Developer Console

Alexa.RemoteVideoPlayer Interface: SearchAndDisplayResults (VSK Fire TV)

When users say utterances to find media, such as "Search for [X]," the Alexa.RemoteVideoPlayer interface sends SearchAndDisplayResults directives to your app or Lambda. For this directive, your app's logic should take users to search results pages rather than going directly to media playback.

Utterances for SearchAndDisplayResults Directives

Alexa sends a SearchAndDisplayResults directive to your app (for app-only integrations) or to your Lambda (for cloudside integrations) when users say the following utterances.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

Search for breaking bad

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

Search for sean connery

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

Search for comedy

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

Search for star trek

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

Search movies

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

Search breaking bad season two

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

Search for breaking bad episode five

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

Search for breaking bad season two episode five

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

Search for james bond

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

Search for quentin tarantino

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

Search for disney

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

Search seahawks

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

Search for soccer

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

Search for n. b. a. league

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

Search for soccer game

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

Launch netflix app

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

Launch a. t. and t. u-verse app

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

trouve / cherche / montre [VideoName] sur [AppName]

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

recherche des films avec [ActorName]

cherche des films avec [ActorName]

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

recherche un/une [GenreName]

cherche un/une [GenreName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

recherche [VideoName]

cherche [VideoName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

recherche [mediatype]

cherche [mediatype]

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

recherche la saison [number] de [title]

cherche la saison [number] de [title]

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

recherche la saison [number] de [title]

cherche la saison [number] de [title]

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

recherche/cherche la saison [SeasonNumber] de [VideoName]

recherche/cherchel'épisode [EpisodeNumber] de [VideoName]

recherche/cherchel'épisode [EpisodeNumber] de la saison [SeasonNumber] de [VideoName]

recherche/cherchela saison [SeasonNumber] de [VideoName]

recherche/cherchel'épisode [EpisodeNumber] de [VideoName]

recherche/cherchel'épisode [EpisodeNumber] de la saison [SeasonNumber] de [VideoName]

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

recherche un film avec [charactername]

cherche un film avec [charactername]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

recherche un film de [DirectorName]

cherche un film de [DirectorName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

recherche des films de disney

cherche des films de disney

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

Not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

Not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

recherche [league]

cherche [league]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

Not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

pars [AppName]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

pars [AppName]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

trouve / cherche / montre [VideoName] sur [AppName]

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

cherche des films avec [ActorName]

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

cherche une comédie

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

cherche star trek

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

Cherche [mediatype]

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

cherche la saison [number] de [title]

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

cherche l'épisode [number] de [title]

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

cherche la saison [SeasonNumber] de [VideoName]

cherche l'épisode [EpisodeNumber] de [VideoName]

cherche l'épisode [EpisodeNumber] de la saison [SeasonNumber] de [VideoName]

cherche la saison [SeasonNumber] de [VideoName]

cherche l'épisode [EpisodeNumber] de [VideoName]

cherche l'épisode [EpisodeNumber] de la saison [SeasonNumber] de [VideoName]

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

cherche un film avec [charactername]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

cherche un film de quentin tarantino

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

cherche des films de disney

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

Not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

Not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

cherche [league]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

Not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

lance [AppName]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

lance [AppName]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

such nach? [VideoName] such/zeig/find film? [VideoName] auf [AppName]

zeig mir film? [VideoName] auf [DeviceBrand]

such trailer von [VideoName]

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

such [ActorNameName] filme

zeig filme mit [ActorNameName]

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

zeig [GenreNameName] filme auf [AppName]

such nach [GenreName] [MediaType]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

such nach? [VideoName] such/zeig/find film? [VideoName] auf [AppName]

zeig mir film? [VideoName] auf [DeviceBrand]

such trailer von [VideoName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

find [MediaType]

such/zeig/empfiehl [MediaType]

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

spiel [VideoName] [Season] [Season_Numer]

spiel [VideoName]

[Season] [Season_Numer] auf [AppName]

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

spiel die [Episode_Number] [Episode] von [VideoName]

spiel [VideoName] [Episode_Number]

spiel von [VideoName] [Episode] [Episode_Number]

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

spiel [Season] [Season_Numer] [Episode] [Episode_Number] von [VideoName]

spiel [VideoName] [Season] [Season_Numer] [Episode] [Episode_Number]

spiel die [VideoName] [Season] [Season_Numer] [Episode]

[Episode_Number] auf [AppName] ab

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

Not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

such nach [MediaType] mit [ActorName]

such [ActorName] [MediaType]

zeig [MediaType] mit [ActorName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

suche nach [ProductionCompany] filmenzeige mir [ProductionCompany] filme

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

such [Sport] [Event]

find [Sport] [Event]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

Not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

such [Sport] [Event]

find [Sport] [Event]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

starte [AppName]

spiel/öffne [AppName] app

starte [AppName] auf [DeviceBrand]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

starte [AppName]

spiel/öffne [AppName] app

starte AppName auf [DeviceBrand]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

[VideoName] खोजो/ढूँढो [AppName] पे/पर/में [VideoName] दिखा/खोज दो मुझे [VideoName] दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो मुझे [AppName] पे/पर/में [VideoName] दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो मुझे [VideoName] को [AppName] पे

पर में दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो खोजो [VideoName]

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

[ActorName] के/का/की/वाला movies दिखाओ/ढूँढो

[ActorName] के/का/की/वाला [GenreName] movies दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो

[ActorName] के/का/की/वाला [GenreName] movie [VideoName] दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो

दिखाओ/खोजो [ActorName] के/का/की/वाला [GenreName] movies

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

[GenreName] movies दिखाओ/ढूँढो

[ActorName] के/का/की/वाला [GenreName] movies दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

start trek के लिए ढूँढ़ो/ढूँढ़ना/खोजो/खोजना/search करना

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

[VideoName] movie दिखाओ/ढूँढो

[AppName] पे/पर/में [MediaType] को खोजो

[ChannelName] को खोजो/ढूँढो

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

breaking bad season दो ढूँढ़ो/ढूँढ़ना/खोजो/खोजना/search करना

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

breaking bad episode पाँच के लिए ढूँढ़ो/ढूँढ़ना/खोजो/खोजना/search करना

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

breaking bad season दो episode five के लिये ढूँढ़ो/ढूँढ़ना/खोजो/खोजना/search करना

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

[CharacterName] movie दिखाओ/खोजो [CharacterName] के/का/की/वाला movie [VideoName] दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

quentin tarantino के लिए ढूँढ़ो/ढूँढ़ना/खोजो/खोजना/search करना

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

disney के लिए ढूँढ़ो/ढूँढ़ना/खोजो/खोजना/search करना

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

[Sport/League/Seam] games दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो

[Sport] के [Event] को दिखाओ/खोजो [Sport] के [Event] को दिखाओ/खोजो

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

[Sport/League/Seam] games दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो

[Sport] के [Event] को दिखाओ/खोजो

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

[Sport/League/Seam] games दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो

[Sport] के [Event] को दिखाओ/खोजो

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

[Sport/League/Seam] games दिखाओ/खोजो/ढूँढो

[Sport] के [Event] को दिखाओ/खोजो

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

netflix launch करो/करना/कीजिए/करिएगा

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

facebook app launch करो/करना/कीजिए/करिएगा

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

trova / cerca / mostra / dammi + VideoName (+ da/su ServiceName)?

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

cerca film con [ActorName]

trova un film con [ActorName]

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

cerca [GenreName]

trova [GenreName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

cerca [VideoName]

trova [VideoName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

cerca [mediatype]

trova mi un [mediatye]

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

cerca la stagione due di [VideoName]

trova la stagione due di [VideoName]

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

cerca [VideoName] Episodio cinque

trova [VideoName] Episodio cinque

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

cerca [VideoName] episodio [EpisodeNumber]

trova [VideoName] episodio [EpisodeNumber]

cerca [VideoName] stagione [SeasonNumber]

trova [VideoName] stagione [SeasonNumber]

cerca [VideoName] stagione [SeasonNumber] episodio [EpisodeNumber]

trova [VideoName] stagione [SeasonNumber] episodio [EpisodeNumber]

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

cerca un film con [CharacterName]

trova un film con [CharacterName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

cerca [DirectorName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

cerca disney

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

cerca [Sport]

trova [Sport]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

cerca partite di [SportName]

trova partite di calcio

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

lancia [AppName]

apri [AppName]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

apri [special character AppName]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

[VideoName]を探して[VideoName]を<AppName]で探して

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

[ActorNameName]が出ている[MediaType]を探して

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

[GenreNameName]の[MediaType]を見つけて

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

[MediaType]を探して

[AppName]で[MediaType]を探して

[ChannelName]を検索

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

[title] シーズン[SeasonNumber] エピソード[EpisodeNumber] を探して

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

[CharacterNameName]が主人公の[MediaType]を探して

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

[ProductionCompany]を検索

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

[Sport]の[Event]を見つけて[SportTeam]の[Event]を見つけて

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

[Sport]の[Event]を見つけて[SportTeam]の[Event]を見つけて

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

[Sport]の[Event]を見つけて[SportTeam]の[Event]を見つけて

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

[Sport]の[Event]を見つけて[SportTeam]の[Event]を見つけて

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

procurar/buscar/mostrar [VideoName] no/na [AppName]

 

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

procurar por [ActorName]

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

procurar por [GenreName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

procurar[VideoName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

procurar [MediaType]

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

procurar [VideoName] temporada [SeasonNumber]

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

procurar por [title] episódio [EpisodeNumber]

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

procurar por [VideoName]episódio [EpisodeNumber]procurar por

[VideoName]temporada [SeasonNumber]procurar por [VideoNumber]temporada

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

not supported

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

Procurar/procura/procure por [ProductionCompany]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

procurar por[SportTeam]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

procurar por [Sport]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

procurar por [League]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

procurar por [SportName]

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

abrir [AppName]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

abrir [special character AppName]

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Feature Sample Utterances Expected Response
Search for [title]
Required for certification

muestra juego de tronos

enséña me el efecto mariposa

A list of matches for the title is presented to the user.

Search by actor
Required for certification

busca películas con antonio banderas

A list of matches featuring the actor is presented to the user.

Search by genre name
Required for certification

busca comedias románticas

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the requested genre (personalized through an algorithm that selects recommended media for the user).

Search by franchise [title]
Required for certification

busca shrek

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the franchise.

Search by media type
Optional

busca películas

enséña me las películas

busca películas en netflix

A list of matches for the desired media type is presented to the user.

Search [title] with season number
Optional

enséña me la segunda temporada de friends

All episodes for the matching season are presented to the user.

Search [title] with episode number
Optional

busca el capítulo final de los serrano*

A list of available episodes within the season the user recently watched appears. For example, if the user's viewing progress is within Season 2, a list of episodes from Season 2 appears.

Search [title] with season and episode number
Optional

busca el segundo episodio de la primera temporada de anabel*

A list of available episodes for the season the user requested appears, including the episode the user specifically asked for.

Search by character name
Optional

busca películas de la pantera negra

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media featuring the character name.

Search by director name
Optional

busca las películas de alejandro lozano

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media produced by the requested director.

Search by production company
Optional

busca películas de disney

The user is presented with a list of matching results for media from the production company.

Search by sports team
Optional

busca el partido del real madrid

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports team.

Search by sports type
Optional

enséña nos un vídeo de fútbol

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports type (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports league
Optional

busca el partido de la

n. b. a.

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports league (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Search by sports event
Optional

busca el partido de fútbol

The user is presented with a list of matching results for the sports event (preferably based on recommendations for the user).

Launch [partner] app
Required for certification

lanza la app de netflix

lanza netflix

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

Launch special character title
Required for certification

lanza i. b. e. x. treinta y cinco

The requested app launches and shows a list of available media to play. Multimodal devices have a homepage template that gets populated with media potentially grouped in different categories.

SearchAndDisplayResults Directive Example

The following is an example SearchAndDisplayResults directive. This is a directive Alexa might send in response to a user's request to search for "Alexa, show me UW Husky games."

EXTRA_DIRECTIVE_NAMESPACE: Alexa.RemoteVideoPlayer
EXTRA_DIRECTIVE_NAME: SearchAndDisplayResults
EXTRA_DIRECTIVE_PAYLOAD_VERSION: 3
EXTRA_DIRECTIVE_PAYLOAD: payload

payload contains the following:

{
    "payload": {
        "experience": {
            "mode": "VOICE_OPTIMIZED",
             },
        "entities": [
            {
                    "externalIds": {
                        "key name": "event external id"
                    },
                    "type": "Event",
                    "uri": "entity://provider/event/games",
                    "value": "games"
                },
            {
                "externaIds": {
                    "key name": "sports team id"
                },
                "type": "SportsTeam",
                "uri": "entity://provider/sportsteam/someURI",
                "value": "UW Huskies"
            }
        ],
        "searchText": [
            {
                "transcribed": "UW Huskies games"
            }
        ],
        "timeWindow": {
            "end": "2016-09-07T23:59:00+00:00",
            "start": "2016-09-01T00:00:00+00:00"
        }
    }
}
{
    "directive": {
        "endpoint": {
            "cookie": {},
            "endpointId": "<the identifier of the target endpoint>",
            "scope": {
                "token": "<an OAuth2 bearer token>",
                "type": "BearerToken"
            }
        },
        "header": {
            "correlationToken": "dFMb0z+PgpgdDmluhJ1LddFvSqZ/jCc8ptlAKulUj90jSqg==",
            "messageId": "5b77aa06-3bc6-4ab1-8e10-a7f41c208a0a",
            "name": "SearchAndDisplayResults",
            "namespace": "Alexa.RemoteVideoPlayer",
            "payloadVersion": "3"
        },
        "payload": {
            "experience": {
                "mode": "VOICE_OPTIMIZED",
                 },            
            "entities": [
                {
                    "externalIds": {
                        "key name": "event external id"
                    },
                    "type": "Event",
                    "uri": "entity://provider/event/games",
                    "value": "games"
                },
                {
                    "externaIds": {
                        "key name": "sports team id"
                    },
                    "type": "SportsTeam",
                    "uri": "entity://provider/sportsteam/someURI",
                    "value": "UW Huskies"
                }
            ],
            "searchText": [
                {
                    "transcribed": "UW Huskies games"
                }
            ],
            "timeWindow": {
                "end": "2016-09-07T23:59:00+00:00",
                "start": "2016-09-01T00:00:00+00:00"
            }
        }
    }
}

Payload Definitions

The following fields are supported.
Field Description Data Type
entities
optional
An array of entity objects to play, such as a Title, Franchise, Actor, Team, or MediaType. See Entity Types for more details about entity types and values. array
experience
optional
An object that optimizes the display of search results. With the experience object, you can change the search results based on the device your customer used to search. See Experience Types for more details about the experience object and its values.

Object containing mode
searchText
optional
Contains a transcribed version of the user's search query as a string value in the transcribed field. See Viewing the Customer's Actual Request for details.

Object containing transcribe
transcribed
optional
Provides the transcribed version of the user's utterance. See The searchText Object for details.

Examples: h.d. popular comedy tv shows

String
timeWindow
optional
Provides the time window for the content the customer wants to play. For example if a customer wants to play an episode from last week, time window would indicate the preceding week.

Object containing start and end times.
end
optional

The end time of the time window.



Examples: 2016-09-07T23:59:00+00:00, 2018-01-24T02:30:00Z

A string in ISO 8601 format.
start
optional

The start time of the time window.



Examples: 2016-09-07T23:59:00+00:00, 2018-01-24T02:30:00Z

A string in ISO 8601 format.

Entity Types

The entities object consists of a list of objects, each of which contains a type and a value along with other possible data such as external IDs. The following values are possible for the type value: Actor, App, Channel, Character, Director, Episode, Event, Franchise, Genre, League, MediaType, ProductionCompany, Season, Sport, SportsTeam, Video, Popularity, Recency, and VideoResolution. Details about the payloads for each entity type are provided in the sections below.

Actor

Actor represents an actor credited in video media content; for example, Casey Affleck might contain the following:

Actor Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ ASIN The external ASIN of this entity String B01LTHZVKG
└─ imdb The IMDB identifier for the actor. String tt4034228
uri URI mapping to the actor/actress URI entity://provider/actor/caseyaffleck
value The name of the actor String Casey Affleck

App

App represents the explicit app name specified by the user in utterance; for example, "Manchester by the Sea on Prime" might contain the following:

App Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ ENTITY_ID An application identifier from a list of apps. String amzn1.alexa-ask-target.app.72095
value The name of the application String Prime Video

Channel

Channel represents the identifying data for a television channel; for example, "PBS" might contain the following:

Channel Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ imdb The external IMDB identifier String tt4034228
entityMetadata A map of meta data associated with the channel Object
└─ channelNumber The channel number Integer 1234
└─ channelCallSign The call sign for the channel String KBTC
uri The URI of the channel URI entity://provider/channel/1234
value The name of the channel String PBS

Character

A Character represented in video media content.

Character Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ ASIN The Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) for this entity String B00DT55P3K
└─ imdb The IMDB identifier for the character. String character id
uri URI mapping to the character URI entity://provider/character/snowwhite
value The name of the character String Snow White

Director

Director represents the director name for the video media content; for example, "Kenneth Lonergan" might contain the following:

Director Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ imdb The external IMDB identifier String tt4034228
uri URI mapping to the director URI entity://provider/director/kennethlonergan
value The name of the director String Kenneth Lonergan

Episode

Episode represents the episode number for serial content like TV Shows; for example, the eighth episode of "Transparent" would have episode number 8.

Episode Payload Fields Description Type Example
value The episode number Integer 8

Event

An Event is a reference to a type of event; examples would include sports, music, or other types of events. For example, searching for "Football games" would search for a game event entity and a football sport entity.

Event Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ imdb The IMDB identifier for the event. String tt4034228
uri URI mapping to the event URI entity://amazon/events/games
value The name of the event type String Games

Franchise

A Franchise is a video entity which can represent a number of video entities, like movies or TV shows. For example, take the fictional franchise "Intergalactic Wars" which represents a collection of movie trilogies, as well as animated and live action TV shows. This entity type was introduced to account for requests by customers such as "Find Intergalactic Wars movies", which would search for all "Intergalactic Wars" programs of the MOVIE value for MediaType, rather than attempting to match to a single title.

Franchise Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ imdb The external IMDB identifier String tt4034228
uri URI mapping to the franchise URI mapping to the event entity://amazon/franchise/intergalacticwars
value The name of the genre String Intergalactic Wars

Genre

Genre represents the genre of video media content such as action, drama or comedy. For example, the Action genre might contain the following:

Genre Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ imdb The external IMDB identifier String tt4034228
uri URI mapping to the genre URI entity://provider/genre/action
value The name of the genre String Action

League

League represents the categorical information for a sporting league; for example, NCAA is a league that might contain the following:

League Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ imdb The IMDB identifier for the league String tt4034228
uri URI mapping to the league URI entity://amazon/league/ncaa
value The name of the league String NCAA

MediaType

MediaType represents the media type category of a particular piece of content; for example, the MediaType for "Manchester by the Sea" would be MOVIE.

MediaType Payload Fields Description Type Example
value The media type; possible values are MOVIE, VIDEO, TV_SHOW Enum MOVIE

ProductionCompany

ProductionCompany represents the production company name for the video media content; for example, Marvels, Disney.

ProductionCompany Payload Fields Description Type Example
value Production company name String Marvel

Season

Season represents the season number for serial content like TV Shows; for example, the season two of "Transparent" would have season number 2.

Season Payload Fields Description Type Example
value The season number Integer 2

Sport

Sport represents the categorical information of a sport; for example, football is a sport that might contain the following:

Sport Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ imdb The IMDB identifier for the sport String tt4034228
uri URI mapping to the sports URI entity://amazon/sport/football
value The name of the sport String Football

SportsTeam

SportsTeam represents the categorical information of a professional sports team; for example, "University of Washington Huskies" is a sports team that might contain the following:

SportsTeam Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
└─ imdb The IMDB identifier for this team. String tt4034228
uri URI mapping to the sports team URI entity://amazon/sportsteam/huskies
value The name of the sports team String University of Washington Huskies

Video

Video represents the identifying data for the piece of video content; for example, "Manchester by the Sea" might contain the following:

Video Payload Fields Description Type Example
externalIds A map of external identifiers for this entity. Key is the provider, value is the id. Object
ASIN The external ASIN of this entity String B01LTHZVKG
└─ imdb The IMDB identifier String tt4034228
userConfirmations Object containing information about user confirmations for the item Object
└─ entitlementVoiceActivation Flag to inform partner if voice enablement of viewing period or entitlement is successful. Possible values - CONFIRMED (optional). Enum; Default policy - unrecognized values are ignored CONFIRMED
uri URI mapping to the video URI entity://provider/movie/manchesterbythesea
value The name of the video String Manchester by the Sea

Popularity

Popularity indicates whether the user asks for popular content.

Popularity Payload Fields Description Type Example
value Indicates to provider that the user searches for popular content String TRUE
Note that this entity type does not have any `externalIds` included. A sample response (excerpted to the relevant values only) might look as follows: ```json "entities": [..{ "value": "TRUE", "type": "Popularity" } ..], ```

Recency

The resolved values for Recency indicate whether the user asks for new or old content.

Recency Payload Fields Description Type Example
value Indicates whether the user searches for new or old content; possible values are NEW, OLD Enum NEW
Note that this entity type does not have any `externalIds` included. A sample response (excerpted to the relevant values only) might look as follows: ```json "entities": [..{ "value": "NEW", "type": "Recency" } ..], ```

VideoResolution

VideoResolution represents the requested video resolution in one of the following standards:

  • SD (480p)
  • HD (720p-1080p)
  • 4k (2160p)
  • 8k (4320p)
VideoResolution Payload Fields Description Type Example
value Video resolution; possible values are SD, HD, 4k, 8k Enum HD
Note that this entity type does not have any `externalIds` included. A sample response (excerpted to the relevant values only) might look as follows: ```json "entities": [..{ "value": "4k", "type": "VideoResolution" } ..], ```

Experience Types

Use the experience object to optimize the display of search results based on the device used to perform the search. For example, if a customers searches from a Fire TV remote, the experience object shows a large number of search results that the customer can browse through with a remote. However, if the search request is from an Echo paired to Fire TV, the experience object limits the number of results shown, and how they are displayed, allowing the customer to see results without using the remote.

The experience object consists of a mode object, which determines how to display the search results. The mode object takes two values: VOICE_OPTIMIZED and DEFAULT.

  • VOICE_OPTIMIZED: The optimized display of search results for voice-only devices. Provides a list of results that customers can navigate via voice, without the need for a remote.

  • DEFAULT: The default displays of all search results list format, regardless of the device used for the search.

To ensure forward compatibility, fallback to DEFAULT instead of failing if you receive an unknown value in mode.

Handling SearchAndDisplayResults Directives

SearchAndDisplayResults directives contain instructions to search for media and then display the results of a search in a way that is appropriate for your application. The SearchAndDisplayResults directive contains an array of entities that specifies what to search for.

(The SearchAndDisplayResults directive is similar to GetDisplayableItems in the video skills for multimodal implementations.)

The following sections provide guidance for handling SearchAndDisplayResults directives for different types of requests.

Search by Title

Use the same logic as Watch by Title in SearchAndPlay directives but show the user search results instead of going into playback.

Search by Title, Episode, and Season

Use the same logic as Watch by Title, Episode, and Season in SearchAndPlay directives but show the user search results instead of going into playback.

Search by Franchise

Use the same logic as Watch by Franchise in SearchAndPlay directives but show the user search results instead of going into playback.

Search by Genre, Sport, Team, League, and Other Ambiguous Search Directives

Use the same logic as Watch by Genre, Sport, Team, League, and Other Ambiguous Play Directives in SearchAndPlay directives but show the user search results instead of going into playback.

Handling Ambiguous Requests

Use the same logic as Handling Ambiguous Play Requests in SearchAndPlay directives but show the user search results instead of going into playback.

Artwork

In your list of results that you present to the user, include relevant artwork applicable to the titles. The artwork should make it easier for the user to identify the content you are recommending in the search.

Viewing the Customer's Actual Request

See Viewing the Customer's Actual Request for instructions and recommendations related to the searchText object.

Response Example

If your app handled the directive successfully, your BroadcastReceiver class should send a success intent back with a success status, like this:

if (response != null && sendResponse) {
  Intent success = new Intent().putExtra(VSKIntentConstants.EXTRA_DIRECTIVE_STATUS, didSucceed);
  try {
    response.send(context, 0, success);
  } catch(PendingIntent.CanceledException e) {
    //we probably took too long to respond, log error
  }
}

For more details, see Step 7: Add a Broadcast Receiver. Also see the AlexaDirectiveReceiver class in the sample app for a more specific code example.

When a SearchAndDisplayResults directive successfully completes, your app or Lambda should respond with an Alexa.Response message.

{
    "context": {
        "properties": []
    },
    "event": {
        "header": {
            "correlationToken": "dFMb0z+PgpgdDmluhJ1LddFvSqZ/jCc8ptlAKulUj90jSqg==",
            "messageId": "1d8749ce-2805-4781-bb34-c5c59ce71f6a",
            "name": "Response",
            "namespace": "Alexa",
            "payloadVersion": "3"
        },
        "payload": {}
    }
}

No payload content is required. With video skills on Fire TV apps, the response back to Alexa is minimal, with an empty payload. This is because you sent the needed instruction to your Fire TV app through ADM.

If you cannot complete the customer request for some reason, reply with an error. See Error Handling for more details.

Declaring Capability Support for this Interface

To receive SearchAndDisplay directives to your app from the RemoteVideoPlayer interface, you must indicate support for this interface when you declare your capabilities. See the following for more information on declaring capabilities with app-only integrations:

To indicate that your video skill supports SearchAndDisplayResults directives from the Alexa.RemoteVideoPlayer interface, you must indicate support for it in your response to the Discover directive sent through the Alexa.Discovery interface. More details are provided in Alexa.Discovery.


Last updated: Jun 09, 2021