# Trouble getting started with Alexa-remote

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-getting-started-with-alexa-remote/54254>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [24 November 2021 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-getting-started-with-alexa-remote/54254 "2021-11-24T17:09:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [25 November 2021 07:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-getting-started-with-alexa-remote/54254/10 "2021-11-25T07:19:49Z")

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Here's a link to a longer thread about using Alexa and Alexa Skills that you might find useful.

> [@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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