# Alexa talking back

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-talking-back/13162>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [11 July 2019 10:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-talking-back/13162 "2019-07-11T10:32:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thewaver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/thewaver/32/11917_2.png) [@Thewaver](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Thewaver)\
**Post date:** [11 July 2019 10:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-talking-back/13162/1 "2019-07-11T10:32:08Z")

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I have a temperature sensor monitoring the temperature of my boiler in node-red dashboard, I can also turn my boiler on or off with Alexa or node-red dashboard. Is it possible to ask Alexa to tell me the temperature of my boiler by using my temperature sensor. Eg, alexa, what is the temperature of my boiler. Alexa reply: it is 55 degrees centigrade. Thanks...

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [11 July 2019 11:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-talking-back/13162/2 "2019-07-11T11:20:16Z")

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see this thread which suggests some ways of doing it

> [@ALEXA , What is my water temperature?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-what-is-my-water-temperature/12950):
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> Hello All Considering that I have A variable in a flow, how can i ask Alexa to read it out loud?. just need the basics, what is the node and config: Thank you in advance José

(it’s always worth searching the forum)