Alexa Devices Transport Adaptor¶
| Transport ID | Source | Requirements | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
alexa_devices | alexa_devices.py | Alexa Devices Integration | - |
Discovery¶
Default delivery If the Alexa Devices integration is already configured and no alexa_devices delivery is defined, an alexa_devices delivery is generated automatically, targeting any matching notify.*_speak / notify.*_announce entities present.
Example¶
Announce, or speak, a notification using Home Assistant's built-in Alexa Devices integration.
The message_usage option can be set to combine_title or use_title to override the default behaviour of speaking the standard.
Note Home Assistant recommend sending multiple notifications to an Alexa Device Group, rather than an explicit list of Alexa devices, to minimize the likelihood of Amazon rate-limiting API calls. Home Assistant managed groups work for announcements, but not speaking, and don't have the API efficiency of Alexa's own groups.
When speaking, SSML is available, for example:
<say-as interpret-as="interjection">bah humbug</say-as><say-as interpret-as='spell-out'>hello</say-as><amazon:emotion name="excited" intensity="high">Activity at front door!</amazon:emotion><amazon:effect name='whispered'>Just a low priority notification</amazon:effect><prosody rate='x-slow'>Saying this slowly</prosody><voice name='Geraint'>hello I'm from Abergavenny</voice><say-as interpret-as='date'>????0922</say-as>( will read as 'September 22nd' )
Voice specific message¶
Use spoken_message in the notification call to provide a different message for a voice notification than used for other transports like email or mobile push.