Alexa C# Https endpoint audio problem

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andreiP asked · Oct 24, 2018 at 03:36 PM

Alexa C# Https endpoint audio problem

Hello,

I have successfully built a skill using .net core and I can connect to it no problems. What I would like to do is have a short introduction voiced by Alexa then have the audio directive start to play a 1 minute audio file and finally, go back to using Alexa's voice and ask the user a question based on what they listened.

I have managed to get the audio file playing but then a couple of strange things happen.

- alexa sends my endpoint a "AudioPlayer.PlaybackNearlyFinished" only a couple of seconds after the audio started, even though the audio file is 1 minute long.

- after the audio finished the session is closed. Is there a way to perserve the session so the skill can continue the interaction with the user ?

Hope it makes sense, thank you for reading.

audioplayer c#

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Answer 1 · 2018-10-24T19:31:05Z

RokasV answered · Oct 24, 2018 at 07:31 PM

If you use audio player, then there is no way to leave session open after it. For your use case, because audio file is 1 minute long, I would use ssml audio tag. It has some limitations, but after audio in it stops playing, your skill can resume normally. It has limitations, like max 90sec audio, max 5 tags in one ssml and has restrictions on quality, but it is a better alternative to audio player. Except of course you are planning on playing podcasts or some other long audio files, then yes, you should use audio player, but it has its own limitations.

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