Today’s guest blog post is from Steven Arkonovich, an Alexa Champion and professor of philosophy and humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Steven was an Alexa enthusiast from the very beginning, actively writing Alexa applications before there even was an API. He has since developed a...
With the Alexa Skill Kit (ASK), developers can leverage Amazon’s knowledge in voice design to build quickly and easily. When a developer wants to link the Alexa back end to an external back end that requires authentication, account linking provides a secure way to do that. However, some skill...
The new Reminders API gives you the ability to create and manage reminders for customers as part of your Alexa skill experience. For example, you can using reminders in your skill help customers complete a task, like reminding them to make a reservation, or keep up with a daily routine, like...
前回、 「はじめての Alexa Presentation Language (APL)」をご紹介しましたが、今回は、画面デザインを定義した部分（前回 homepage.json という名前で保存したもの）について概要を紹介します。 レイアウトとコンポーネント APLでは画面デザインをJSONオブジェクトとして定義しますが、これを APLドキュメント と呼びます。homepage.json の中身を以下の簡単なものに置き換えてみてください。"こんにちは" というテキストとURLで指定された画像が、画面中央に縦に並んで表示されます。 {...
We’re excited to announce that you can now view how your skill interaction model selects intents and slots across the skill-building process, and use this information to improve your interaction model to create more accurate responses and more engaging skills. This can be tested during...
Conversations don’t follow a predetermined script. They ebb and flow throughout time and space between one or more participants. This shared context along with multiple participants leads conversations to deviate. When designing the interaction model for your Alexa skill, it may be...
Today, we announced that Amazon Alexa and Alexa-enabled devices are coming to Mexico later this year. Starting today, you can use the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) to build skills for customers in Mexico using the new Spanish (MX) language model. If you are new to skill development, check out this...
Regular skill testing can help you deliver consistently great and reliable voice experiences to customers. But as your skill becomes more complex, testing might become a time-consuming task if you have to test hundreds of possible dialogs manually. The right tools can help you simulate complex...
Editor’s Note: We always like to share new tips and perspectives on what you can do to take your skill to the next level, deepen customer engagement, and deliver valuable experiences to customers. Today we welcome a community expert—Gal Shenar, founder of Stoked Skills and creator of popular...
In a regular week, I spend a lot of time working on, and building, Alexa skills. I often discover new tools and technologies that are available to developers to help them build skills more efficiently. Here’s a roundup of the tools that I’ve discovered and use on a regular basis to enhance my...