How trigger Alexa alert from an lambda or external API

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The main goal is to make Alexa speak each time defined text when lambda is triggered.

There already is one similar solution, "Proactive Events Notifications", but instead of activating yellow light on the dispositive, I need Alexa to say the defined message.

Also, I've seen the "Skill Messaging API", but don't really understand if it is the solution.

Maybe you would help with this issue.

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I suppose this is not possible currently.

  • Notification: Yes, the notification needs to be fetched proactively by the user.
  • Skill Messaging API: Will not help you. Your skill can get informed about skill events and things the user do with his shopping and todo list. So you can subscribe to Events e.g.:
    • Skill events:
      • your skill is deactivated
      • an account was linked
      • skill permission accepted
      • ....
    • List events: the customer created/deleted a todo list item or a item from his shopping list
  • Reminder API: comes in directly but also not immediately. Maybe you could just set the reminder just some seconds after now and could simulate the effect of a direct message.