This tag targets question related to programming for Google Home device.
Questions tagged [google-home]
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Kappelt gBridge on Raspberry Pi
I am trying to install Kappelt gBridge on a Raspberry Pi 3 model B, using this guide: https://doc.gbridge.io/selfHosted/hostItYourself.html
I have generated a docker-compose.yml using this generator:
https://about.gbridge.io/dockergen/. I am using…

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Google Home API to control home devices
Is it possible to trigger an action on a device without going through the Assistant ?
The use-case: I have a bunch of Lutron Caseta dimmers (they are great!) hooked up to Google Home and I'd like to have a motion detector open the lights. I'd rather…

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Set a timer with actions on google
Hi I'm currently working on an app for google home / google Assistant
I use dialogflow and after my intent I want to ask the user if I should set a timer for him. How can I achieve this?

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Will The Google Home Hub Have An API?
My Googling is getting me nowhere. Has anyone heard what what publicly accessible APIs will be available for this device? I see it has advertised apps, but I don't know how far they'll go beyond existing Actions, and I'm interested in custom…

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What are the default Apple URL schemes for the default apple apps?
I am trying to track down these URLs because I would like to integrate them with the Shortcuts (previously workflow) app. My end game is to make queries that will perform certain functions that I can call from a google home device. In simpler terms,…

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Google Assistant equivalent of Alexa tell [skill] to
With Amazon Alexa it is possible to invoke an intent from a skill in 2 ways:
"Alexa start [skill name]."
And then proceed to ask that skill for a specific intent.
"Alexa tell [skill name] to [specific intent]."
With Google Assistant I only know of…

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Is there a way to call DialogFlow v2 api using Enity Name instead of Entity Id?
Previous version of DialogFlow api was working on both Entity_Name/Entity_Id but v2 is supporting only Entity_Id. Now, Is there a way to call DialogFlow v2 api using Enity Name instead of Entity Id?
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Developing a "Flash Briefing" on Google Home
I publish a flash briefing skill on Amazon's Alexa. It is a brief news update on a specific topic. I provide the information to Alexa via a json file that is updated every 10 minutes.
I'd like to publish something similar on Google Home devices.…

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DialogFlow (API.AI), how to deploy/upload JSON using command line to work with CI?
I have a DialogFlow application which I want to enable CI for. I want my Continuous Integration server to upload the JSON for the entire application programmatically, from command line. I wasn't able to find how I can upload the JSON in the…

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How do you cast a media via google home voice assistant to chromecast?
I have a video streaming web application like netflix. I am able to cast a media on my webapp to my TV. I would like to use google home to cast the media using its voice assistant. For example: 'Hey Google, play "Get Out" from <"my-weapp-name">'.…

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How to end session through Dialogflow api v2 webhook response?
I am developing Google Assistant Action (for google home) using the Dialogflow and the API v2 webhooks
I am having trouble finding how to end session!
There was expectUserResponse in API v1, there is shouldEndSession on Alexa, but I can not find…

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Is it possible to send rich responses to google home app?
I developed a actions on google app which sends a rich response. Everything works fine in the Actions on Google simulator. Now I want to test it on my Google Home Mini but my rich responses are not told by the mini. I would like to ask if it is…

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How to use Firebase Database in Google Actions?
I'm new to programming Actions for Google Home/Assistant.
I have been using the Inline-Editor under Fulfilment lately and it works fine. Now I want to start using the Firebase DB.
As it says const functions = require('firebase-functions'); in the…

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HLS playback on Google Home
I currently have an alexa app in development that plays HLS audio files that I want to recreate on the google home. I'm not however to find any info on HLS audio playback on the google home and will not be able to convert them to mp3 or ogg. Is…

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Increase time-out on the Google Actions server side?
NOTE: my question has nothing to do with time-outs in my app (i.e. - within my app). It has to do with wanting to know if there is a way to tell the Google Home servers to wait longer before considering my app unresponsive (i.e. - before giving up…

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