Requirements for Specific Device Types

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To receive Works with Alexa (WWA) certification, your device must meet the following requirements for your device type. These requirements apply to products that connect to Alexa with an Alexa smart home skill and the Alexa Connect Kit (ACK), and products that have Alexa built-in by using the Alexa Voice Service (AVS).

For the complete list of smart home interfaces, see List of Alexa Interfaces and Supported Languages.

General device requirements

Your device must implement the capability interfaces for the features that your product supports. To be eligible for certification, your device must support the required interfaces specified for your device category. Some device types have no required capability interfaces. For details, see the required capability interfaces for your device category.

In addition, your device must meet the following requirements:

All devices must support device discovery and state reporting. For details, see Alexa.Discovery and Understand State Reporting.
You must include manufacturer and model in the additionalAttributes object in the discovery response. For Alexa to identify unique devices, include as many other attributes as you can.
To let Alexa know the health of your device, implement EndpointHealth. As a best practice, support as many EndpointHealth properties as you can.

Required capability interfaces

Review the mandatory interfaces for your device category. If your device connects to Alexa with Matter, make sure that your product supports the required Matter clusters.

Climate control

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the climate control category.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Air conditioner	Set temperature, query current temperature	ThermostatController
Air filter	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Air purifier	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Fan	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
HVAC unit	Set temperature, query current temperature	ThermostatController
Thermostat	Set temperature, query current temperature	ThermostatController

If your product supports any of the following optional climate control features, specify the capabilities when you register your product:

Entertainment

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the entertainment category.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Amplifier	Set and adjust volume, mute, unmute, select input	Speaker, InputController
Game consoles	Set channel, launch UI shortcuts and apps, search video, search and play video	ChannelController, Launcher, PlaybackStateReporter, RemoteVideoPlayer Search and Display, RemoteVideoPlayer Search and Play
Projector	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Receiver	Set and adjust volume, mute, unmute, select input	Speaker, InputController
Remote control	Set channel, set and adjust volume, mute, unmute, turn on power, turn off power	ChannelController, InputController, PowerController
Set-top box	Set channel, set and adjust volume, mute, unmute, launch UI shortcuts and apps, turn on power, turn off power, search video, search and play video	ChannelController, InputController, Launcher, PlaybackStateReporter, PowerController, RemoteVideoPlayer Search and Display, RemoteVideoPlayer Search and Play
Sound bar	Play device, stop device, pause device, set and adjust volume, mute, unmute	PlaybackController, Speaker
Speaker	Play device, stop device, pause device, set and adjust volume, mute, unmute	PlaybackController, Speaker
Subwoofer	Set equalizer bands, set sound modes	EqualizerController
Television	Set channel, set and adjust volume, mute, unmute, launch UI shortcuts and apps, turn on power, turn off power, search video, search and play video	ChannelController, InputController, Launcher, PlaybackStateReporter, PowerController, RemoteVideoPlayer Search and Display, RemoteVideoPlayer Search and Play

If your product supports any of the following optional entertainment features, specify the capabilities when you register your product:

Home office

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the home office category.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Router	Enable network access, disable network access	NetworkAccessController

If your product supports any of the following optional home office features, specify the capabilities when you register your product:

Home security

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the home security category.

Important: Amazon prohibits the use of SceneController and RangeController with semantics in home security devices.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Camera	Retrieve camera stream	CameraStreamController
Doorbell	Capture doorbell events	DoorbellEventSource
Door lock	Set lock, unlock	LockController
Garage door opener	Open garage door, close garage door	ModeController with semantics
Security panel	Arm security system, disarm security system	SecurityPanelController

If your product supports any of the following optional security features, specify the capabilities when you register your product:

Household and personal care

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the household and personal care category.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Aroma diffuser	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Vacuum	Turn on power, turn off power, return to charging base,	PowerController, Implement return to base with PowerController TurnOff directive or ModeController with semantics

Kitchen and cooking appliances

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the kitchen and cooking appliances category.

Important: Amazon prohibits the use of SceneController in kitchen and cooking devices.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Microwave	Start and stop cooking, change cooking mode, cook by time, pause cooking, resume cooking	Cooking.TimeController, TimeHoldController

Lighting and power

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the lighting and power category.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Dimmer	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Lamp	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Light bulb	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Light strip	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Plug	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Power strip	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController
Switch	Turn on power, turn off power	PowerController

If your product supports any of the following optional features, specify the capabilities when you register your product:

Sensors

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the sensors category.

Important: Amazon prohibits the use of SceneController in sensor device skills.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Contact sensor	Detect and report contact	ContactSensor
Motion sensor	Detect and report motion	MotionSensor

Window Treatments

The following table shows the required capability interfaces for devices in the window treatments category.

Example devices	Required functionality	Required Alexa capability interfaces
Exterior and interior blinds	Open and close blinds	Alexa.ToggleController
Shades	Open and close shades	Alexa.ToggleController