Alexa - How to count down

Configuration Voice Assistant
1

Hi all,

I have an automation that use to get Alexa to count down from 30 to 0 (Using Media Player integration):

- service: media_player.play_media
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.hall_echo_dot
    data:
      media_content_id: 'count down from 30'
      media_content_type: custom

But unfortunately it has stopped working, Alexa no long recognises the “count down from 30” command.

Does anyone know of a suitable replacement/alternative?

2

Your action seems to work fine here. Perhaps a reload of the Alexa Media Player integration might restore things?

3

Hi there,

I think the issue is more to do with Alexa. If I give it the voice command “count down from 30”, it responds that it doesn’t know that.

That voice command use to work.

J.