Here are three new capabilities you can perform in the developer console:
1. Get an under-the-hood look at how devices with Alexa interact with AVS
Access the communication in real time and get familiar with the directives and events generated via the AVS API. (v20170207)
2. For skills that use the Audioplayer interface, see content IDs (URLs) for every request
It’s easier than ever to monitor playback of audio streams returned with the Play directive and tweak playBehavior or troubleshoot metadata issues.
3. Get the specific language necessary to ask for further help
Now you can easily track the directives or events that may be causing problems. You can ask specific questions in the developer forums and pinpoint relevant information in the official documentation. You can also report problems with references to identified events, directives by name, namespaces, exact parameter information such as tokens, messageId, and metadata objects.
The Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) enables developers to build capabilities, called skills, for Alexa. ASK is a collection of self-service APIs, documentation, templates, and code samples that make it fast and easy for anyone to add skills to Alexa.
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