have been into alexa development and recently I have encountered a never before situation. While trying to enable testing on a new skill, I am getting the following error on the test tab : There was a failure enabling your skill, please try…
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AudioQueueBufferRef in SimplePCMRecorder showing error in swift 3

I want to connect Alexa from iPhone, for that I am using a sample which is written in swift 2.2 on Github So I need to convert that into Swift 3.0 Migrated from Swift 2.2 to Swift 3.0 from xcode is done which resolved almost all the errors, now the…
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Audio Streaming on Alexa

How to write intents for streaming audio from url in Alexa ? What changes or functions do I need to write in lambda function for streaming audio url in alexa. I have gone through AWS blogs but not able to implement this.
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alexa skill user input for spelling out letters

I'd like Alexa to be able to accept a variable-length list of English letters to my custom skill. It will allow users to search based on a string. There's two steps to this: Getting good representation for individual letters that Alexa can…
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Get unique device id for amazon echo

I am writing a custom skill for the amazon echo and I need to get a unique device id so I can register then product to my service. Everything I read says that you cannot get the id from the device. Has amazon changed this? Is there a work around to…
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Alexa Skills Kit: How to add an image to a standard card using JS

I've been building off the examples in alexa-skills-kit-js/samples/ but they don't have any where you add an image to the response card. response.askWithCard(speechOutput, repromptOutput, cardTitle, cardContent); Where does the image go? The…
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How to amazon alexa api for a web or mobile app?

I want to use amazon alexa api for my website/ mobile application. I would like to know if it is possible to use and how to integrate alexa, given that I develop my custom skill.
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How to use session-specific variables in Alexa Skills?

I'm developing a fact skill for Alexa using their SpaceGeek template. The template itself is very straight forward, but I'm trying to improve it by making sure the facts used will not come up again in the same session. So I delete the element after…
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How do I get Alexa Voice Service registration code?

How do I get a registration code or otherwise solve this problem? While writing this question, I realized the crux of this problem is the bottom-most part of this question: I'm not getting the popup I'm supposed to get and when I enter the URL in a…
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