Alexa Integration

[Adam Fenn]

Is there a clean way to allow M1G rules to control Alexa?

 

I’ve found a convoluted method.  Here it is…

 

1. I make the M1G send an email message to a Gmail account.

2. That account applies a label to incoming messages that match the M1G’s hard-coded subject line.

3. I have a script that is to run every minute, which parses the thread matching the above label.

4. It extracts the body of the message and executes a Voice Monkey call to Alexa via a RESTFUL API call.

5. That call executes a routine on Alexa, which does whatever I want.

 

It’s convoluted, but it seems to work ok.  I’d love to have a more direct integration though.

 

Thanks!

Adam

[Bob Warshawski]

What is the utility of this?

What do you get Alexa to do?

 

Bob in Canmore

[Adam Fenn]

I have her arm a zone when it’s idle.  I have her set the thermostat back.  I have her make announcements.  You could do whatever you want her to do.

[Adam Fenn]

I misspoke.  I don’t have her arm a zone when it’s idle.  The M1G can do that by itself.  I have her set a light to tell me the armed/disarmed status in a zone where I don’t have a keypad.  There’s no keypad because I don’t have wire to that facility, but I can reach it with wireless networking and wireless zones.

[Bob Warshawski]

Thanx Adam!

 

Is there a document that explains how to interact with Alexa?

 

Bob

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