Alexa DTF (Dynamic Timed Functions)

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Hi there!

Something that’s really been missing for me over the years is to be able to use voice commands to do dynamic automations based on time, for example:

Turn {on} the {AC} in {1 hour}
Set the {bedroom AC} to {25} in {6 hours}.
Turn {off} the {computer} in {3 and a half hours}
Turn {off} the {TV} in {20 minutes}.

I searched around and even opened a topic regarding this but couldn’t find anything (if you know of any other solutions, let me know)
So I made one myself:

Requirements:
Any Alexa device, connected to HomeAssistant (so external https access enabled)
Amazon Alexa developer account (free)
Node-Red addon installed (with HomeAssistant component)

Difficulty: Low-Medium

That’s it
Instruction in the GitHub: GitHub - nirkons/alexadtf: Alexa dynamic times functions for HomeAssistant

Note that you may need to make specific changes to your setup, but all in all it should work generically
LMK what you think :slight_smile:

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Very good application, I was looking for something like this for a while. Do these commands work for any language?, I tried commands in Portuguese and alexa responds positively, but nothing happens.

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Hmm I haven’t tried it with other languages other than English actually, but I dont see why it wont be able to support it maybe with a few tweaks,
first off you can verify that the requests are coming through, activate the debug node here and then make a request from the alexa skill, what do you get on the debug?

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