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Alexa Remote

Interact with Amazon Alexa API

Interaction → Builtin

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Summary

Trigger built-in Alexa actions such as weather, traffic, or Good Morning on a selected device.

Inputs

  • device (required) — Select an Echo device from the dropdown, or specify a serial number using an expression.
  • builtinType (required) — Choose a built-in Alexa action (e.g., weather, traffic, goodmorning, goodnight, joke, funfact).

Output shape

a single item with success status

Returns an object containing a success flag; no body data is returned.

Examples

Example 1: Trigger Good Morning on a specific Echo device.

Resource: Interaction, Operation: Builtin, Device: Living Room Echo, Builtin Type: Good Morning

Example 2: Play traffic updates on a device.

Resource: Interaction, Operation: Builtin, Device: Bedroom Echo, Builtin Type: Traffic

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