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Alexa Foundational APIs

The Alexa foundational API reference contains the API definitions for Alexa interfaces that all add-ons use. These APIs include general Alexa directives, response events, discovery, state reporting, change reporting, and error reporting. For details, see Alexa Interface Message Guide.

In this section

  • Alexa — Top-level interface for all Alexa APIs.
  • Alexa.Authorization — Obtain credentials to send asynchronous responses or proactive messages to Alexa.
  • Alexa.Discovery — Identify the capabilities that your add-on supports.
  • Alexa.EndpointHealth — Report the detected health of devices to Alexa.
  • Alexa.ErrorResponse — Send an error response to a directive that your add-on can't handle.
  • Alexa.Response — Send a response to a directive that your add-on successfully handles.

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Last updated: Nov 22, 2023