As part of this preview, developers can build premium kid skills for the US Alexa Skills Store using in-skill purchasing (ISP).

Now you can now test multi-turn conversations using the new dialog command in the ASK CLI and the updated simulation API (beta) in SMAPI.

You can apply for a preview that lets you build, edit, and publish a skill without leaving the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) developer console.

Now Alexa can automatically re-prompt your users who provide unacceptable slot values in delegated dialogs.

You can now use the AMAZON.CreativeWorkType, AMAZON.Food, AMAZON.Sport, and AMAZON.VideoGame built-in slot types in all Alexa locales.

We are excited to announce the general availability of the Music Skill API in the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK). You can use the Music Skill API to enable your customers in the US to access your entire music catalog via voice.

Now you can use 27 different Amazon Polly voices in your Alexa skills.

You can use now use seven new built-in slots in all Alexa locales to save time in your development and improve the experience for your customers.

Today we are excited to announce additions to the ASK Skill Management API (SMAPI) and the ASK Command Line Interface (CLI) that provide programmatic access to the full set of skill beta testing functions available in the ASK developer console.

With the ASK Music Skill API, coming soon, you can enable your customers to access your entire music catalog via voice on tens of millions of Alexa-enabled devices from Amazon and other manufacturers.

Use the Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Python to simplify development of the backend cloud service for your Alexa skill.

You can use new Quick Start Templates in the ASK Developer Console to accelerate skill development for popular skill samples.

We are excited to announce that you can now request customer permission to access and use the contact information stored in their Alexa Customer Profiles.

Accelerate your skill development using the ASK Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (beta).

You can use the new Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Python (beta) to build skills more easily using Python.