Alexa TTS Everywhere Group

Configuration
1

Hi all,

So I have been using the alexa tts and it’s been working fine

  - service: media_player.play_media
    data:
      entity_id: media_player.everywhere
      media_content_id: amzn_sfx_doorbell_chime_01
      media_content_type: sound
  - service: notify.alexa_media
    data:
      message: There is somebody at the door!,
      data:
        type: tts
      target: media_player.everywhere

Has anyone managed a tts notification sent to the “everywhere” group?

I have added the devices into the group in the alexa app but it’s not working

2

If you want to send tts to all alexa devices, there should be a notify service with the name notify.alexa_media_everywhere. Have you tried this out?

3

@sheminasalam @garethiowc - i tried the everywhere and could not get it to work.
It works with individual Alexa devices, but not groups or the everywhere command.
Anyone got it working?

4

Please share the code you tried with everywhere service.

5

You have to use type: announce with any media player entity that alexa considers a speaker group, including media_player.everywhere. Using type: tts will not work.

Notification Component - Functionality

If you do not want to the announcement sound, you can use type: tts with a list of media_player entities:

service: notify.alexa_media
data:
  message: This is my message
  data:
    type: tts
  target:
    - media_player.1
    - media_player.2
    - media_player.3
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6

Thanks got that working with your entity list. thanks

7

I have checked that if a device is part of a group of a device then it does not work. In essence there is no way to send a may to a device in reality is a group or to any device which is part of a group.

Anyone has been successfull in doing this ?

Regards

Vincenzo

8

It is unclear what you are asking.

It seems like you may be asking about using TTS with speaker groups. Please read Post #5 above

9

Of course I tried that options but I get voice messages only to devices that are not of a group.

Regards

Vincenzo

10

Please post the script/automation that you are having an issue with as well as an explanation.

11

I am sending the request via service in the developer area. Here you go

service: notify.alexa_media
data:
  message: Ciao mi chiamo Vincenzo
  target: 
  - media_player.cucina
  - media_player.camera_letto
  data:
    type: announce
    method: all
  title: prova

The echo device camera_letto is part of a group of 2 device. This does not work
The echo device cucina works perfectly. This is standalone device and it is not part of any group

Thanks for the help