From the list of services, select Lambda.
The Lambda console shows log output when you test a function on the function configuration page. Amazon Echo users can access these new skills by asking Alexa questions or making requests. If you click through, you’ll see JSON that represents the voice user interface you’ve defined (invocation name, intents, utterances, slots, etc.) Use ResponseBuilder.Ask() to keep the session open and await another response from the user. Leave Enable trigger checked.
Open Amazon lambda console and create a new lambda function using either blank or hello world template.
But we’re going to stay focused on Alexa and replace all of the code in this file with the below snippet:ResponseBuilder.Ask() also requires that you pass a Reprompt object; this is just a string that Alexa will speak should the user not respond to your original prompt. The Alexa Skills Kit is available on GitHub.
The first attribute we care about in the SkillRequest is the request type (see line 28. This ‘model defines the voice instructions that allow users to converse with the skill.Session attributes are stored in a dictionary that you can reference via SkillRequest.Session.Attributes; you can read from and write to this object (see lines 54 and 69.)
We're sorry we let you down.If you've got a moment, please tell us what we did right so we can do more of it.You can use Lambda functions to build services that give new skills to Alexa, the Voice assistant on Amazon Echo.
Then, continue conversing with your skill to test any number of scenarios.On the Alexa Dev Dashboard, click through item two on the checklist (Intents, Samples, and Slots) and create a custom intent. )Take a look at Function.cs and you’ll find the entry point for our Lambda function. If you want to store data across sessions, you’ll need to utilize a more persistent data store like DynamoDB.When you’re done, select ‘Build Model’ to apply all of the changes you’ve made to the development version of your skill. The Alexa Skills Kit provides the APIs, tools, and documentation to create these new skills, powered by your own services running as Lambda functions. We also have to determine whether to keep the current session open or end it. is often better than repeating the original prompt.Now we can finally test this out.
Click the region drop-down in the upper-right corner of the console and select US East (N. Virginia), which is a supported region for Lambda functions used with the Alexa Skills Kit. This is a very basic intent because we aren’t allowing for any variables in the user’s response; it has to match one of our utterances exactly.If it’s a LaunchRequest, a user has just activated our skill by speaking the invocation name. In the Configuration designer, under Add triggers select the Alexa Smart Home trigger In the Configure triggers section, add the Skill ID from the developer console in the box specified. You’ll need to remember what it was that you asked or the conversation won’t go anywhere.
In our case, just choose ‘development’ for where to test, and then type (or speak) the invocation command for your skill (“open number game.”) Wait for the skill to respond, and then you can view the request and response JSON. Alexa Skills Kit SDK … Choose “Custom” as your model and “Alexa-Hosted (Node.js)” as the backend hosting method, so we can apply what we learned earlier directly to our skill. If your skill was released, you’d need to choose whether to test the development version or the live (production) version. Alexa is the name of the speech service that powers Echo (and other devices), as well as a companion smartphone app for Android and iOS.
Click on the ‘Test’ tab near the top of the screen.
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) account is required to host the Lambda function for your Alexa Smart Home Skill.
Please refer to your browser's Help pages for instructions.Thanks for letting us know this page needs work. We’ll test in the Alexa console, although you can also test on a device, as long as the device is using the same Amazon account as your Alexa developer account.