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Alexa Remote Trigger

Starts a workflow when an Alexa WebSocket push event occurs

Alexa Remote Trigger

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Summary

Listens for specific WebSocket push events from Alexa devices and triggers a workflow when they occur.

Inputs

  • event (required) — The Alexa WebSocket push event to listen for (e.g., Device Activity, Volume Change, Bluetooth State Change).

Output shape

One or more items, each containing the event type, selected event, raw payload, and timestamp.

Items are emitted immediately when the specified event occurs. Supports a manual test trigger to simulate the event.

Examples

Example 1: Trigger a workflow when an Alexa device comes online.

Select 'Device Connection Change' as the event.

Example 2: Trigger when a specific device's volume changes.

Select 'Volume Change' as the event.

Example 3: Capture every Alexa interaction (voice command).

Select 'All Messages' as the event.

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