Alexa.Education.ErrorResponse Interface
If Alexa sends an Alexa.Education request to your skill and your skill can't handle it successfully, respond with an Alexa.Education.ErrorResponse event. In the payload of the event, specify the type of error and include a message with information about the error.
ErrorResponse event
The payload of an ErrorResponse event contains the following fields.
| Field | Description | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
type |
The type of error. | string |
Yes |
message |
An error message for the error. This message is used for logging purposes and is not shared with the user. | string |
Yes |
An ErrorResponse event uses the following format.
{
"response":
{
"header": {
"namespace": "Alexa.Education",
"name": "ErrorResponse",
"messageId": "<Message ID>",
"interfaceVersion": "1.0"
},
"payload": {
"type": "<Error type>",
"message": "<Error message>"
}
}
}
Error type values
The following table shows the valid error types.
| Error Type | Description |
|---|---|
|
|
The skill currently cannot fetch the requested content. For example, an academic hold for a student account prevents the student from accessing their grades. |
|
|
The OAuth 2.0 access token in the request is expired. |
|
|
An error that does not fit into one of the other error types occurred. |
|
|
The authorization credential in the request is invalid. For example, the OAuth 2.0 access token is not valid for the user's account. |
|
|
The query used a |
|
|
A request is not valid for this skill or the request is malformed. |
|
|
Indicates that the skill does not support the requested action. |
