nope.
not in the uk, or the usa or germany.
or at least not with this component.
the stop command can be created with the script earlier mentiond in this topic
i’m getting this error when i try to check my config after implementing the addon 
INFO:homeassistant.util.package:Attempting install of colorlog==3.1.4
Testing configuration at /config
ERROR:homeassistant.scripts.check_config:BURB
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/scripts/check_config.py”, line 207, in check
res[‘components’] = check_ha_config_file(hass)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/scripts/check_config.py”, line 372, in check_ha_config_file
platform = loader.get_platform(hass, domain, p_name)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/loader.py”, line 60, in get_platform
return get_component(hass, PLATFORM_FORMAT.format(domain, platform))
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/loader.py”, line 92, in get_component
module = importlib.import_module(path)
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/importlib/init.py”, line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File “”, line 994, in _gcd_import
File “”, line 971, in _find_and_load
File “”, line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File “”, line 665, in _load_unlocked
File “”, line 674, in exec_module
File “”, line 781, in get_code
File “”, line 741, in source_to_code
File “”, line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File “/config/custom_components/media_player/alexa.py”, line 7
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Fatal error while loading config: invalid syntax (alexa.py, line 7)
Failed config
General Errors:
- invalid syntax (alexa.py, line 7)
Successful config (partial)
Anyone a suggestion
you have made an error when you added it to the yaml.
Thanks… I thought so
As for stop, as far as I can tell, this only works when the dot is playing something “natively”, i.e. not via a skill.
I want to stop playback from PLEX - which definitely doesn’t work for me. I want to do this so when I tell Alexa to turn of the stereo, I don’t want the music blaring from the dot…(without saying “stop” first).
it seems like when it comes to music, alexa doesnt know stop. only pause.
thats consistant with the behaviour when you speak to her, because after you say stop, she stops playing the music, but you can resume the play at any time.
to stop a skill, there must be a part from the skill that understands the command.
so there also should be a pause there.
but at this time i dont think you can control anything from a skill. not starting it, not stopping it, not pausing it.
you also cant control it from the alexa app or routines.
Hi. Any UK users having problems with the echo devices only showing standby status and won’t show currently playing on individual devices but will show up on the group device
I’m struggling a little bit with Tunein. Can someone offer a clue? I can verbally ask Alexa to play “The Roar” or “WCCP” or “105.5” on Tunein (all of which refers to the same radio station) and the echo plays the radio station. However when I do the following, Alexa says, “I cannot play by artist on Tunein”:
alexa_play_wccp:
alias: WCCP Radio
sequence:
- service: media_player.play_media
data:
entity_id: media_player.echo_plus
media_content_id: “WCCP”
media_content_type: "TUNEIN"
I have tried all 3 variations in the media_content_id. Can anyone give advice?
@ReneTode
this is the yaml i have at the moment.
media_player:
- platform: alexa
email: myemail.email.com
password: mypassword
url: amazon.com
I have also tried it with " " around the parameters
media_player:
- platform: alexa
email: “myemail.email.com”
password: “mypassword”
url: “amazon.com”
But neither of the two worked for me
Managed to fix the issue, just redownloaded the .py file.
The one i downloaded from GITHub yesterday didn’t seem to be working
Thanks for confirming. I guess that until we get a stop option in routines, I won’t be able to do this… back to playing a silent track instead.
All your input on this topic is very much appreciated.
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This is what I did:
input_boolean:
officeecho_preset_1:
initial: off
icon: mdi:numeric-1-box-outline
officeecho_preset_2:
initial: off
icon: mdi:numeric-2-box-outline
officeecho_preset_3:
initial: off
icon: mdi:numeric-3-box-outline
officeecho_preset_4:
initial: off
icon: mdi:numeric-4-box-outline
officeecho_preset_5:
initial: off
icon: mdi:numeric-5-box-outline
officeecho_preset_6:
initial: off
icon: mdi:numeric-6-box-outline
input_select:
office_echo:
name: Media Select
options:
- None
- Tropicana Bogota
- Radio Swisspop
- Dubai 92
- Dubai Eye 103.8
- Newshour (BBC)
- BBC News
initial: None
icon: mdi:target
automation:
- id: office_echo_music ## Announce what is typed as input
alias: Office Echo Music
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- input_boolean.officeecho_preset_1
- input_boolean.officeecho_preset_2
- input_boolean.officeecho_preset_3
- input_boolean.officeecho_preset_4
- input_boolean.officeecho_preset_5
- input_boolean.officeecho_preset_6
action:
- service: input_select.select_option
data_template:
entity_id: input_select.office_echo
option: >
{% if trigger.entity_id.split(".")[1].split("_")[2].split("_")[0] | int == 1 %} Tropicana Bogota
{% elif trigger.entity_id.split(".")[1].split("_")[2].split("_")[0] | int == 2 %} Radio Swisspop
{% elif trigger.entity_id.split(".")[1].split("_")[2].split("_")[0] | int == 3 %} Dubai 92
{% elif trigger.entity_id.split(".")[1].split("_")[2].split("_")[0] | int == 4 %} Dubai Eye 103.8
{% elif trigger.entity_id.split(".")[1].split("_")[2].split("_")[0] | int == 5 %} Newshour (BBC)
{% elif trigger.entity_id.split(".")[1].split("_")[2].split("_")[0] | int == 6 %} BBC News {% endif %}
- service: media_player.play_media
data_template:
entity_id: media_player.office_echo_dot
media_content_id: "{{ states.input_select.office_echo.state }}"
media_content_type: "TUNEIN" #AMAZON_MUSIC, SPOTIFY, PANDORA, TUNEIN, I_HEART_RADIO
#############lovelace card #######
- id: echo09
type: custom:vertical-stack-in-card #vertical-stack
cards:
- id: echo10
type: custom:mini-media-player
entity: media_player.office_echo_dot
name: Office Echo Dot
artwork: cover
power_color: true
show_progress: true
group: true
- id: echo11
type: glance
columns: 6
show_state: false
show_name: false
entities:
- entity: input_boolean.officeecho_preset_1
tap_action: toggle
- entity: input_boolean.officeecho_preset_2
tap_action: toggle
- entity: input_boolean.officeecho_preset_3
tap_action: toggle
- entity: input_boolean.officeecho_preset_4
tap_action: toggle
- entity: input_boolean.officeecho_preset_5
tap_action: toggle
- entity: input_boolean.officeecho_preset_6
tap_action: toggle
the content id (input_select) has to be the exact name the amazon tunein card shows in alexa app.
hope it helps!
edit, for your station you need to type The Roar. see card picture
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you need to add the files as includes in your configuration file
Thanks for the reply. When I try The Roar with the code below, Alexa responds with “I cannot play by song on Tunein”. Any ideas?
alexa_play_wccp:
alias: WCCP Radio
sequence:
- service: media_player.play_media
data:
entity_id: media_player.echo_plus
media_content_id: “The Roar”
media_content_type: "TUNEIN"no. looks correct. Does it work with another station?
Yes, it works with other stations. You were able to use your code to play “The Roar” or did you bring it up with voice? If your code works with “The Roar” I will try it. Thanks again
No, didnt try with The Roar. I looked it up on the browser.
I finally found a solution to this which may help someone else trying to play a Tunein station with the call letters. Even though I can verballly tell Alexa to play either “The Roar”, “105.5”, or “WCCP” on Tunein to play successfullly, none of those would work in a HA script.
The only thing that would work is if I put a space between the call letters. “W C C P” as the media_content_id. Nothing else would work.
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makes sence.
probably with dots between it it will also work.
what helps is looking at the alexa history when you speak to her and see how she translates it to text.
No I tried that before the spaces and it failed. And yes the history showed w.c.c.p. but only spaces work.
yeah with dots its always a bit strange.
i think in most cases the dots that she writes in history need to be replaced with spaces.