# Alexa-home - alexa\_ip is undefined
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-alexa-ip-is-undefined/64786
**Category:** General
**Created:** [7 July 2022 05:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-alexa-ip-is-undefined/64786 "2022-07-07T05:12:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Sylvan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sylvan)
#### Post date: [7 July 2022 05:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-alexa-ip-is-undefined/64786/1 "2022-07-07T05:12:49Z")
According to the documentation, the [alexa-home](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-alexa-home) node sends the IP address of the Echo device that initialized the message.
This can be found under `msg.alexa_ip`.
The problem in my case is that I never get an IP.
The value is always "undefined" - in any case, no matter if the message is triggered by a routine or directly by an echo device.
I use the latest version [2.0.0](https://github.com/mabunixda/node-red-contrib-alexa-home/tree/v2.0.0) of the node, but also with earlier versions I had no success.
Is there any special constellation that is necessary to fill the IP address correctly?
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [7 July 2022 09:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-alexa-ip-is-undefined/64786/2 "2022-07-07T09:44:49Z")
- What generation Echo are you using?
- What version of NR and Node.js (you can get this from the start up log)
- Which of the nodes are you using. the 'alexa - home' or the alexa - home - controler'?
- what settings are you using in the node's?
- Try adding a `catch` node connected to a `debug` node (set to display the complete msg object) in - the tab with the alexa node. Does anything show up in the debug log?
- Are there any messages in the Node-red log?
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### Author:  [@Sylvan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sylvan)
#### Post date: [7 July 2022 11:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-alexa-ip-is-undefined/64786/3 "2022-07-07T11:06:02Z")
> [@zenofmud](#):
>
> What generation Echo are you using?
Echo Dot 2, Echo Dot 3, Echo Dot 4, Echo Plus 2, Echo 2, Echo 3, Echo 4
> [@zenofmud](#):
>
> What version of NR and Node.js
Node-RED version: `v2.2.2`
Node.js version: `v14.18.2`
it's the official docker image `nodered/node-red:latest` which i start with the following `docker-compose.yml`:
```yaml
version: '3.5'
services:
node-red:
image: nodered/node-red:latest
user: root
network_mode: "host"
expose:
- "80"
- "1880"
- "60000"
- "3456"
- "3457"
- "4200"
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- "./data:/data
```
> [@zenofmud](#):
>
> Which of the nodes are you using. the 'alexa - home' or the alexa - home - controler'?
both - the controller for basic settings and the other ones for interaction with Alexa.
Everything has also been working as it should for years - only the IP is not provided.
> [@zenofmud](#):
>
> what settings are you using in the node's?
alexa-home-controller: Port = 80, MaxItems = 100, no "_use node as webserver_"
alexa-home: the device name and all the 3 types (mostly dimming)
As I said - everything works fine except for the IP.
> [@zenofmud](#):
>
> Try adding a `catch` node connected to a `debug` node (set to display the complete msg object) in - the tab with the alexa node. Does anything show up in the debug log?
Nothing is printed - no error is thrown.
> [@zenofmud](#):
>
> Are there any messages in the Node-red log?
Yes, of course - but none that I would somehow associate with the alexa-home IP issue.
The debug log on the web ui is empty.
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [7 July 2022 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-alexa-ip-is-undefined/64786/4 "2022-07-07T11:13:36Z")
Ok I'm ot going to be abe t help since I do not use docker and have no experience with it. Hopefully soeone else will be able to give you an idea or you could open an issue with the `node-red-contrib-alexa-home`s author on [it's GitHub issuespage](https://github.com/mabunixda/node-red-contrib-alexa-home/issues)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [5 September 2022 11:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-home-alexa-ip-is-undefined/64786/5 "2022-09-05T11:14:07Z")
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