List of Alexa Interfaces and Supported Languages


Implement the Alexa interfaces to build automotive skills, music, radio, and podcast skills, smart home skills, and video skills. Alexa interfaces use the pre-built voice interaction model.

You can use these interfaces with Alexa Voice Service (AVS) Built-in and Alexa Connect Kit (ACK) enabled devices, also. For more details, see Smart Home Development Options.

Alexa interfaces

The following table shows the interfaces that you can implement in your Alexa skills. Follow the link to each interface for full details, including the supported capabilities and example customer utterances.

Interface Version Primary skill type Supported languages

Alexa.ApplicationStateReporter

1.0

AVS

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.Audio.PlayQueue

1.0

Music, Radio, Podcast

en-US, es-US

Alexa.AuthorizationController

1.0

Automotive

en-CA, en-US, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA

Alexa.AutomationManagement

1.0

Smart Home Energy

en-US

Alexa.Automotive.VehicleData

1.0

Automotive

en-CA, en-US, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA

Alexa.BrightnessController

3

Smart Home

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX,es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.Camera.LiveViewController

1.7

AVS

en-US

Alexa.CameraStreamController

3

Smart Home Security

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.ChannelController

3

Smart Home Entertainment,
Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.ColorController

3

Smart Home

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.ColorTemperatureController

3

Smart Home

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.Commissionable

1.0

Smart Home

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.ConsentManagement.ConsentRequiredReporter

1.0

Smart Home

ja-JP

Alexa.ContactSensor

3

Smart Home Security

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.Cooking

3

Smart Home Cooking

en-US

Alexa.Cooking.FoodTemperatureController

3

Smart Home Cooking

en-US

Alexa.Cooking.FoodTemperatureSensor

3

Smart Home Cooking

en-US

Alexa.Cooking.PresetController

3

Smart Home Cooking

en-US

Alexa.Cooking.TemperatureController

3

Smart Home Cooking

en-US

Alexa.Cooking.TemperatureSensor

3

Smart Home Cooking

en-US

Alexa.Cooking.TimeController

3

Smart Home Cooking

en-US

Alexa.DataController

1.0

Smart Home

en-US

Alexa.DeviceUsage.Estimation

1.0

Smart Home Energy

en-US

Alexa.DeviceUsage.Meter

1.0

Smart Home Energy

en-US

Alexa.DoorbellEventSource

3

Smart Home Security

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.EndpointHealth

3.1

Smart Home

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.EqualizerController

3

Smart Home Entertainment

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.InputController

3

Smart Home Entertainment,
Video, AVS

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.InventoryLevelSensor

3

Smart Home

de-DE, en-CA, en-GB, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP

Alexa.InventoryLevelUsageSensor

3

Smart Home

de-DE, en-CA, en-GB, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP

Alexa.InventoryUsageSensor

3

Smart Home

de-DE, en-CA, en-GB, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP

Alexa.KeypadController

3

Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.Launcher

3

Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.LockController

3

Smart Home Security

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.Media.Playback

1.0

Music, Radio, Podcast

en-US, es-US

Alexa.Media.PlayQueue

1.0

Music, Radio, Podcast

en-US, es-US

Alexa.Media.Search

1.0

Music, Radio, Podcast

en-US, es-US

Alexa.ModeController

3

Smart Home, AVS

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.MotionSensor

3

Smart Home Security

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.PercentageController

3

Smart Home

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.PlaybackController

3

Smart Home Entertainment,
Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.PlaybackStateReporter

3

Smart Home Entertainment,
Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.PowerController

3

Smart Home,
Video, AVS

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.PowerLevelController

3

Smart Home

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP

Alexa.ProactiveNotificationSource

3.0

Smart Home

Notifications for device state: de-DE, en-CA, en-GB, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT
Notifications for cooking: en-US

Alexa.RangeController

3

Smart Home, AVS

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.RecordController

3

Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.RemoteVideoPlayer

3.1

Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.RTCSessionController

3

Smart Home Security

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-US, es-ES, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.SceneController

3

Smart Home

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.SecurityPanelController

3

Smart Home Security

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.SecurityPanelController.Alert

1.1

Smart Home Security

de-DE, en-CA, en-GB, en-US, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR

Alexa.SeekController

3

Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.SimpleEventSource

1.0

Smart Home

en-US

Alexa.SmartVision.ObjectDetectionSensor

1.0

Smart Home Security

en-US

Alexa.Speaker

3

Smart Home Entertainment,
Video

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, it-IT, ja-JP

Alexa.StepSpeaker

3

Smart Home Entertainment,
Video

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, it-IT

Alexa.TemperatureSensor

3

Smart Home

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.ThermostatController

3.1

Smart Home

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.ThermostatController.Configuration

3

Smart Home

en-US

Alexa.ThermostatController.HVAC.Components

1.0

Smart Home Energy

en-US

Alexa.ThermostatController.Schedule

3.2

Smart Home

en-US

Alexa.TimeHoldController

3

Smart Home Cooking

en-US

Alexa.ToggleController

3

Smart Home, AVS

de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.UIController

3.0

Video

en-US

Alexa.UserPreference

2.0

Music, Radio, Podcast

en-US, es-US

Alexa.VideoRecorder

3

Video

ar-SA, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, es-US, fr-CA, fr-FR, hi-IN, it-IT, ja-JP, pt-BR

Alexa.WakeOnLANController

3

Smart Home Entertainment

de-DE, en-AU, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, it-IT, ja-JP


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Last updated: Jan 25, 2024