# Alexa node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2-applestrudel how trigger to get activities

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**Created:** [29 May 2024 08:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2-applestrudel-how-trigger-to-get-activities/88342 "2024-05-29T08:39:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [29 May 2024 14:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2-applestrudel-how-trigger-to-get-activities/88342/4 "2024-05-29T14:03:20Z")

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I'm a bit of a novice here, but as I understand your problem is triggering the message to the Alexa node. I found, as others that the listen node doesn't seem to trigger so now use a series of actions, e.g. a virtual switch that triggers when I ask Alexa a certain question, a presence sensor that notes when I come into the kitchen, or, as I use a tracker, when this is in the salon area.  
Maybe you've already tried this, but just a suggestion.  
Some ideas here

> [@Pure fun with Alexa and Alexa Skills](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pure-fun-with-alexa-and-alexa-skills/46867):
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> Now the authentication problem with various Alexa nodes has been sorted I thought I'd try something new. I used [BluePrints](https://blueprints.amazon.co.uk/home) to create a Q&A skill called 'Give me a status report' then linked that in the flow below. I've arranged for various devices around my home to report their status to a database that is accessed from the flow and sent to the appropriate Alexa device. Here's an example of capturing feedback from Sonoff-S20 switches and writing the status to a dB.

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