Alexa Media Player - Custom Integration - On Life Support - Help wanted

[mhoogenbosch (Martijn Hoogenbosch)]

Doesn’t the latest version just work? I’m using 4.12.8 and it works on 2024.8.2 just fine for me.

[Duke_box]

+1 from me.

2024.8.2 AMP version 4.12.10 just works!

[aruffell]

I still have to do at least one reload and/or reconfigure and then it works.

[Paul_Biod]

Thank you so much, now my AMP is working again.

[andresrdz (Andres)]

Is there any way to make Alexa devices work with MQTT or matter as a way to break away from the Amazon API madness described here ?

[michael.schoenegger]

Hi,
i have HO version 2024.9.2 and Alexa version 4.13.1 installed.
When i try to add the integration, i’m forwarded to the Alexa webpage for login, but every time i log in it refreshes the site and nothing happens.

Does anyone have this issue and does anyone have a solution?
P.S. i had the integration working for a couple of months and it stopped working, so i tried to reconfigure it.
Thanks

[Holdestmade]

Does this work for you ?

Alexa Media Player failing at startup

The problem is the new three page login sequence with email, then password, then 2SV AMP was programmed to do the callback after two pages (the way the Amazon login used to be) but gets an “unsuccessful” response after only two pages since the login sequence did not finish all three pages and AMP returns you to the previous (first) page to try again. So… At this screen, select the first option [image] Enter “x x” for First and last name and click CREATE YOUR AMAZON ACCOUNT [image] When t…

[michael.schoenegger]

Yes, thanks a lot. This worked for me.

[delboydell]

just found this post, and tried as above and it went back to home assistant with a failed message.!

[stephanschleichstr13]

@petro Make it sence that someone create a PR with the “Open source compliance” from 2024.9 so we dont need the old creater? Or i miss understand the function from that?

[ravioli-pretzel]

Are there more specific how to get involved instructions? @petro just posted a link to the github repo, which is a good start. But I guess I’m looking for a planning thread or something. Who’s working on what, what’s needed, what are the biggest issues, what’s the long term direction, etc.

[collelog]

I tested aioamazondevices.

Amazon-JP returns the first request response with an error screen, so the command fails in the form data parsing process (KeyError: ‘method’).

For Amazon-JP, the request parameter “openid.asset_handle=amzn_dp_project_dee_ios” needs to be replaced with “openid.asset_handle=jpflex”.

• Non-existent account.
  Before:
  An error occurs and the command is aborted.
  After:
  processing As a result of command execution, “Cannot authenticate with [email protected] credentials” is displayed.

• Correct account.
  Before:
  An error occurs and the command is aborted.
  After:
  the command is executed, device information is displayed.

[petro]

Please write this up on the github page, also provide the steps you ran.

[Koraikoaw]

Does anyone know if there is a GoFundme or similar page started, for we who can’t code, that we can contribute money to this project? I use this integration too much to let it die

[geon106 (Jon)]

Agreed. I really want to integrate my Alexa Echo devices with Home Assistant. I pay for HA:C but I cannot work out how to integrate Alexa/HA with each other and would happily contribute towards a straightforward out of box integration.

[NathanCu (Nathan Curtis)]

@geon106

would happily contribute towards a straightforward out of box integration.

Many would.

Understand the problem is Amazon. They have No INTENTION of providing two way connections this will always be a cat and mouse game and it will get worse when AI backed Alexa rolls out

Im impressed they’re as successful as they are.

[geon106 (Jon)]

Oh of course. Home Assistant is a competitor to Alexa (sure, maybe not directly given this isn’t an “out of box solution” for the general public. But it can replace Alexa with the right set up, so they will never offer the full support.

I have been thinking about buying some cheap Android tablets on Facebook marketplace and giving my Echo Show 5, Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 15 to family and using HA in it’s place. The only thing Alexa does better is integration with my Ring/Blink cameras (which makes sense given they are Amazon) and the playback of music in different rooms.

For now, I am happy to have Alexa compliment Home Assistant even if it cannot be incorperated into it.

Also just to add, the amount of work the community puts into HA is insane and people like me are truly thankful

[stevemann (Stephen Mann (YAML-challenged))]

@michael.schoenegger

Does anyone have this issue and does anyone have a solution?

I have to log in every few days. I tried making a script using AutoHotKeys to do this every time I boot my computer, but the instructions just confused me.

[stevemann (Stephen Mann (YAML-challenged))]

@geon106

and would happily contribute towards a straightforward out of box integration.

Well, I’ve written about this before. This is from my notebook: (My notes are a couple of years old, so I don’t know if CakeBaked is the current node).

Alexa without Nabu Casa

1. Install Node Red Add-on to Home Assistant.
2. Add the node-red-contrib-alexa-cakebaked node to the pallete.
3. Here’s the magic. Create an account on Ben Hardill’s website:
   https://alexa-node-red.bm.hardill.me.uk/
   Ben maintains the magic link between Alexa and Node Red. He does all of the AWS work for you. Adding devices could not be easier. I have 40 devices on his server now, and adding a new device takes about two minutes. If I am slow. Ben offers this service to the community for free, but I strongly recommend that you to commit a $1/month sponsorship through Github.