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Interact with Amazon Alexa API

Interaction → Speak At Volume

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Summary

Sets a device's volume and makes it speak text, then optionally restores the previous volume.

Inputs

  • device (required) — The Echo device or multi-room group to target. Choose from the dropdown or provide an ID via expression.
  • text (required) — Text to speak. Required when Speak Type is 'Regular'.
  • ssmlContent (required) — SSML markup to send. Required when Speak Type is 'SSML'.
  • speakType — Type of speech: 'Regular', 'SSML', or 'Announcement'.
  • volumeValue (required) — Target volume level (0-100).

Output shape

A single object with a success property indicating completion.

The operation preserves the original device volume and restores it after speaking, unless the original volume was null.

Examples

Example 1: Play a greeting at 75% volume on a specific Echo device.

Device: Living Room Echo; Text: 'Welcome home!'; Volume: 75

Example 2: Send an announcement via SSML at 50% volume across all devices.

Speak Type: SSML; SSML Content: 'Hello everyone!'; Volume: 50

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