Initial Home Assistant Configuration
A tiny configuration required to be done first.
- edit
- check
You know the general Prerequisites (step 1).
When creating your text helper you have two choices, using the visual interface provided by home assistant or editing the configuration.yaml file of home assistant. Both will work, choose what you feel more comfortable with.
Note: Using the visual interface won't allow you to set a initial value for the text helper. It shouldn't be an issue but if any issue happens you can start by looking if there is any value in the helper.
Some extra details and notes:
- Translate the text to your language to get a smooth experience.
- Use the Developer Tools to reload INPUT TEXTS.
With your home assistant instance open:
- Go to
Settings - Select
Devices & Services - In the top navigation bar click in
Helpers - Create a new text helper with the name
alexa_actionable_notificationand max length of 255 - Save the new text helper
- Now open the helper you just created and input the following value
{"text": "This is a test of the alexa actionable notifications skill. Did it work?", "event": "actionable.skill.test", "suppress_confirmation": "false"}
Make sure to install it i.e. into /config/configuration.yaml.
input_text:
alexa_actionable_notification:
name: Alexa Actionable Notification Holder
max: 255
initial: '{"text": "This is a test of the alexa actionable notifications skill. Did it work?", "event": "actionable.skill.test", "suppress_confirmation": "false"}'| Option | Type | Allowed Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | string | The text to be spoken by alexa | |
| event | string | The event to trigger after alexa gets a response from the user | |
| suppress_confirmation | boolean | If it should suppress the "Okay" after every request |
Go to Developer Tools > STATES and search for it.
Head to the next step: Alexa Talking to Home Assistant (The Skill)