All Posts in Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) Knowledge Base

Welcome to the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) Knowledge Base space! Here we have a collection of articles and how-to guides to help get you through the skill building and certification process.

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Certification Related Inquiries

• How Long Does Certification Take?
• Why Am I Not Receiving Skill Certification Feedback?

Tips for a Successful Alexa Skill Certification

• Card and Account Linking
• Contextualized Text to Speech (TTS) or Audio Playback Response
• Each Intent Must Return a Response That Is Understandable, Relevant to User Requests, and Free of Errors
• Example Phrases
• Example Phrases and Launch Requests
• Good User Experience for Example Phrases
• Help Prompt
• ISP: Display Devices
• ISP: In Skill Description
• ISP: Providing an Upsell in Alexa Skill
• ISP: Refund or Cancellation Information
• Invocation Name for Your Custom Alexa Skill
• Language in Skill Metadata
• Providing Valid Testing Credentials for Account Linking
• Skill Description Must Be Relevant to Its Core Functionality
• Structuring Example Phrases To Include Your Sample Utterances
• Understanding Session Management - Test Case 4.1
• Welcome Prompt

Debugging and Skill Building

• Build Your First Alexa Skill as an Alexa-Hosted Skill for Free
• Debugging Account Linking
• How Do I Suppress My Alexa Skill?
• Is the Skill Intended for the Broader Alexa User Base?
• Setup Python Environment to Build Alexa Skill
• Welcome to the Alexa Smart Home Skill API Forum!

Troubleshooting and Skill Testing

• What Should I Do If a Different Skill Is Accidentally Invoked in the Test Tab?
• What To Do If My Skills Are Missing From The Developer Console
• What Do I Do If I Can't Find My Dev Skill in Alexa App?