# \[NO LONGER SUPPORTED\] Ask Alexa **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Created SmartApps\ **Created:** [May 1, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786 "2016-05-01T17:41:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 107
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2141 "2016-10-18T12:59:21Z")
> [@BaneSilvermoon](#): > > One peculiarity I’ve noticed that I haven’t been able to find a reason for yet though. When I say, “Alexa, ask Jarvis to color the living room lights purple”, it does perform the exact action I’m expecting. But the voice feedback from the command says something along the lines of “I’m setting the living room lights to purple at a brightness of zero percent” I found that this weekend and will be posting a new version by Friday… Also, regarding the HTML doc, this is the second time I have heard that this week…I am curious what everyone would like to see on that, as it would be a rather simple exercise to have another API rest point gather the information from the SmartApp and ‘publish’ a cheat sheet…Let me know some examples and I will code that in…either on this release or the next one. ---
**Author:** ![redball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@redball](https://community.smartthings.com/u/redball)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2142 "2016-10-18T13:18:28Z")
Does AskAlexa work with honeywell Evohome? Is it possible to query the temperature of rooms with this as you can with the ecobee? I havent spent much time over the last couple of weeks on home automation as Ive had outdoor projects needing done before the winter, I think Ill need to revisit and reinstall the latest versions. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2143 "2016-10-18T13:20:36Z")
If the thermostat integrates with SmartThings and uses standard calls to its device handler (Like setpoints, or temperature) then Ask Alexa should be able to read them. ---
**Author:** ![redball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@redball](https://community.smartthings.com/u/redball)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2144 "2016-10-18T13:34:45Z")
Thanks Michael, Just gone looking for integration of Evohome into smartthings, and although it appears it (evohome) is officially supported, I can’t find it in the marketplace so I assume it may only be supported in the US… ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2145 "2016-10-18T13:53:22Z")
Yeah…it has to integrate into SmartThings for Ask Alexa to see it. However, you might check native integration (via the Alexa app…not in SmartThings) to see if it is supported as well. ---
**Author:** ![redball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@redball](https://community.smartthings.com/u/redball)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2146 "2016-10-18T13:57:16Z")
It is supported natively through Alexa, but no querying as far as Im aware. I can set temperatures, but not receive them, or indeed do any of the fancy stuff that having smartthings and your app would allow me to do. Im sure it may come eventually, but it can be like pulling teeth waiting for stuff to make it to the UK that is already working just fine in the US. (IFTTT on echo for example). ---
**Author:** ![BaneSilvermoon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/banesilvermoon/32/39192_2.png) [@BaneSilvermoon](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BaneSilvermoon)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2147 "2016-10-18T20:41:50Z")
On the HTML doc, my thought was just the convenience of having a full collection of commands, for native Alexa communication, as well as all installed skills in a single organized place. I just bought my echo maybe three weeks ago and remembering the impressive list of things it can do is a bit overwhelming, especially when adding in multiple new skills and then custom commands with Ask Alexa. (Plus I’m certain my girlfriend who isn’t involved at all in setup of any of this stuff is pretty behind the curve on what works) It would definitely be a win if the most complex of those skills could pull its own commands list for reference. Would make a great starting point for a total home automation reference list. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2148 "2016-10-18T20:48:52Z")
I am looking into this…thanks for the direction on what you see this as. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2149 "2016-10-18T21:04:49Z")
Let me ask this…I know the advantage of the a personalized lists…but what if this was used in combination with the documentation: [http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=Ask\_Alexa#Ask\_Alexa\_Usage](http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=Ask_Alexa#Ask_Alexa_Usage) Would that work? ---
**Author:** ![BaneSilvermoon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/banesilvermoon/32/39192_2.png) [@BaneSilvermoon](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BaneSilvermoon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2150 "2016-10-20T04:51:10Z")
In my case it’s entirely about the personalization. I was planning something like this before I’d ever discovered Ask Alexa, which just cemented my need for it. I imagine for the typical user, using what you already have put together would be great. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2151 "2016-10-20T13:13:51Z")
I actually spent some time putting in a cheat sheet option which I will release tomorrow…It will allow for some of what you are looking for, I hope…either way it is a good reference for what is in your environment. ---
**Author:** ![Gergor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dc4da7/32.png) [@Gergor](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Gergor)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2152 "2016-10-20T22:17:39Z")
I have been spending days trying to update Ask Alexa to the latest version. I keep getting the same error: “Access token not defined. Ensure OAuth is enabled in the SmartThings IDE.” I re-enabled OAuth, deleted the app and reinstalled it and enabled OAuth, still getting the same error… I did updated the lambda code with the new STappID and STtoken Any idea what else I missed? ---
**Author:** ![BaneSilvermoon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/banesilvermoon/32/39192_2.png) [@BaneSilvermoon](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BaneSilvermoon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2153 "2016-10-20T22:48:38Z")
Awesome 😀 ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2154 "2016-10-21T00:15:45Z")
Go into the about section of the app…Do you see that error there or do you see both the access token and Oauth? ---
**Author:** ![Gergor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dc4da7/32.png) [@Gergor](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Gergor)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 5:21am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2155 "2016-10-21T05:21:24Z")
I see the “Access token” and “Application ID” in the about section. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2156 "2016-10-21T12:55:45Z")
Then everything is fine with the smartapp…where specifically are you getting the error? Did you do the setup and copy the Oauth and token numbers to the Lambda code? ---
**Author:** ![blackprint24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f05b48/32.png) [@blackprint24](https://community.smartthings.com/u/blackprint24)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2157 "2016-10-21T13:08:51Z")
Hi, I tried searching through the thread but I’m assuming this still only works for English (US) language? As in, even if I setup the skill to use English (US), it wouldn’t work on my Echo since it is a UK model? Everything seems to work fine in the test scenarios in the service simulator. I.E. I input a command and get a code response. But if I try to play the audio it says that the audio server isn’t available. I tried switching the language to English UK but this gives an error when I try to save the ARN end point. I can go into more detail on the errors but didn’t want to get too bogged down if the simple answer is, “It won’t work with English (UK)”. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2158 "2016-10-21T13:30:33Z")
There have been a few folks that got this working in the UK…Admittedly, there are a few threads for this app…I suggest looking in the last release: [[Depricated] Ask Alexa 2.1.7](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ask-alexa-2-1-7/59646) ---
**Author:** ![MichaelS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MichaelS](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MichaelS)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2159 "2016-10-21T13:35:25Z")
I have released version 2.1.8 of Ask Alexa. The big thing here is the new ‘cheat sheet’ option and the new reports from Nest Manager (thanks @tonesto7). > [@\[Deprecated\] Ask Alexa 2.1.9](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ask-alexa-2-1-8/60686): > > Announcing version 2.1.9 of Ask Alexa The SmartApp has only changed in this release. However, It is always recommended that you update your Amazon developer slots after an upgrade to ensure you are capturing all of the available variables used within Ask Alexa. PLEASE NOTE: Now that this is rather stable now and I may not update it further unless some bugs are found. I am waiting to see if Google releases integration APIs for their new Google Home, and for Amazon to release their ‘push’ notifications. If you do have a great feature idea for this app, however, just let me know. Other additions to this new version include: Bug Fixes - The normal things…silly misspellings, logic errors, bug reports. Found a few from the prior release when I optimized the code Code Optimization - Always… ---
**Author:** ![blackprint24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f05b48/32.png) [@blackprint24](https://community.smartthings.com/u/blackprint24)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786/2160 "2016-10-21T13:37:00Z")
Edit: Nevermind… I think it is all working! [Previous page](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786.md?page=106) [Next page](https://community.smartthings.com/t/no-longer-supported-ask-alexa/46786.md?page=108)