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As a user of skill how to get access_token when you have Amazon Alexa app credentials?

How to get user_id and access_token to make call to skill api. In case you have skill in your skills list and have passed account linking as a user from Alexa app. Now you have Alexa account which is linked with skill. Is there an endpoint to make a request to get access_token by only having Alexa app credentials?

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Skills can implement Account Linking to link the Alexa user to a user in their system. There's not a 'global' account linking feature. Alexa doesn't pass personal info automatically, they have to specifically authorize information to be shared with a specific skill.

https://developer.amazon.com/docs/custom-skills/link-an-alexa-user-with-a-user-in-your-system.html

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