Integrate the Amazon Alexa API with the Pipedream Utils API

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

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Popular Amazon Alexa and Pipedream Utils 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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Formatting - [Data] Convert JSON to String with the Pipedream Utils API

Convert an object to a JSON format string

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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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Formatting - [Data] Parse JSON with the Pipedream Utils API

Parse a JSON string

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Formatting - [Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time with the Pipedream Utils API

Add or subtract time from a given input

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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 Pipedream Utils#

The Pipedream Utils app is a set of pre-built functions that streamline common tasks in your workflows. It acts like a Swiss Army knife for developers, providing essential tools such as format conversion, date manipulation, and text processing. By leveraging these functions, you can reduce the boilerplate code needed for routine operations, speeding up the development of intricate automations. The Helper Functions API can be a game changer when it comes to tasks like parsing dates in user-friendly formats, encoding and decoding data, or generating UUIDs, making them more efficient and less error-prone.

Connect Pipedream Utils#

export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    pipedream_utils: {
      type: "app",
      app: "pipedream_utils",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {

  },
})

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