Echo Devices (Alexa) as Media Player - Testers Needed

keatontaylor · July 7, 2018, 3:21am

UPDATE!

0.4 released (for both the custom_component and hassio add-on.

Please be sure to update both the add-on and place the update alexa.py file in your media_player custom_components directory.

[https://github.com/keatontaylor/custom_components/blob/master/media_player/alexa.py]

Make sure you see VERSION 0.4 when downloading.

What this fixes:

Support for other media providers besides amazon music. Spotify and others should show up correctly in HA now
Better resolution album art
Minor refactoring of the hassio add-on

lweberru · July 7, 2018, 9:20am

I did this for several devices:

curl -X POST -d 'deviceSerialNumber=G2A0P30774060QRT' http://192.168.1.11:8091/alexa-getState

{"statusCode":400,"body":"{\"message\":null}","headers":{"server":"Server","date":"Sat, 07 Jul 2018 09:09:20 GMT","content-type":"application/json","content-length":"16","connection":"close","x-amzn-requestid":"6ec33f41-81c5-11e8-ae18-2f0454587d02","x-amzn-alt-domain":"https://alexa.amazon.de/logout","x-amzn-error":"DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED","vary":"Accept-Encoding,User-Agent"},"request":{"uri":{"protocol":"https:","slashes":true,"auth":null,"host":"alexa.amazon.com","port":443,"hostname":"alexa.amazon.com","hash":null,"search":"?deviceSerialNumber=G2A0P30774060QRT&deviceType=A7WXQPH584YP&screenWidth=2560","query":"deviceSerialNumber=G2A0P30774060QRT&deviceType=A7WXQPH584YP&screenWidth=2560","pathname":"/api/np/player","path":"/api/np/player?deviceSerialNumber=G2A0P30774060QRT&deviceType=A7WXQPH584YP&screenWidth=2560","href":"https://alexa.amazon.com/api/np/player?deviceSerialNumber=G2A0P30774060QRT&deviceType=A7WXQPH584YP&screenWidth=2560"},"method":"GET","headers":{"Cookie":"session-id=135-8757514-3331324; session-id-time=2161671756l; csm-hit=H19GYE6J4KZ4EK9XSGJ8+s-H19GYE6J4KZ4EK9XSGJ8|1530951760584; ubid-main=133-1885545-6358834; x-main=\"zvIAjuxG3aIRu4fggnC@iRxgrz7DM2Xh\"; at-main=Atza|IwEBIKhay6PuyKu_BQQ3zCpvvpAMYmLaNs78yfg2BDevd80apUskkGZOeixuTOm2mOsATNb2BYvd_tkcAyYzgXaveVLDYwLS4k9-4GkrLBESXf5rDYGceS0PPytercBAi8Qu73d9KP7AtrkXl9n4DmwORGeSR2bqjDhtTi1Sv1Fzfnq9l0PbAMEaC4L0XylhoAxXwvteVo2u_KP2xuzd5nh1H4gjXEDkM6SphiUMuTEdBl_tjvhB0s3RqAYF-mhz1tbUIvnmIxuMAE8ygMGUYqdCBin8Fxv8AF5AnOd3JRkbPXrEI7lSF8ta3vhEvMtVVPerLuPcbUU_msXgwHzwlrRN7BsFV7DuNLalwCHZ91zCpuxywF4sYJLTuE--DsnDWN4kPzZhz_fyWaDVWpE1NM7Pa0va; sess-at-main=\"ib9UN1tuFCtATMvOULxOmbj4LoDF56hcz5tMpJCsLHw=\"; csrf=1821686027; ","csrf":"1821686027"}}}#

curl -X POST -d 'deviceSerialNumber=1084C963D52F4E85BB2556000DC1CA7A' http://192.168.1.11:8091/alexa-getState

{"playerInfo":{"hint":null,"infoText":null,"isPlayingInLemur":false,"lemurVolume":null,"lyrics":null,"mainArt":null,"mediaId":null,"miniArt":null,"miniInfoText":null,"playbackSource":null,"playingInLemurId":null,"progress":null,"provider":null,"queueId":null,"state":null,"template":null,"transport":null,"volume":null}}#

curl -X POST -d 'deviceSerialNumber=30559f9c4cd247a1a2d8ebfb9d8d7df2' http://192.168.1.11:8091/alexa-getState

{"playerInfo":{"hint":null,"infoText":null,"isPlayingInLemur":false,"lemurVolume":null,"lyrics":null,"mainArt":null,"mediaId":null,"miniArt":null,"miniInfoText":null,"playbackSource":null,"playingInLemurId":null,"progress":null,"provider":null,"queueId":null,"state":null,"template":null,"transport":null,"volume":null}}#

curl -X POST -d 'deviceSerialNumber=G090LF1180340C7E' http://192.168.1.11:8091/alexa-getState

{"statusCode":400,"body":"{\"message\":null}","headers":{"server":"Server","date":"Sat, 07 Jul 2018 09:12:13 GMT","content-type":"application/json","content-length":"16","connection":"close","x-amzn-requestid":"d6232db8-81c5-11e8-b808-67070dedb794","x-amzn-alt-domain":"https://alexa.amazon.de/logout","x-amzn-error":"DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED","vary":"Accept-Encoding,User-Agent"},"request":{"uri":{"protocol":"https:","slashes":true,"auth":null,"host":"alexa.amazon.com","port":443,"hostname":"alexa.amazon.com","hash":null,"search":"?deviceSerialNumber=G090LF1180340C7E&deviceType=A3S5BH2HU6VAYF&screenWidth=2560","query":"deviceSerialNumber=G090LF1180340C7E&deviceType=A3S5BH2HU6VAYF&screenWidth=2560","pathname":"/api/np/player","path":"/api/np/player?deviceSerialNumber=G090LF1180340C7E&deviceType=A3S5BH2HU6VAYF&screenWidth=2560","href":"https://alexa.amazon.com/api/np/player?deviceSerialNumber=G090LF1180340C7E&deviceType=A3S5BH2HU6VAYF&screenWidth=2560"},"method":"GET","headers":{"Cookie":"session-id=135-8757514-3331324; session-id-time=2161671756l; csm-hit=H19GYE6J4KZ4EK9XSGJ8+s-H19GYE6J4KZ4EK9XSGJ8|1530951760584; ubid-main=133-1885545-6358834; x-main=\"zvIAjuxG3aIRu4fggnC@iRxgrz7DM2Xh\"; at-main=Atza|IwEBIKhay6PuyKu_BQQ3zCpvvpAMYmLaNs78yfg2BDevd80apUskkGZOeixuTOm2mOsATNb2BYvd_tkcAyYzgXaveVLDYwLS4k9-4GkrLBESXf5rDYGceS0PPytercBAi8Qu73d9KP7AtrkXl9n4DmwORGeSR2bqjDhtTi1Sv1Fzfnq9l0PbAMEaC4L0XylhoAxXwvteVo2u_KP2xuzd5nh1H4gjXEDkM6SphiUMuTEdBl_tjvhB0s3RqAYF-mhz1tbUIvnmIxuMAE8ygMGUYqdCBin8Fxv8AF5AnOd3JRkbPXrEI7lSF8ta3vhEvMtVVPerLuPcbUU_msXgwHzwlrRN7BsFV7DuNLalwCHZ91zCpuxywF4sYJLTuE--DsnDWN4kPzZhz_fyWaDVWpE1NM7Pa0va; sess-at-main=\"ib9UN1tuFCtATMvOULxOmbj4LoDF56hcz5tMpJCsLHw=\"; csrf=1821686027; ","csrf":"1821686027"}}}#

Some of them are real echo devices and some are mobiles with apps running. I only need the real echos so far. The one with the big return seem to be my real echo devices, but not 100% sure.

Ulisses_Nogueira · July 7, 2018, 10:28am

Everything was working fine before the last update. Now I’m getting this error:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'alexaURL' of null
at Object.getDevices (/workspace/alexa-api.js:181:19)
at /workspace/index.js:29:13
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/workspace/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
at next (/workspace/node_modules/express/lib/router/route.js:137:13)
at urlencodedParser (/workspace/node_modules/body-parser/lib/types/urlencoded.js:100:7)
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/workspace/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
at next (/workspace/node_modules/express/lib/router/route.js:137:13)
at Route.dispatch (/workspace/node_modules/express/lib/router/route.js:112:3)
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/workspace/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
at /workspace/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:281:22

UPDATE: Found the error, have to put the full URL ( “url”: “https://alexa.amazon.com”) after the login settings.

montrano · July 7, 2018, 11:02am

I tried it last night while i couldnt sleep and it seems to work perfectly, even works with the fire tablets

Stiff04 · July 7, 2018, 11:09am

Hey!
so fare very nice and right in time
Does anybody already has set up a pick list to select you favorite radio and or playlist?

And I’m still struggling to use alexa for TTS - actualy I Use my Sonos with that script.
May that would be usefull and suitable for alexa as well:

sonos_say:
alias: Sonos TTS script
sequence:

service: media_player.sonos_snapshot
data_template:
entity_id: ‘{{ sonos_entity }}’
service: media_player.sonos_unjoin
data_template:
entity_id: ‘{{ sonos_entity }}’
service: media_player.volume_set
data_template:
entity_id: ‘{{ sonos_entity }}’
volume_level: ‘{{ volume }}’
service: tts.google_say
data_template:
entity_id: ‘{{ sonos_entity }}’
message: ‘{{ message }}’
delay: ‘{{ delay }}’
service: media_player.sonos_restore
data_template:
entity_id: ‘{{ sonos_entity }}’

Stiff04 · July 7, 2018, 12:55pm

okay - I got the TTS part

even more easy than sonos

service: media_player.alexa_tts
data_template:
entity_id: “media_player.Stiffs_echo”
message: “Hello everybody.”

next I try to figure out how to adress the content ID in Amazon music

- service: media_player.play_media
  data_template:   
    entity_id: "media_player.Stiffs_echo"
    media_content_id: ????
    media_content_type: audio/mp3

keatontaylor · July 7, 2018, 3:22pm

@Stiff04, play_media does not yet work. Currently a work in progress.

Stiff04 · July 7, 2018, 4:39pm

thanks for the answere - so do I understand right. Actual it is not possible to choose a playlist or a song?

keatontaylor · July 7, 2018, 9:10pm

Not yet possible, but coming soon.

Zach_Davis · July 8, 2018, 12:25am

Could you expose all ‘in development’ features?

keatontaylor · July 8, 2018, 1:04am

Since this is basically in development all features that have been implemented so far are in the 0.4 version released.

Zach_Davis · July 8, 2018, 1:08am

Sorry, I meant unreleased features that you’re working on.

keatontaylor · July 8, 2018, 1:12am

Response is the same, what I have written is what is released so far. Things on the todo list but nothing yet written.

lweberru · July 8, 2018, 7:26am

Hi

i changed alexa.amazon.com to alexa.amazon.de and now it is working fine!
So if you live in gemrnay, use that. Ty for this good work so far!

Regards

ricard0g0mes · July 8, 2018, 8:49am

custom_componets/media_player

or

custom_components/media_player ??

NicoS · July 8, 2018, 11:05am

Great addon, thanks!!

Just installed it successfully.

Noob question:
I like to use the tts possibility.
Is it possible to control the volume using tts, so just louder the volume during the message?

NicoS · July 8, 2018, 11:06am

custom_components/media_player

flobbo · July 8, 2018, 11:49am

I would love to use this, but my Home Assistant fails to install the addon with the following error message:

18-07-08 11:38:19 ERROR (SyncWorker_4) [hassio.docker.interface] Can't install keatontaylor/armhf-addon-alexa-api:0.4 -> 404 Client Error: Not Found ("no such image: keatontaylor/armhf-addon-alexa-api:0.4: No such image: keatontaylor/armhf-addon-alexa-api:0.4").

Any thoughts?

Stiff04 · July 8, 2018, 12:35pm

could you imaging to support also playing local files, or something like mopidy?

I would like to store some files on the raspberry and output them on the echo.

kind regards

keatontaylor · July 8, 2018, 5:11pm

Hmm, @flobbo this might an issue with docker hub. The image most certainly does exist.