Alexa

Alexa is a smart assistant voice system from Amazon which is integrated into many devices, including the Echo devices from Amazon, sound bars and smart speakers, watches, thermostats, TVs, headphones, etc., from a variety of manufacturers.

Amazon has enabled integration with third parties like Indigo to integrate smart home devices so that you can use voice commands to control them (aka a Smart Home Skill). In English-speaking regions, we've also created a way to execute action groups and have the value of variables read to you (aka a Custom Skill).

Note: this capability was added in Indigo 2021.1 so if you are using an older version you will need to upgrade. If your Indigo Up-to-Date Subscription is active, and you have your Indigo Reflector configured and working, you just need to install Indigo 2021.1 or later. You also must have OAuth enabled in the Start Local Server dialog for Alexa to work.

In This Section

• Smart Home Skill — voice control of devices.
• Custom Indigo Skill — run action groups and read variables by voice.
• Plugin Operations — publishing devices and managing what Alexa sees.
• Migrating from the Alexa-Hue Bridge — moving off the legacy plugin.
• Troubleshooting — when discovery or linking misbehaves.