Xatkit Alexa Platform
Create an Alexa Skill server and respond to the user using the Xatkit defined intent library.
| Provider | Type | Context Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlexaIntentProvider | Intent | - alexa.request_id: the unique identifier of the Alexa single request- alexa.username: the full name (empty if not available from permissions) of the Amazon user that sent the request- alexa.user_id: the Alexa unique identifier of the user that sent the request- alexa.session_id: the Alexa unique identifier of the ongoing and active conversation for the user- <<sessionId>>: A generated unique context containing all the replies per conversation. Used by the Reply action mechanism |
Receive messages from Alexa requests and translates them into Xatkit-compatible intents. |
| Action | Parameters | Return | Return Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reply | - message (String): the content of the PlainText that has to be spoken by Alexa devices |
null |
Integer | Creates a session variable storing the reply message to be sent back to Alexa as a PlainText |
The Alexa platform supports the following configuration options
| Key | Values | Description | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
xatkit.alexa.invocationMessage |
String | The message that Xatkit uses to respond back to the user once the Alexa skill is launched. | Optional |
xatkit.alexa.responseNotFoundMessage |
String | The message that Xatkit uses to respond back to Alexa in the case something wrong happens during the processing of the request | Optional |
Check our tutorial here to know how to deploy an Alexa skill and connect it to Xatkit