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ok ok, lesson learned, but I really need help with that question, it is very important please

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Can you tell us which Alexa node you are using as there are quite a few.

The node most people have had success with is... node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2-applestrudel

The nodes I'm using at the moment are the one above and... node-red-contrib-alexa-remote-fork

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Has this ever worked or did you just install it ?

Did you follow the instructions here ?

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Hi Dave

Sorry, I know it's an old post but I have only just bought an Echo Dot and thought I would give some of the flows here a try. I have searched the library but cannot find the ip node. Would you please let me know what it is?

I already track the temperature of my Pi's but I do the identification manually. Automating this seems a GOOD idea. :wink:

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I think the node I used was...

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That was it. Thank you

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Great thread. Hope it's still being followed.

I tried to implement the schema using node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2-applestrudel 5.0.50
and Blueprints Q&A skill.

However, I found the following:

  • When I ask a question to my custom Blueprint Q&A skill (or for that matter to any other skill), I get back: alexaResponse: ""
  • When I ask a question that Alexa answers itself (like what time is it), I get back the full string of the response. For example, alexaResponse: "It's 11:56 PM."

In both cases, though the summary field captures my original question.
However I would prefer to filter on Alexa's response rather than my initial question which may have multiple phrasings...

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Hello - and welcome to the Forum.

A few months back I had problems with getting reliable responses from Alexa, so I went down this route using Virtual Smart Home (VSH) node.

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Thought this may be worth a look node-red-contrib-dulonode (node) - Node-RED. Posting here as may be of interest to others.

[edit] You will need a North American account to use it as of now. Hopefully the node developer will expand on this in the near future.

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@E1cid thanks for posting this. It looks very interesting.

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I have the same problem where I am so I contacted the developer who replied
"Currently, the skill is available only in the en-US locale. I plan to expand its availability to more regions in the coming weeks."

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I believe Dulo is a new offering, and it's good to have choice and competition, so it is also worth noting this is commercial offering similar to -

For comparison -

VSH currently supports more device types

VSH offers 7 free devices of any kind / Dulo offers 3 of only Switch, Light or Thermostat

VSH 200 devices is 12 EUR per year / Dulo is $19.90 (it doesn't actually state what period so I have asked for clarification)

EDIT: this is the price per month with Dulo !

Dulo does have a 50 device option for $6.90, which may work out cheaper for a lot of people.

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Just on that topic, I have moved-on to matter virtual devices and it works well :slight_smile: .. no subscription required ... works with ALEXA and Apple HomeKitt

see this node

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Wow I heard back from them regarding the pricing, apparently it is per month :money_mouth_face:

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Sorry Dave I can't do that. or was that only in the film the case? :wink:

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And Google :grin:

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And no subscription .... :rofl: :joy: .. and because of MATTER .. it should require local network only :wink: