Alexa.TemperatureSensor Interface
Implement the Alexa.TemperatureSensor capability interface for endpoints that sense the current temperature, such as a thermostat. Typically you use the TemperatureSensor interface in conjunction with the Alexa.ThermostatController interface.
If you want to sense the current temperature of a cooking appliance, such as an oven, use the Alexa.Cooking.TemperatureSensor interface instead. If you want to sense the current temperature of a food that is cooking, use the Alexa.Cooking.FoodTemperatureSensor interface instead.
For the list of locales that are supported for the TemperatureSensor interface, see List of Capability Interfaces and Supported Locales.
Properties
The Alexa.TemperatureSensor interface uses temperature as the primary property. The property is expressed as a temperature.
Discovery
You describe endpoints that support Alexa.TemperatureSensor using the standard discovery mechanism described in Alexa.Discovery.
Set retrievable to true for all of the interfaces and properties that you report when Alexa sends your skill a state report request. Set proactivelyReported to true for interfaces and properties that you proactively report to Alexa in a change report.
Use THERMOSTAT for the display category. For the full list of display categories, see display categories.
Discover response example
The following example shows a Discover.Response message for an endpoint that supports the Alexa.TemperatureSensor and Alexa.ThermostatController interfaces. In this example, the endpoint is a triple-setpoint thermostat, with three modes, and that does not support scheduling.
{
"event": {
"header": {
"namespace": "Alexa.Discovery",
"name": "Discover.Response",
"payloadVersion": "3",
"messageId": "<message id>"
},
"payload": {
"endpoints": [
{
"endpointId": "<unique ID of the endpoint>",
"manufacturerName": "<the manufacturer name of the endpoint>",
"description": "Smart Thermostat by Thermostat Maker",
"friendlyName": "Hallway Thermostat",
"displayCategories": ["THERMOSTAT"],
"cookie": {},
"capabilities": [
{
"type": "AlexaInterface",
"interface": "Alexa.TemperatureSensor",
"version": "3",
"properties": {
"supported": [
{
"name": "temperature"
}
],
"proactivelyReported": true,
"retrievable": true
}
},
{
"type": "AlexaInterface",
"interface": "Alexa.ThermostatController",
"version": "3",
"properties": {
"supported": [
{
"name": "targetSetpoint"
},
{
"name": "lowerSetpoint"
},
{
"name": "upperSetpoint"
},
{
"name": "thermostatMode"
}
],
"proactivelyReported": true,
"retrievable": true
},
"configuration": {
"supportedModes": [ "HEAT", "COOL", "AUTO" ],
"supportsScheduling": false
}
},
{
"type": "AlexaInterface",
"interface": "Alexa",
"version": "3"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
State reporting
Alexa sends a ReportState directive to request information about the state of an endpoint. When Alexa sends a ReportState directive, you send a StateReport event in response. The response contains the current state of all retrievable properties in the context object. You identify your retrievable properties in your discovery response. For more information about state reports, see Understand State Reporting.
StateReport response event example
{
"event": {
"header": {
"namespace": "Alexa",
"name": "StateReport",
"messageId": "<message id>",
"correlationToken": "<an opaque correlation token>",
"payloadVersion": "3"
},
"endpoint": {
"endpointId": "<endpoint id>"
},
"payload": {}
},
"context": {
"properties": [
{
"namespace": "Alexa.TemperatureSensor",
"name": "temperature",
"value": {
"value": 19.9,
"scale": "CELSIUS"
},
"timeOfSample": "2017-02-03T16:20:50.52Z",
"uncertaintyInMilliseconds": 1000
},
{
"namespace": "Alexa.ThermostatController",
"name": "thermostatMode",
"value": "HEAT",
"timeOfSample": "2017-02-03T16:20:50.52Z",
"uncertaintyInMilliseconds": 500
},
{
"namespace": "Alexa.ThermostatController",
"name": "targetSetpoint",
"value": {
"value": 20.0,
"scale": "CELSIUS"
},
"timeOfSample": "2017-02-03T16:20:50.52Z",
"uncertaintyInMilliseconds": 500
}
]
}
}
Change reporting
You send a ChangeReport event to proactively report changes in the state of an endpoint. You identify the properties that you proactively report in your discovery response. For more information about change reports, see Understand State Reporting.
ChangeReport event example
{
"event": {
"header": {
"namespace": "Alexa",
"name": "ChangeReport",
"messageId": "<message id>",
"payloadVersion": "3"
},
"endpoint": {
"scope": {
"type": "BearerToken",
"token": "<an OAuth2 bearer token>"
},
"endpointId": "<endpoint id>"
},
"payload": {
"change": {
"cause": {
"type": "PHYSICAL_INTERACTION"
},
"properties": [
{
"namespace": "Alexa.TemperatureSensor",
"name": "temperature",
"value": {
"value": 19.1,
"scale": "CELSIUS"
},
"timeOfSample": "2017-02-03T16:20:50.52Z",
"uncertaintyInMilliseconds": 1000
},
{
"namespace": "Alexa.ThermostatController",
"name": "thermostatMode",
"value": "COOL",
"timeOfSample": "2017-02-03T16:20:50.52Z",
"uncertaintyInMilliseconds": 500
},
{
"namespace": "Alexa.ThermostatController",
"name": "targetSetpoint",
"value": {
"value": 18.0,
"scale": "CELSIUS"
},
"timeOfSample": "2017-02-03T16:20:50.52Z",
"uncertaintyInMilliseconds": 500
}
]
}
}
},
"context": {}
}
