This tag targets question related to programming for Google Home device.
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Google Home: Scheduling Google Actions For Playing Audio or Casting Audio Programatically
Using a Google Home device, I'd like to develop an app that allows one to schedule an action i.e. "Ok Google, set an [insert app/action name here] alarm for 7:00AM" and have it either:
Trigger a server audio streaming API at a future date.
Query a…

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How to communicate with IoT device from webhook using rails
I am learning Google Home Integration with IoT device. I have IoT device which reponds only TCP/WS protocol to get/update things in the device. I am running webhook in rails application. Rails web service can get request from google assistant and…

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Actions on Google implicit account linking works in simulator/browser, but not on device (via Google Home app)
I've implemented the implicit flow for Actions on Google account linking, and am using Dialogflow (previously API.AI) to define intents.
The full flow works in the device simulator (from AOG). The first intent gets a "It looks like your account…

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Do Google Actions have unique ids?
When developing for Alexa, every skill has a unique Id. This allows me to develop multiple skills, using the same lambda / codebase, that return unique info based on the skill id.
However, from what I've seen with Google Assistant, Actions don't…

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Unlock a nodejs program through email answer
I'm working with dialog flow on Google home, and I have a program which sends an email (via Nodemailer), I would like to lock a function, and unlock it depending on the email's answer.
Maybe I could put a link inside the email as "if you agree with…

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How to unit test Google Home functions?
The way my Google Home app is organizaed is a class containing all intent methods and then
at the bottom a line
exports.myapp = functions.https.onRequest(
(request, response) => new MyApp(request, response).run()
);
Since the functions in MyApp…

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Account linking with Actions SDK?
I'm trying to require account linking with Actions SDK, but all the documentation I can find only tells you how to do it with Dialogflow.
I've filled in the OAUTH implicit grant fields in Actions Console > Overview > Account linking. However, when…

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How can I create an action that is available only to me
I've tried now several times understanding if it is possible, and if yes how, to create custom actions that are available just for me on a Google Home device. I have a working Dialog Flow agent that works well in the Dialog Flow simulator. It used…

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Use Amazon alexa or Google home compatible hardware without alexa/Google home
There are plenty of devices available, which are promoted with the phrase "compatible with alexa/google home", e.g. LightBulb or Smart socket
My question is:
Is it somehow possible to use and control these devices without using alexa or Google home?…

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Do Google or Amazon cache content that's being delivered to their smart speaker devices?
Is any caching of audio files done by Google or Amazon as audio content is being delivered to Google Home or Amazon Echo? I've read that developers do set up their own CDN for these purposes, but it's not clear if any caching happens during delivery…

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Google Home and FHEM?
I don't really like having to use IFTTT etc to control my smarthome. Everything is connected using fhem, and I don't want to change anything at that. But the Google Home / Google Assistant can't really control fhem. Only using IFTTT, external…

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Dialogflow + Actions on Google webhook request not being sent
I'm having a little (big) problem using webhook on Dialogflow (API.AI) and Actions on Google.
I have enabled webhooks on Dialogflow, and I'm getting the requests when trying my intents on their console (on the right of the page). I have also…

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Google Home API for going to a URL and login
I am a very new developer who can write basic HTML (yes I know it's English), and is looking for a solution to a problem that I basically invented.
I recently bought a product called Doorbird, a very cool and well engineered IP Doorbell. The reason…

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Google action console simulator request and response tab not working when using custom action.json
I have the problem that the google home/assitant action console simulators response and request tab are not working. At least when I am using a custom action.json.
For me I am not sure if all have this problem or only some. That are using an custom…

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Make Google Home Action work with "Hey Google, INTENT" instead of "Hey Google, ask ACTION to INTENT" possible?
Right now my Action for Google via Dialogflow only works if I say:
Hey Google, ask ACTION to INTENT
I want to remove the ask ACTION to part, so I can just say:
Hey Google, INTENT
My Action is basically a "Turn on device". I can say things…

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