Replacement for Echo Speaks?

[jjgfromnj]

Sorry if this is endlessly discussed elsewhere, I’ve just found webCoRE and this forum. I missed the boat on Echo Speaks, it wasn’t installed before they killed it. Is there another alternative that can make an announcement on an Echo and/or a Google Home/Nest device?

[jkp]

the developer is still working on an Echo Speaks lite version so watch the Echo Speaks thread on the ST forum.

as a temporary solution, you can check out the following thread

Alexa Voicemonkey Skill

[jkp]

I almost forgot…

Making voice announcements & controlling Amazon Alexa Echo

Edit September 2020: This post/thread is still active, and what you are about to read is still working like a champ. (Note, the alternative ‘Echo Speaks’ will no longer be supported as of Sep 8th, but everything below will continue to work after the transition. Just make sure step 6 below points to whichever version of the ST app you are using) ♫ For your enjoyment, I have added optional background music while you read ♫ (both choices below are instrumentals, with no distracting vocals) For…

[jjgfromnj]

thank you, that’s what I was looking for

[Pantheon]

Using webcore, I used the Echo devices created by ES to play my Amazon Prime playlists using the searchMusic command. I am playing with Voice Monkey to do speech/announcements. I want to use webcore to tell an Echo device to play a particular playlist like it did in ES. Any idea how to replicate the searchMusic command in webcore with possibly a GET or similar?