Automotive Property for Alexa Skills
When a user interacts with Alexa from an automotive endpoint, the user's request to Alexa includes the Automotive property. You can adapt your skill responses to manage the interactions with users who are using Alexa from their cars.
- How the Automotive property works
- Example Node.js code for the Automotive indicator
- Customize skill responses based on the Automotive property
- Related topics
How the Automotive property works
An automotive endpoint is a device that the Alexa service has identified as intended for use in the car.
Users can interact with your skill on any device with Alexa. If the device interacting with your skill is an automotive endpoint, the user request to your skill includes the Automotive property in the context object, as shown in the following example.
{
"version": "1.0",
"session": {
...
},
"context": {
"Automotive": {}
...
},
"request": {
...
}
}
Automotive property indicates that the user has an automotive endpoint, even when the property is empty.For more information about these user requests, see Request Types Reference.
Example Node.js code for the Automotive indicator
This Node.js code parses the context object for the presence of the Automotive property. If this property is present, the code determines that the device is an automotive endpoint.
var isAnAutomotiveEndpoint = handlerInput.requestEnvelope.context.Automotive;
if (isAnAutomotiveEndpoint) {
console.log("Alexa customer is an automotive endpoint");
}
Customize skill responses based on the Automotive property
Your skill can parse the request and determine if the Automotive property is present. If present, you can design your skill to have appropriate responses. For information about how to design skill responses, see Best Practices for Designing Alexa Skills for Automotive.
