Voice Monkey is a free Skill that allows you to trigger Alexa Routines from external sources such as IFTTT. It also allows you to make dynamic and custom Text to Speech announcements over your Amazon Echo or other Alexa smart speaker.
Go to siteVoice Monkey's Custom API allows you to build voice applications to extend your business. Here are some examples of what you can create:
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
voice_monkey: {
type: "app",
app: "voice_monkey",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
const data = {
"access_token": `${this.voice_monkey.$auth.access_token}`,
"secret_token": `${this.voice_monkey.$auth.secret_token}`,
"monkey": `pipedream-monkey-1`,
}
return await axios($, {
method: "post",
url: `https://api.voicemonkey.io/trigger`,
data,
})
},
})
This action will display an image on your device with a screen e.g. Echo Show. See docs here
This action will display a video on your device with a screen e.g. Echo Show. See docs here
This action will make an annoucement on your device using the text you supply. See docs here
This action will make an annoucement on your device using any parameters you set. See docs here
Voice Monkey uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Voice Monkey account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Voice Monkey APIs in both code and no-code steps.
To retrieve your Access Tokens,