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What is the Alexa Skills Kit?
- About Voice Interaction Models
- Index of Skill Types
- Glossary
Skill Types
Automotive Skills
- Connected Vehicle Skills
  - VehicleData
  - AuthorizationController
- Alexa Skills for Driving
Business Skills
- Alexa for Business
- Alexa for Hospitality
- Alexa for Residential
- Meetings Skills
Cooking Skills
- Cooking Interface
- FoodTemperatureController
- FoodTemperatureSensor
- PresetController
- TemperatureController
- TemperatureSensor
- TimeController
- Property Schemas
Custom Voice Model Skills
- Steps to Build a Custom Skill
- Get Custom Skill Sample Code
- Understand How Users Invoke Custom Skills
- Choose the Invocation Name for a Custom Skill
- Create a Custom Skill from a Quick Start Template
- Host a Custom Skill as an AWS Lambda Function
- Host a Custom Skill as a Web Service
- Configure a Skill for Multiple Languages
- Create the Interaction Model (Intents, Slots, and Dialogs)
- Use Built-in Intents and Slot Types
- Handle Requests Sent by Alexa
- Personalize the User Experience
- Expose Skill Functionality with Tasks
- Let Skills Work Together with Skill Connections
  - Use Skill Connections to Request Tasks
- Alexa Quick Links
  - Create a Quick Link for Your Custom Skill
  - Create a Quick Link for Your Custom Task
- Use Display Templates to Show Content on Screens
Education Skills
- Steps to Create an Education Skill
- Course
- Coursework
- Course Grade
- Coursework Grade
- Student Profile
- School Communication
- Component Reference
- Error Response
- Paginating Results
Entertainment Device Skills
- ChannelController
- EqualizerController
- InputController
- KeypadController
- Speaker
- StepSpeaker
- WakeOnLANController
Flash Briefing Skills
- Steps to Create a Flash Briefing Skill
- Tips to Create a Great Flash Briefing Skill
- Flash Briefing Skill API Feed Reference
- Flash Briefing Skill Certification Checklist
- Normalize the Loudness of Audio Content
Game Skills
- Alexa Web API for Games
List Skills
- Steps to Create a List Skill
- List Events in Alexa Skills
- Creating and Managing List Skills FAQ
- Functional Testing for a List Skill
- Certification Guidelines for List Skills
- Submit an Alexa List Skill for Certification
Music, Radio, and Podcast Skills
- Steps to Create a Music, Radio, or Podcast Skill
- Implement Podcast Skill Features
- Upload Music or Radio Catalogs
- Upload Podcast Catalogs
- Add Premium Audio, Badging, and License Retrieval to a Music Skill
- Internationalize a Podcast Skill
- Catalog Reference
- Understand Voice Modeling
- Testing Guide
- Event Subscriptions
- Troubleshooting
- Music, Radio, and Podcast Skill API
Networking and Wi-Fi Skills
- HomeNetworkController
- ConnectedDevice
- AccessController
Smart Home Skills
- Steps to Build a Smart Home Skill
- Send Events to the Alexa Event Gateway
- State and Change Reporting
- How to Proactively Manage Endpoints
- Authenticate a Customer to Alexa
- Best Practices for the Alexa App
- Develop Smart Home Skills in Multiple Languages
- Smart Home Skill Publishing Guide
- Smart Home Skill Device Templates
- Provide Scenes
- Zigbee Support
- Smart Home Skill v2-to-v3 Migration Guide
- Multi-capability Skills
- Smart Home Skill APIs
Smart Home Security Skills
- CameraStreamController
- ContactSensor
- DoorbellEventSource
- EventDetectionSensor
- LockController
- MediaMetadata
- MotionSensor
- RTCSessionController
- SecurityPanelController
Video Skills
- Video Skills for Fire TV Apps
- Video Skills for Echo Show
- Video Skills for Living Room Devices
- Supported Locales
- Video Skill Testing Guide
- Content Catalog Ingestion
- Message and Data Formats for Video Skills
- State Reporting for Video Skills
- Lineup Specification for Live TV Skills
- Video Skill API
Skill Development Process
Design Your Skill
- Alexa Design Guide
Build Your Skill
- Account Linking
- Sell Products in an Alexa Skill
  - Sell Premium Content with In-Skill Purchasing
  - Sell Real-World Goods and Services with Amazon Pay
- Use APL to Create Visual Content
- Include Reminders in a Skill
- Include Timers in a Skill
- Use Events in a Skill
- Alexa for Apps
- Deprecated Features
Test and Debug Your Skill
- Test Your Smart Home Skill
- Test Your Custom Skill
- Beta Test a Skill
Certify and Publish Your Skill
- Certification Requirements
- Works with Alexa
- Certified for Humans
Monitor Your Skill and Metrics
- Analyze Your Skill Metrics
- View Your Payments and Earnings
- Rollback a skill
Tools to Create and Manage Skills
- Alexa Developer Console
- Alexa-Hosted Skills
- ASK Toolkit for VS Code
- ASK SDKs
- ASK CLI
- Skill Management API
- AWS Tools
- Skill Flow Builder
Reference
Skill Developer Reference
- Alexa Interface Reference
- Custom Skill Interface Reference
- SSML Reference
- Alexa Skills Kit Object Schemas

Custom Skill Interface Reference

This section contains reference documentation for Alexa skill developers that create custom voice model skills.

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Request and Response JSON Reference
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