Whilst I have still got my head up you know where due the complete mess of an implementation to create these skills that Alexa' s creators have thrown together where coding is all over the place and I feel I probably will not bother until someone at Amazon kick those brain box dev's into drastically simplifying this otherwise straight forward process of voice rec and maybe just sending back the text to the programmer, then almost all hobbyist at whatever level they are can do very easily do what the rest of the obfuscated cryptic hoop jumping that Amazon are making the creator do, very easily by just simply sifting through a returned string and then in whatever programming language you are at ease with you act on what you like, and then to have one (1) function to sent text back to Alexa for it speak as a reply. Yep, this would have be just too easy for the creators ego. BUT can I just congratulate you on the best tutorial so far I have seen to date where you have covered some of the little bits that all the others leave out, I guess 'assuming' we all know, and off course we don't, so thank you for that. Also your calm cool and lovely voice is perfectly paced and easy on the ear. King Rgds.
Not watched all of this yet, but I really appreciate the hand holding. I often run into issues with guides where they skips out "simple steps" and I spend 10 minutes trying to get past 5 seconds of skipped content.
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials Finally had time to go through this in anger and thank you again, I managed to get the basic functionality up and running as you did without any headaches, now to get on with making my skill. All the best
How do we manage API credentials in a skill. Say we want to read data from a service in which every user has a unique API key, how would we go about it.
Hey Python Antole! I haven't needed to do this myself yet, but maybe this will help? stackoverflow.com/questions/64739184/alexa-skill-where-to-store-credentials
Awesome tutorial! I'm trying to learn how to get Alexa to communicate with a ESP32 wifi module. I can get it to send /receive messages to the AWS, and i can also get Alexa to turn on/off dim or brighten an led/fan/or any circuit connected to the ESP32, but Alexa thinks she is turning on or dimming a light bulb (because i tricked her, hee hee), is there a way to create my own device with my own parameters in Alexa developer console? , and not just an on/off / pwm. Ideally serial communications, i would like to be able to say "Alexa, record my voice", ", and then i say my message e.g "hello world, stop recording", and then she converts my message to text and sends the string to m ESP32 module, and i can print the text in my serial monitor for example? or maybe alexa would have to publish the text to a AWS topic and my ESP32 can subcribe to the topic and get the message from there? (sorry i don't understand the AWS as much as i'd like so i may have said some terms wrong).
Hey Alistair! 👋 Wow, you've made some impressive progress already! And sounds like you're probably more of an expert than me at getting it to work with hardware devices. 🤓 Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be much help, but hopefully someone else will chime in here. I see plenty of tutorials out there about how to get it to work with an ESP32, but most controlled through the Echo device (like this one: randomnerdtutorials.com/alexa-echo-with-esp32-and-esp8266). So I would imagine it's possible to do what you want with enough wrangling, but I can't give much help other than that! If you figure it out, feel free to report back here in case it helps someone else. 💪
Ooh, interesting! I haven't done this myself, but it looks like it's possible. Seems that you have to use a Lambda function to publish the message though? Maybe this will help get you started? www.captechconsulting.com/technical/automating-a-tower-fan-with-alexa-skills-aws-lambda-aws-iot-and-an-esp32
Hello, great video thus far. I'm at 11:32 in the video and am stuck I can't get my code to deploy. I press deploy and there's either no response or it says there is an error. Any tips to get past this?
D'oh! The dreaded space in the file name! This actually happened to me a couple days ago on another project. :) Thanks for the update here...this will be super helpful for other folks.
Could the developer options allow more smart automation beyond what a routine can. Say I wanted something If door sensor open and light off then turn light on... I know routines can't have multiple conditions to trigger events I know a few other external options like ifttt can fill gaps at a monthly rate Any obstacles in using this at home, hosting costs, do I need to share the skill publicly?
Hey Cekiert! 😊 Unfortunately, I haven't done anything with Smart Home skills yet. Looking at the documentation, it definitely seems more involved than just the fun facts that I did the video. 😁 I think the best I could do is point you here: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/smart-home-skill-concepts.html
Is it possible to build a skill to stream my favorite radio station?And also play on alexa speaker groups. I have the main digital stream url of the station.
Hey Doug! 👋 I haven't personally built one, but have seen it in the documentation here: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/music-skills/steps-to-create-a-music-skill.html. It seems fairly straightforward if you have the streaming URL?
Hi meh! :) If you're still needing help on the reprompt, this should get you started: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/custom-skills/handle-requests-sent-by-alexa.html#listen-and-reprompt
Hi, great video. I am looking to test my skill on my iPAD and have downloaded the app and signed in using the same credentials as on the developer website, however it is not showing the skill that i have been developing anywhere? I have tried searching for it and looking through my skills however it shows nothing. Help would be massively appreciated as i am looking to use this feature for my University Dissertation.
Hi Juice! 👋 Apologies for the slow response. Were you able to sort this out? Really my only suggestion would have been to check that you're using the same email address, but it sounds like you already tried that. I've also sometimes had a delay with it appearing, and a couple times have even had to install the Alexa app on my phone (I haven't tried it on an iPad before). If you found a solution, feel free to post it here in case it helps someone else! 🤓 Hope the dissertation went well if it's already happened! 💪
Hey ElectroCoder! 👋 I haven't used these myself, but Alexa does have some Smart Home Skills: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/understand-the-smart-home-skill-api.html
Hey Lenny! 😊 Hmmm, interesting question! I haven't tried that myself, but I found this blog post that seems to indicate it's possible: developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/b5716c1f-d57b-4178-9ed9-5f4cf50c64d6/new-developer-preview-easily-use-amazon-polly-voices-in-alexa-skills. Let me know if you have any luck with it!
Hi Zeev! 😊 I have a 90-minute course on Pluralsight here: app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/developing-alexa-skills/table-of-contents. Hope it helps!
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials great, bought the course. one more question, I saw you are using JavaScript, rather then TypeScript. on you opinion, which will be a better choice? the JS or the TS
Thanks so much, Zeev! 😊 You can definitely use TypeScript with an Alexa Skill. JavaScript tends to be slightly less code, but I'm not sure I have an opinion either way. 😊 It's whatever you're most comfortable with. Here's a walk-through that includes TypeScript examples if you need it: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-nodejs/develop-your-first-skill.html
Hmmmm...I know I had issues with invocation when I first started building skills. It was usually because I'd named something incorrectly, or was getting my skill name/invocation/intent mixed up. Best I can recommend is to maybe start from scratch with a new skill following the documentation, and see if you can get something simple working? developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/custom-skills/steps-to-build-a-custom-skill.html
The link to show how to save state and make Alexa sound more normal does not seem to be working. Your video was great by the way and I'm definitely going to start watching more.
Hi, I cant make "this" Skill and i really would like to have "this" Skill: I have a lot of things at home that I want to arrange in a more or less organized way. The problem is that I have lots of different things and lots of places around the house, and after a while I forget where I put things. That's why I want a Skill where Alexa memorizes where I kept an item **through my voice command.**I want the skill to do the following: I say: "Alexa, I have stored the "Phone X charger" in the "X drawer"" Later, maybe mouths later, I want Alexa to tell me where I put the same "Phone X charger": Me: "Alexa, where did I put the "Phone X charger"? Alexa: "Phone X charger" is in "Drawer X" That skill, aplies to all stuff i have stored at home! I dont know if is already an skill like this one (if so, please let me know). If there are no Skills like this one, is anyone able to make it? (yes, i will buy, i will pay for it). Thanks in advance! best regards Rui Alves
Hi Rui! This is a great use case for Alexa, and this functionality actually already exists. :) Just tell Alexa to remember something, and then you can recall it later. More here: voicebrew.com/alexa-remember. Hope it helps! 😊
Thanks for watching, Fabiana! 🙏 The skills are free to create, but depending on how you want to host and distribute them, there can be a cost. This article sums it up pretty well: smarthomestarter.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-create-an-alexa-skill/. Hope that helps, and good luck! 😊
Is the link to pluralsight (above) still valid? I tried to go look at that, and I got the impression that Pluralsight may have altered their sites and broken the link, or something?
Hi R Tichy! The link is still working for me, but maybe something about the affiliate info is causing issues for you. Here's a direct link: app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/developing-alexa-skills.
Copied your package.json file verbatim. Still will not deploy. Log event show: "Failed to install dependencies! Something wrong in your package.json file!"
Hey Greg! Are you able to deploy the sample "hello world" skill that we started with (create a new custom skill, "from scratch")? I thought maybe the version of the SDK used in package.json had changed, but I just created a new skill (with no updates to code), and it seems to be the same as what I used for this video. So curious if you can create/deploy any skills at all.
can i use my alexa skill in my onw alexa? i tested on my phone my alexa skill, buut when i say alexa open "asistente steven(my skill)" she can't open it but in my phone she can open it
Hi I'm Steven! Yes, you should be able to test it on a device. Make sure the device is registered under the same email as your developer account, and that the locale of your device is the same as well. Here's some more info: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/test/test-your-skill-overview.html#alexa-device
Hi APS! 👋 I haven't tested it on an Echo before, and am finding very little information about how to do that. This is the best I can find: community.appinventor.mit.edu/t/connect-alexa-skill-to-echo-dot/69917/6 I believe (??) if the Echo is set up with the same email you use for your Developer Account, it should automatically be available to launch there?
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials Thanks for reply, Anyways I found out a way: we need to connect our echo with the same Amazon account which we are using for development. It automatically incorporates the intent after deploying the code on lambda.
Hi Magdolna! 👋 I don't have an Apple phone myself, but I believe you just need to install Alexa from the Apple Store, then you can work with your skills from there (make sure the email address you use on your phone is the same one you used to develop the Alexa skill).
Hi Tejchan! I haven't personally done that before, and I'm not finding much online. But I did find this for Google Sheets. Maybe if you can use Google Sheets instead of Excel, you can get something like this to work? medium.com/@flreln/how-to-create-a-dynamic-alexa-skill-using-google-sheets-and-storyline-9fd37f2080d8
Thanks, Mehedi! Glad you liked it. Can you clarify? I'm not familiar with the APL pie chart visualization? I get a couple Google results, but want to make sure I'm understanding. :)
Great tutorial, thanks! Is there a way of invoking a skill without asking Alexa to open it. In your case, instead if saying "Open TTT Fun Facts" I could just say 'Tell me a fun fact'?
Hi Mitchell! Thanks for watching! 😊 There's quite a bit you can do with invocations. Here's some more info that might help: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/custom-skills/understanding-how-users-invoke-custom-skills.html
Super cool video! I did a skill quite similar to ttt fun facts but when you said Tell me a fun fact it doesn't matter whatever you say will trigger the fun fact. Any solution to that? Thanks a lot again for this wonderfull video
Hey Javier! Thanks for watching, and sorry for the slow response! Were you able to sort this out? I've had this issue before and realized it was a problem with how my utterance was set up. Hope you were able to get it working! Happy holidays! :)
I'm brand spanking new and the missing (') after const facts = require('./funfacts) and missing semicolon after in examples were initially killing me, but thank you so much for the quick demo it was fun once i figured out the syntax errors which in a way added to my learning) 😀
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What else do you want to learn in AWS? Let me know below in the comments!
the same thing in python actually ^^
Whilst I have still got my head up you know where due the complete mess of an implementation to create these skills that Alexa' s creators have thrown together where coding is all over the place and I feel I probably will not bother until someone at Amazon kick those brain box dev's into drastically simplifying this otherwise straight forward process of voice rec and maybe just sending back the text to the programmer, then almost all hobbyist at whatever level they are can do very easily do what the rest of the obfuscated cryptic hoop jumping that Amazon are making the creator do, very easily by just simply sifting through a returned string and then in whatever programming language you are at ease with you act on what you like, and then to have one (1) function to sent text back to Alexa for it speak as a reply. Yep, this would have be just too easy for the creators ego. BUT can I just congratulate you on the best tutorial so far I have seen to date where you have covered some of the little bits that all the others leave out, I guess 'assuming' we all know, and off course we don't, so thank you for that. Also your calm cool and lovely voice is perfectly paced and easy on the ear. King Rgds.
YOU SAVED MY LIFE!!!!!! Thx so much for the insanely great tutorial
LOL! It's not every day that I get to save lives. 😂 Glad it helped!
How did you get that magnifying glass icon to show in the address bar that allowed you to increase the font size? It was around the 7:28 mark.
Oh, I just noticed that you are using a PC. I'm on a Mac. I hope it's a Chrome thing.
Found it. Thanks for the great basic tutorial.
Glad you found it, George! Thanks for watching! 😊
between 11:03 and 11:05 your 'facts' keystroke input autofills but mine does not, why?
I think this might be related to the overall issue of creating/deploying the skill (from your other comment).
Thank you, this is just what I was looking for. Subscribed..
Not watched all of this yet, but I really appreciate the hand holding. I often run into issues with guides where they skips out "simple steps" and I spend 10 minutes trying to get past 5 seconds of skipped content.
I love this! Thanks for the nice comment, Kian! :)
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials Finally had time to go through this in anger and thank you again, I managed to get the basic functionality up and running as you did without any headaches, now to get on with making my skill. All the best
Oh, awesome! 💪 Thanks for the update!
How do we manage API credentials in a skill. Say we want to read data from a service in which every user has a unique API key, how would we go about it.
Hey Python Antole! I haven't needed to do this myself yet, but maybe this will help? stackoverflow.com/questions/64739184/alexa-skill-where-to-store-credentials
Awesome tutorial! I'm trying to learn how to get Alexa to communicate with a ESP32 wifi module. I can get it to send /receive messages to the AWS, and i can also get Alexa to turn on/off dim or brighten an led/fan/or any circuit connected to the ESP32, but Alexa thinks she is turning on or dimming a light bulb (because i tricked her, hee hee), is there a way to create my own device with my own parameters in Alexa developer console? , and not just an on/off / pwm. Ideally serial communications, i would like to be able to say "Alexa, record my voice", ", and then i say my message e.g "hello world, stop recording", and then she converts my message to text and sends the string to m ESP32 module, and i can print the text in my serial monitor for example? or maybe alexa would have to publish the text to a AWS topic and my ESP32 can subcribe to the topic and get the message from there? (sorry i don't understand the AWS as much as i'd like so i may have said some terms wrong).
Hey Alistair! 👋 Wow, you've made some impressive progress already! And sounds like you're probably more of an expert than me at getting it to work with hardware devices. 🤓 Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be much help, but hopefully someone else will chime in here. I see plenty of tutorials out there about how to get it to work with an ESP32, but most controlled through the Echo device (like this one: randomnerdtutorials.com/alexa-echo-with-esp32-and-esp8266). So I would imagine it's possible to do what you want with enough wrangling, but I can't give much help other than that! If you figure it out, feel free to report back here in case it helps someone else. 💪
Hello is it possible to send alexa speaker output to aws iot mqtt topic with alexa developer console ?
Ooh, interesting! I haven't done this myself, but it looks like it's possible. Seems that you have to use a Lambda function to publish the message though? Maybe this will help get you started? www.captechconsulting.com/technical/automating-a-tower-fan-with-alexa-skills-aws-lambda-aws-iot-and-an-esp32
Hello, great video thus far. I'm at 11:32 in the video and am stuck I can't get my code to deploy. I press deploy and there's either no response or it says there is an error. Any tips to get past this?
figured it out. if anybody has this issue, make sure your json file name doesn't have spaces!
D'oh! The dreaded space in the file name! This actually happened to me a couple days ago on another project. :) Thanks for the update here...this will be super helpful for other folks.
Glad you got it figured out! :)
Could the developer options allow more smart automation beyond what a routine can.
Say I wanted something
If door sensor open and light off then turn light on...
I know routines can't have multiple conditions to trigger events I know a few other external options like ifttt can fill gaps at a monthly rate
Any obstacles in using this at home, hosting costs, do I need to share the skill publicly?
Hey Cekiert! 😊 Unfortunately, I haven't done anything with Smart Home skills yet. Looking at the documentation, it definitely seems more involved than just the fun facts that I did the video. 😁 I think the best I could do is point you here: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/smart-home-skill-concepts.html
Is it possible to build a skill to stream my favorite radio station?And also play on alexa speaker groups. I have the main digital stream url of the station.
Hey Doug! 👋 I haven't personally built one, but have seen it in the documentation here: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/music-skills/steps-to-create-a-music-skill.html. It seems fairly straightforward if you have the streaming URL?
It lost me at step 3. Implement required features for a radio skill, Get playable content @@TinyTechnicalTutorials
If I wanted to add a reprompt at the end, what would I need to do?
Hi meh! :) If you're still needing help on the reprompt, this should get you started: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/custom-skills/handle-requests-sent-by-alexa.html#listen-and-reprompt
Hi, great video. I am looking to test my skill on my iPAD and have downloaded the app and signed in using the same credentials as on the developer website, however it is not showing the skill that i have been developing anywhere? I have tried searching for it and looking through my skills however it shows nothing. Help would be massively appreciated as i am looking to use this feature for my University Dissertation.
Hi Juice! 👋 Apologies for the slow response. Were you able to sort this out? Really my only suggestion would have been to check that you're using the same email address, but it sounds like you already tried that. I've also sometimes had a delay with it appearing, and a couple times have even had to install the Alexa app on my phone (I haven't tried it on an iPad before). If you found a solution, feel free to post it here in case it helps someone else! 🤓 Hope the dissertation went well if it's already happened! 💪
how control Smart Home Devices with lambda funcion python code???
Hey ElectroCoder! 👋 I haven't used these myself, but Alexa does have some Smart Home Skills: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/understand-the-smart-home-skill-api.html
Is there a way to get Alexa to respond in different voices such as kid's voice or make animal sounds based on what the user asks?
Hey Lenny! 😊 Hmmm, interesting question! I haven't tried that myself, but I found this blog post that seems to indicate it's possible: developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/b5716c1f-d57b-4178-9ed9-5f4cf50c64d6/new-developer-preview-easily-use-amazon-polly-voices-in-alexa-skills. Let me know if you have any luck with it!
where i can find yours advanced video for alexa?
Hi Zeev! 😊 I have a 90-minute course on Pluralsight here: app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/developing-alexa-skills/table-of-contents. Hope it helps!
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials great, bought the course.
one more question, I saw you are using JavaScript, rather then TypeScript.
on you opinion, which will be a better choice? the JS or the TS
Thanks so much, Zeev! 😊 You can definitely use TypeScript with an Alexa Skill. JavaScript tends to be slightly less code, but I'm not sure I have an opinion either way. 😊 It's whatever you're most comfortable with. Here's a walk-through that includes TypeScript examples if you need it: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-nodejs/develop-your-first-skill.html
Hi. Reach to the part to test the skill but when I tested my invocation name by typing it like you did it didn't work. Help.
Hi kristinemae! 👋 Sorry for the slow response! Were you able to get this working?
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials still haven't sorted it out. Help
Hmmmm...I know I had issues with invocation when I first started building skills. It was usually because I'd named something incorrectly, or was getting my skill name/invocation/intent mixed up. Best I can recommend is to maybe start from scratch with a new skill following the documentation, and see if you can get something simple working? developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/custom-skills/steps-to-build-a-custom-skill.html
The link to show how to save state and make Alexa sound more normal does not seem to be working. Your video was great by the way and I'm definitely going to start watching more.
Can you make a video on how to create a skill that asks a follow up question that narrows the topics for which fun fact Alexa will tell the user?
Hi Morgan! 😊 Great suggestion! I'll add this to my list for future videos. Thanks for watching! 🙏
using slots to change outputs
You got it! 👍
can I installa a npm library in lambda folder?
Hi KonyCat Studio! Maybe this will help? medium.com/underscoretec/upload-a-npm-module-to-aws-lambda-11a06d1eb64f
Hi,
I cant make "this" Skill and i really would like to have "this" Skill:
I have a lot of things at home that I want to arrange in a more or less organized way. The problem is that I have lots of different things and lots of places around the house, and after a while I forget where I put things. That's why I want a Skill where Alexa memorizes where I kept an item **through my voice command.**I want the skill to do the following:
I say: "Alexa, I have stored the "Phone X charger" in the "X drawer""
Later, maybe mouths later, I want Alexa to tell me where I put the same "Phone X charger":
Me: "Alexa, where did I put the "Phone X charger"?
Alexa: "Phone X charger" is in "Drawer X"
That skill, aplies to all stuff i have stored at home! I dont know if is already an skill like this one (if so, please let me know). If there are no Skills like this one, is anyone able to make it? (yes, i will buy, i will pay for it). Thanks in advance!
best regards
Rui Alves
Hi Rui! This is a great use case for Alexa, and this functionality actually already exists. :) Just tell Alexa to remember something, and then you can recall it later. More here: voicebrew.com/alexa-remember. Hope it helps! 😊
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials
Hello,
Thanks for your reply.
Did you try that Skill?
I tryed several times and does not work with me... :/
any tip?!
Thanks
Great video! I have a question: create those skills it's free? Depending on the kind of skill i create, have I to pay anything?
Thanks for watching, Fabiana! 🙏 The skills are free to create, but depending on how you want to host and distribute them, there can be a cost. This article sums it up pretty well: smarthomestarter.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-create-an-alexa-skill/. Hope that helps, and good luck! 😊
Great and simple Tutorial to get started :)
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching! 😊🙏🌟
Is the link to pluralsight (above) still valid? I tried to go look at that, and I got the impression that Pluralsight may have altered their sites and broken the link, or something?
Hi R Tichy! The link is still working for me, but maybe something about the affiliate info is causing issues for you. Here's a direct link: app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/developing-alexa-skills.
For some reason when trying to test even a newly created skill its not working. The first skill invocation itself not working
Hi Parijat! Sorry I missed this...were you able to get it working?
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials Thanks for your reply, yeah I was able to understand the issue
Yes, that happended to my how did you solve it?
Copied your package.json file verbatim. Still will not deploy. Log event show: "Failed to install dependencies! Something wrong in your package.json file!"
Hey Greg! Are you able to deploy the sample "hello world" skill that we started with (create a new custom skill, "from scratch")? I thought maybe the version of the SDK used in package.json had changed, but I just created a new skill (with no updates to code), and it seems to be the same as what I used for this video. So curious if you can create/deploy any skills at all.
Thanks so much for this amazingly detailed and well made tutorial.
You bet! Glad it was helpful! 💪🔥🤓
This is amazing thanks 🎉
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching! 🙏🌟🤓
can i use my alexa skill in my onw alexa? i tested on my phone my alexa skill, buut when i say alexa open "asistente steven(my skill)" she can't open it but in my phone she can open it
Hi I'm Steven! Yes, you should be able to test it on a device. Make sure the device is registered under the same email as your developer account, and that the locale of your device is the same as well. Here's some more info: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/test/test-your-skill-overview.html#alexa-device
i appreciate the simplicity!
Thanks so much! :)
How to integrate it with echo 5th gen ?
Hi APS! 👋 I haven't tested it on an Echo before, and am finding very little information about how to do that. This is the best I can find: community.appinventor.mit.edu/t/connect-alexa-skill-to-echo-dot/69917/6 I believe (??) if the Echo is set up with the same email you use for your Developer Account, it should automatically be available to launch there?
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials Thanks for reply, Anyways I found out a way: we need to connect our echo with the same Amazon account which we are using for development. It automatically incorporates the intent after deploying the code on lambda.
Oh, nice work! Glad you were able to figure it out. And thanks for the update here...hopefully it'll help someone else! 🤓🔥💪
I loved your video! Thank you!
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching! 🙏😊
I’m going to use this to build my skill tomorrow. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thank you.
Awesome! Good luck! :)
love it thank you so much, how can i open on my apple phone?
Hi Magdolna! 👋 I don't have an Apple phone myself, but I believe you just need to install Alexa from the Apple Store, then you can work with your skills from there (make sure the email address you use on your phone is the same one you used to develop the Alexa skill).
Great video!
Thank you so much!! 😊
Can you please tell me how to insert an excel sheet into an Alexa skill which contains small data.
Hi Tejchan! I haven't personally done that before, and I'm not finding much online. But I did find this for Google Sheets. Maybe if you can use Google Sheets instead of Excel, you can get something like this to work? medium.com/@flreln/how-to-create-a-dynamic-alexa-skill-using-google-sheets-and-storyline-9fd37f2080d8
Thank you very much this helps me a lot
You bet!
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials fwiw, Storyline is dead.
Thanks for the info, R Tichy! 👍
That's an impressive tutorial.
I was wondering if any project using APL pie chart visualization is possible using some kind JSX.
Thanks, Mehedi! Glad you liked it.
Can you clarify? I'm not familiar with the APL pie chart visualization? I get a couple Google results, but want to make sure I'm understanding. :)
Great tutorial, thanks! Is there a way of invoking a skill without asking Alexa to open it. In your case, instead if saying "Open TTT Fun Facts" I could just say 'Tell me a fun fact'?
Hi Mitchell! Thanks for watching! 😊 There's quite a bit you can do with invocations. Here's some more info that might help: developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/custom-skills/understanding-how-users-invoke-custom-skills.html
Super cool video! I did a skill quite similar to ttt fun facts but when you said Tell me a fun fact it doesn't matter whatever you say will trigger the fun fact. Any solution to that? Thanks a lot again for this wonderfull video
Hey Javier! Thanks for watching, and sorry for the slow response! Were you able to sort this out? I've had this issue before and realized it was a problem with how my utterance was set up. Hope you were able to get it working! Happy holidays! :)
@@TinyTechnicalTutorials thanks a lot for your response. I ll try and let you know ...thanks a lot!
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You're welcome! Thank YOU for watching! 😊
I'm brand spanking new and the missing (') after const facts = require('./funfacts) and missing semicolon after in examples were initially killing me, but thank you so much for the quick demo it was fun once i figured out the syntax errors which in a way added to my learning) 😀
Oh gosh! Yes, debugging is a great way to learn, although a frustrating one! Glad you got it working. 😊