How to wake Alexa, via item TextCommand?

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What is the word that awakens Alexa?
I tried:
“Alexa” - does not work
“Wake up” - does not work
“Wake” - does not work
I want to write rule Alexa responds with a question
My system OH3 openhabian

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How do you test this? Did you use the command channel from the echo binding? Please provide more context.

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yes, this channel
amazonechocontrol:echo:AmazonBridge:Alexa_Dot3:textCommand

AlexaDot3_TextCommand.sendCommand("alexa")
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Is there anything in the logs?
Are the other channels of this thing working?

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I don’t get the question, to be honest.
First of all, the Amazon Echo Control binding can “control” the Alexa functionalities of an Alexa-device (see list of functions on the above link).

Please describe your use case, so we can help you further. Guessing from your answer:

as described in the docs - “sendCommand” uses the Alexa-device (Alexa_Dot3 in your case) as a Text-to-Speech device and simply reads out the text you provide (“alexa” in your case).

So, my guess is: you write your rule and then use sendCommand to output the resulting text on one of your echos. you don’t have to “wake up” your Alexa-devices or anything.

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I think he want to make something like this:

Door opens → Alexa asking: “Should i turn light on?” → He reply with “Yes” → Alexa is turning on Light.

But i don’t think that something like that is possible on Openhab side, or on Alexa side (maybe with routines on alexa side…)

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No, that’s not possible, the Alexa API doesn’t expose anything like that. You have to go with either a spoken command (without openHAB), or you could trigger a routine, a scene via openHAB or turn the light on depending on time of day or a light sensor…
But you can’t use Alexa as an input device from openHAB, if that is what the TE had in mind.

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True, that’s my intention
Respond to Alexa back for her to execute a command If I got to a certain location I defined from the beginning in the rule then she will ask me something and respond to her in yes or no

I understood, thank you

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