Use the Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Python to simplify development of the backend cloud service for your Alexa skill.

You can use new Quick Start Templates in the ASK Developer Console to accelerate skill development for popular skill samples.

We are excited to announce that you can now request customer permission to access and use the contact information stored in their Alexa Customer Profiles.

Accelerate your skill development using the ASK Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (beta).

You can use the new Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Python (beta) to build skills more easily using Python.

New interaction path analysis in the ASK developer console shows skill usage patterns in a visual format.

Today we updated the Alexa Developer Console with new tools to help you catch common errors before you submit your skill for certification.

The developer preview for Amazon Polly now includes 27 languages across all Alexa locales.