Alexa Skills Kit SDKs
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The Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) SDKs are software development tools and libraries that give you programmatic access to Alexa features. ASK SDKs are available for Node.js, Java, and Python. The ASK SDKs can help make it easier to build Alexa skills by enabling you to spend more time on implementing features and less time writing boilerplate code.
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Additional resources
The following resources help you develop skills with the ASK SDKs.
Blog posts
- Code Deep Dive: Introduction to the ASK Software Development Kit for Node.js
- Code Deep Dive: Slots and Session Attributes in the ASK SDK for Node.js
- Code Deep Dive: Using the Display Directives in the ASK SDK for Node.js
- What's New with Request and Response Interceptors in the Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Node.js
- What's New with Request Handling in the Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Node.js
Twitch streams
- Alexa Skill Building with SDK V2
- Alexa Skill Building
- Getting Started with the new Java SDK
- Coding an Alexa Skill using Java
- First Look at the Python SDK
- Writing an Alexa Quiz Skill using the new Python SDK
- Episode 1 of Designing and Building 'College Coach'
Sample code
The following sample code demonstrates features of the ASK SDK:
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Last updated: Nov 28, 2023