Smartthings - Alexa Smart Home API

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So you won’t even try to help me out on this will you? You are just going to tell me to use a Smartapp everytime correct?

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Dude…you have no idea what you are doing. I’m not going to waste any more time on you. I’ve answered your question…twice now in fact. Accept it or not, that’s on you.

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Because that’s the answer. I’m sorry you don’t like it but I can’t make SmartThings do something it doesn’t do.

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You said this earlier. Are you saying this is impossible now?

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I’m saying that if Postman does something and Alexa doesn’t isn’t that a problem with Alexa and not SmartThings? You are make connections that are not backed up by any facts.

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I didn’t say that Alexa didn’t work. I am only trying to fulfill the account linking potion. I have actually tested the Alexa skill controlling my devices without a smartapp from the test section. It’s just not an official skill yet because I can’t finish my account linking setup.

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Ultimately, what you are trying to do is wrong. You cannot create a custom command to SmartThings without a smartapp. The documentation you linked to says the same thing. Did you read it? Look at what i’ve circled in red.

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And you have to create a SmartApp in SmartThings to link to your custom skill. I’m sorry man, but that’s how SmartThings works.

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@cookierookie44

I am NOT an expert on developing custom cloud to cloud integrations. So I really can’t help you build your own Alexa Skill. As @Ryan780 has said, I would probably approach it with a SmartApp, as that has been the tried and true method of developing this on the SmartThings platform (SmartApps and Device Handlers.)

However, Samsung/SmartThings is working on a new API which may allow direct access to your ST devices via a REST API. Take a look below and I hope it helps you to achieve your goals.