Integrate the Amazon Alexa API with the Delay API

Setup the Amazon Alexa API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Delay API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Amazon Alexa and Delay remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Popular Amazon Alexa and Delay Actions#

Get Simulation Results with the Amazon Alexa API

Get the results of the specified simulation for an Alexa skill. See the documentation

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Delay Workflow with the Delay API

Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).

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Simulate Alexa Skill with the Amazon Alexa API

Simulate a dialog from an Alexa-enabled device and receive the skill response for the specified example utterance. See the documentation

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Overview of Amazon Alexa#

The Amazon Alexa API connects your Pipedream workflows to Alexa's smart capabilities, enabling you to build voice-driven interactions and extend the functionality of Alexa Skills. Interact with users through their Alexa devices, manage and update Skills, or harness Alexa's smart home control. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create complex workflows that respond to Alexa events, trigger actions in other services, or process voice commands for custom outcomes.

Connect Amazon Alexa#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    amazon_alexa: {
      type: "app",
      app: "amazon_alexa",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.amazonalexa.com/v1/skills/{{your_skill_id}}/credentials`, //for testing: amzn1.ask.skill.94225570-3d93-4671-acb0-34160d640740
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.amazon_alexa.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
        "Accept": `application/json`,
        "Content-Type": `application/json`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Overview of Delay#

The Delay API in Pipedream is a built-in function that allows you to pause a workflow for a specified amount of time. This can be incredibly useful when you need to stagger API calls to avoid rate limits, wait for an external process to complete, or simply introduce a delay between actions in a sequence. With precision up to milliseconds, the Delay API provides a simple yet powerful tool for managing timing in automation workflows.

Connect Delay#

export default defineComponent({
  async run({steps, $}) {
    // Specify the amount of time to delay your workflow in milliseconds
    return $.flow.delay(5000)
  },
})