UNSOLVED Show Alexa Timer

MZ-BER

Hey there - I would like to display the remaining time of a timer that I scheduled via a physical EchoDot.

Is there a way to have a module pop up with a timer as soon as I requested it from the EchoDot? Similar to this Module?

Can you please give me an advice in which direction I can investigate? Is there an API available?

Thank you very much in advance!

Best regards from Berlin.

sdetweil

@mz-ber I am not aware of any support for this…

you know that timers are echo device specific, right?

start a timer on echo 1, you cannot find it or control it on echo 2

and a real timer has two parts, on the amazon server is the actual timer event.

on an echo with a display, there is an independent visual started when the ‘starting now’ is spoken

MZ-BER

Hello @sdetweil - thanks for your quick response.

I guess you are half right. As soon as I trigger a timer with the EchoDot, I can see it on my iPad, iPhone etc.

There is some connection - similar to the Module “MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify”

And I’ve noticed that some guys from the Home-Assistant Community developed a similar thing (Alexa Timer Card)

Here are some images from my iPad:

sdetweil

@mz-ber right, but u had to go into the alexa app to get that .
it didn’t just occur natuarally.

MZ-BER

@sdetweil I adjusted my post above with an additional note about the Home Assistant Community that I found.
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/alexa-timer-card/258234

sdetweil

@mz-ber i saw… looking… somehow they have an alexa api trying to find it…

sdetweil

@mz-ber cool… looks like there is a rest api for alarms…

haven’t found a node library for this

MZ-BER

@sdetweil Another guy added that as well and presented it on YouTube

He also mentioned something in the comments.

If that is not working I guess I’ll buy a microphone and test that with the awesome alexa module.

sdetweil

@mz-ber awesome alexa will let u set an alarm (its all thru voice) …

MZ-BER

@sdetweil Oh okay, you can only set an alarm and not a Timer?