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Alexa Skill with Account Linking to AWS to Create DynamoDB
I want to create an Alexa Skill that utilizes account linking to AWS so that when the user accesses the skill they create a DynamoDB table in their own personal account not the developer's. My goal is ...
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Alexa - Disable Auto Slot Delegation
I have an intent with 2 slots that should both be required and elicited, but by the NodeJS lambda and NOT via AutoDelegation. Both in the global skill AND in the slots of the intent the delegation is ...
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I'm developing my Alexa skills and have had some issues, has anyone else experienced this?
I'm developing skills for radio stations, and when I test them using the account they were created in, Alexa recognizes them normally. However, when I use a different account, unrelated to the ...
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Skill does not work in any language other than English
I've started development on my Alexa skill in English, which works fine, and want to support more languages. Adding a new language (Dutch) looks trivial in the documentation and all the tutorials I've ...
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Performing a Build on an Alexa Skill with "Alexa Conversations" enabled takes a very long time
I've switched to using the new Alexa Conversations model. If I have errors in my dialog(s) I get the error messages fairly quickly, but if everything is "clean"... It takes at least an hour,...
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Modify Alexa skill's default client AWS ID to other AWS ID
I want to use my own AWS account (1XXXXXXXXXXX) with my Alexa skill instead of the default account (7XXXXXXXXXXX):
I created a skill in Alexa and I developed a Lambda function to host it in my AWS ...
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How can I send an alexa notification via proactive events ask_sdk_core python?
I'm trying to send a notification from my skill to Alexa using proactive events through the ask_sdk_model python interface.
At the moment I'm trying to test with the Alexa developer console.
I've ...
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Alexa Connect Kit Unable to Provision A New Product
I just purchased an Alexa Connect Kit and I was able to set it up in the Alexa app, upload the "SmartLight" example using the Arduino IDE and an Arduino Zero. Using my Echo Dot I am able to ...
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How do you use Personal AWS S3 Resources with an Alexa-Hosted Skill, as well as Alexa-hosted S3 resources?
AWS-hosted Alexa skills offer 3 lambda functions, one S3 bucket and one DynamoDB database; but give you very little control over the databases and ultimately they are constrained in size.
I want to ...
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Widget Button Not Working in the Echo hub 8
I'm developing a skill that launches through a widget button. It works perfectly on the Echo Show 15, but on the Echo Hub 8, the widget button isn't sending SendEvent.I'm unable to identify the issue ...
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Change Report issue
Every time I send a ChangeReport event to Alexa, I get the below response from the server in the CloudWatch log.
The status code is 202, which means that the request was accepted, but the device ...
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How to supply values to the properties of custom slot types defined with properties instead of values using GUI?
Hope you got it right...I have 15 years of coding experience but very new to Alexa Conversation skill development. Please explain.
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How can I insert dynamic metadata from a URL into an Alexa "Directive"?
I'm trying to output some radio metadata into this skill, with no success.
I've got as far as creating the URL in a format that can be read and outputted by an app, RDS encoder and internet radio, but ...
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Cannot link developer account to Alexa skill
I've followed this guide https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/set-up-account-linking-tutorial.html very carefully and I'm using everything exactly as in this guide.
I actually did ...
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Alexa skill There was a problem with the requested skill's response
class LaunchRequestHandler(AbstractRequestHandler):
"""Handler for Skill Launch."""
def can_handle(self, handler_input):
# type: (HandlerInput) -> bool
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Alexa.SmartVision.SnapshotProvider integration issues
I am working on integrating Alexa.SmartVision.SnapshotProvider into our service so that users can see the snapshots from the camera. I can't get the Amazon Eco show to show the picture from the camera ...
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Issue with controlling LIFX bulbs in an Alexa skill in Alexa Developer console
I am building an Alexa skill to control LIFX bulbs using the lifxlan Python library. The library works perfectly when running locally on my machine, but when I deploy it via the Alexa Developer ...
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Alexa live radio skill without enable
I'm new to Alexa Skills development and I have some basic skills working. I am having trouble finding information about how to register a live stream skill that does not need enabling via the store ...
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Alexa skill error "callDirectiveServiceAWS is not defined"
I am using ask-cli version 2.30.7 and node version 20.18.0 running on MacOS Sonoma 14.6.1.
I am able to build and deploy with no errors, but when I test the skill using either the VSCode simulator or ...
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Scheduling Delta Waves Skill to play nightly
I had the Green Noises skill set to play at 2100 every night but now I want to replace that with Delta Waves. I can't find how to enable that particular skill to play every night like I could witg the ...
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Alexa Auto Dialog Delegation strange error Python: Can't find skill bundle metadata for skillId amzn1.ask.skill
I am trying to use Dialog Delegation. I am working in Alexa Dev console. Auto Dialog Delegation is enabled in EditContactDetailsIntent. There are 2 handlers EditContactDetailsIntentHandler and ...
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"Alexa Datastore REST API returns 'INVALID_DEVICE' when updating APL template"
I am trying to develop a custom Alexa skill that dynamically updates the data in an APL document using the Datastore REST API. However, the API call is failing, and the APL template is not being ...
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How to change code on Alexa Widget example?
I was trying to build my own Alexa widget and found this nice tutorial.
Everythink worked fine up to the point I changed something in the code which was not visible in preview.
First I wanted an own ...
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How can Alexa-triggered Lambda be troubleshooted?
I followed this tutorial for triggering an AWS Lambda from an Alexa skill, but it's not working at all. https://pamphl3t.medium.com/send-a-email-from-your-alexa-with-aws-ses-176a81515680
I set the ...
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ThermostatController has a max temperature when setting up a routine in Alexa app
I've developed an Alexa Skill.
When I'm going to set up a routine for a faucet device, the input stepper that appears to choose the temperature doesn't increase pass 32º Celsius. This stepper is part ...
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Thermostat is not discovered by Alexa App when adding RangeController Interface
I got a alexa skill developed by me. When I try to log in in the skill after adding the RangeController interface my devices aren't showing up, everything worked fine previous to the addition of the ...
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Alexa Simulator testing unresponsive
I am trying to write a custom alexa skill but after the first message it doesn't work for the second message.
Simulator snippet
I tried using the
reprompt
and the
should_end_session
flags, but it ...
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Alexa "Can't find skill bundle metadata" internal error
I am trying to develop a skill and after very frustratingly had to find out via trial-and-error that my skill seems to be "broken beyond repair" https://stackoverflow.com/a/79007139/5460596
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AutoDelegation not triggered
I am trying to get AutoDelegate to work (or any slot-filling method, because nothing seems to work for me). Strangely I have a request where it works perfectly, but anything I create new from scratch ...
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Trying to integrate MQTT into Alexa AWS Lambda function
I am trying to get my Alexa skill to publish to an MQTT Broker in the lambda code. However it only publishes sporadically. Could somebody tell me what I am missing? Here is my code:
const Alexa = ...
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Can't "test" amazon alexa custom skill in the developer console
I'm trying to develop a simple notification custom skill served on a web service using "django-ask-sdk".
On the "build" tab, all the "Building Your Skill" categories are ...
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Should I add the downloaded skill to .gitignore when developing Alexa Skills in VSCode?
I'm a beginner in Alexa Skill development. Should the skill downloaded via the Alexa Skills Kit Toolkit in VSCode be added to .gitignore?
Also, where is the best place to place this skill—in the root ...
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Alexa json retrieval from S3
So, I'm using the custom deployment template for Alexa. I've just started out coding with Alexa, but I have Python experience.
I'm just playing around with the boilerplate code provided. I'm testing ...
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Why is Alexa for apps skills manifest update failing with error DENIED_FEATURE_ACCESS
I'm trying to create an Alexa for apps custom skill to allow voice control of my Android app. The app's deep links are verified and working and the skill itself is partially implemented in the Alexa ...
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Alexa skill account linking is unsuccessful with error : Unable to link the skill at this time.Please try again later
I have a problem that has been confused me for several days.
My smart home skill is in development status, when attempting to link account,get the error: Unable to link the skill at this time.Please ...
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How to disable the touch elements in other parts of a display in the APL templates in an Alexa Skill?
So we have created an alexa skill which plays the latest news from WPI. But in viuals part when we click anywhere on the Alexa template in the Alexa Skill, it stops speaking so can someone please help ...
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Skill Alexa + GPT4 with Vector Store
I'm trying to modify Python code to invoke a custom assistant and its respective Vector Store in playground/assistant on OpenAI.
The idea is to be able to invoke a custom assistant from OpenAI, fed ...
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How do I troubleshoot an Amazon Lambda Skill Smart Home Alexa voice request?
So a colleague made a Lambda in Node.js 12.x which allows you to read and write data with vocal requests to some devices that operate in MQTT and which connects to AWS services
He gave me the code, ...
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Calling an Alexa skill from a custom skill
How can one initiate a generic Alexa skill from within a custom Alexa skill coded in python? In this case, the generic Alexa skill will be called once certain conditions are met in the custom skill. ...
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Is it possible to develop an Android app that interacts with Echo Dot like the Amazon Alexa app?
I am interested in developing an Android app that can interact with the Echo Dot, similar to the functionality provided by the Amazon Alexa app, to control echo dot volume, casting audio file etc. I ...
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Is APL supported on the new Echo Spot
I was building a test Alexa skill to show a image on a Echo Spot model that just came out earlier this month. I tested it on a APL Response editor and it seem to work fine. On the simulator, it had ...
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Audio stream plays on Alexa app but not on echo dot
I’ve created an Alexa audio player skill to stream longform audio (.m3u8 playlist of segments).
It works great on the Alexa app, but I cannot get any audio on the echo dot.
Any reason why it would ...
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Alexa skill doesn't launch audio stream in EN-US
I have a simple lambda python code that loads an audio stream. I have tested it numerous times in dev and live and it works in EN-AU, EN-CA, EN-IN, and EN-UK. The only thing it does it EN-US is load ...
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Alexa Skill Fails to Respond Despite Successful Build and Deployment
I'm trying to write an Alexa skill using the Alexa Developer Console. Here are the details of my setup:
Skill Name: testone
Locale: en-GB
Model: Custom
Alexa Hosted: Node.js
Started from scratch, ...
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Sending commands to Alexa via text using API
Since the AVS (Alexa Voice Services) have been abandoned I don't see anymore a reliable way to automate sending command to Alexa.
My use case is building and Android plugin for Tasker/Macrodroid which ...
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The directive \"Dialog.ElicitSlot\" is missing OutputSpeech after building skill from Voiceflow
I was building a Alexa Skill from a no-code service called "Voiceflow", and I had made a couple of utterances from a year ago and recently, I was updating a skill by adding a extra utterance ...
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Building Alexa skill that does REST API get request
I am building an alexa app that should fetch energy consumption data from a website via API and API key, i have build a skill on alexa developer console,however i am confused whether I need AWS ...
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alexa.SmartVision.ObjectDetectionSensor Interface 1.0
does someone have a sample skill code with alexa.SmartVision.ObjectDetectionSensor Interface 1.0 implementation , because I have been trying from a long time to implement this for a doorbell device ,...
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Linking unsuccesful when trying to perform account linking with a php api rest that implements LWA from the Alexa app
I'm trying to build an Alexa skill that is capable of accesing to some information through account linking with a php api rest hosted in xampp built by me. To be able to perform the account linking, ...
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Is there a way to make custom proactive events / notifications for my alexa skill?
As of right now I am able to get proactive events working as I need because it is in regards to packages which amazon provides a schema for in their proactive events api.
I now need it for the purpose ...
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