Account Linking for Alexa skills

linking up alexa users with users in your system

Request & Response Interceptors

What they are and why to use them

Storing data with your skills

When you first start developing skills for Alexa, you’ll probably begin with something simple that doesn’t really require you to store any user data.

But as your skills become more and more complex, there will come a point when you will want to store…

Alexa Presentation Language for Audio

Or APLA for short — creating more immersive audio experiences.

One of the frustrations I’ve often found with Alexa skills was the ability to mix and match audio files effectively. You were limited…

Quick tip-Make sure you use Lambda Versions for your Alexa skills

Or to be more blunt, how not to…

How to redirect users to a different intent in your Alexa skill

Or why you might want to return a…

How to capture anything your users say

Capturing arbitrary text from your users

One of the more common questions I see with those delving into Alexa development is “how can I capture any text a user says?”.

Request and Response Interceptors part 3 — Enabling repeat in your skills