Alexa is Amazon’s voice service and the brain behind tens of millions of devices like the Echo family of devices including Echo Show and Echo Spot. Alexa provides capabilities, or skills, that enable customers to create a more personalized experience. There are now tens of thousands of skills from companies like Starbucks, Uber, and Capital One as well as other innovative designers and developers.
The Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) is a collection of self-service APIs, tools, documentation, and code samples that makes it fast and easy for you to add skills to Alexa. ASK enables designers, developers, and brands to build engaging skills and reach customers through tens of millions of Alexa-enabled devices. With ASK, you can leverage Amazon’s knowledge and pioneering work in the field of voice design.
Reach and Delight Customers in New WaysLean on our voice design experience to reimagine your customer experience. Create rich, voice-first experiences that integrate voice, visual, and touch interfaces. Reach customers where they are through the Echo family devices, Fire TV, and Alexa-enabled third-party devices such as Sonos One speakers and ecobee smart thermostats.
Build How You Want Build your own skill using the Alexa Skills Kit SDKs, APIs, and code samples. Use our tools and resources to refine your voice experience based on customer response. You can also outsource the work to an experienced voice agency. Once you build, you can host most skills for free with AWS promotional credits.
Make Money with AlexaWhen you build delightful skills with compelling content, customers win. Now you can make money with your Alexa skill. Sell premium content to enrich your Alexa skill experience with in-skill purchasing, or offer a new sales channel by selling physical goods and services with Amazon Pay for Alexa skills. You can also get paid for engaging skills that customers love most via Alexa Developer Rewards.
Get to know the Alexa Skills Kit and learn how you can add voice to your big idea.
Learn how to design for voice and start sketching out your skill's interaction.
Build your skill in the cloud with our toolkit, no coding knowledge required.
Launch your skill in the Alexa Skills Store and reach tens of millions of customers.
Use the updated AudioPlayer interface to enhance the visuals for your audio skills for Echo Show and Echo Spot.
Dissect the data from your JSON requests to uncover information you can use to enhance your skills.
Our two new features, in-skill purchasing and Amazon Pay, are available in developer preview.
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