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I asked "Alexa, ask Indigo to read isBMWHome" and she replied -- "A variable Named isBMWHome does not exist in your Indigo server"

Here's my variable name:

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isBMWHome

Is there a preferred naming convention for Alexa to be able to recognize device and variable names in Indigo?

Update: Same response for variable "isDaylight"

https://wiki.indigodomo.com/doku.php?id ... a_variable

Her actual reply was: "A variable named is BMW home does not exist in your Indigo server"

jay (support) wrote:

https://wiki.indigodomo.com/doku.php?id=indigo_2021.1_documentation:plugins:alexa&#speaking_the_value_of_a_variable

Her actual reply was: "A variable named is BMW home does not exist in your Indigo server"

Right. So the solution is to rename the variables and use underscores?

I just renamed the variable "is_BMW_in_Garage" and got the response "I'm sorry, a variable named is BMW in garage does not exist in your Indigo server"

Are there any errors in the event log? Hopefully that will show what alexa is interpreting when you say that phrase.

I just tried it and it works:

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   Alexa                           request the value of variable 'is_BMW_in_garage'


But Alexa has a very hard time getting "BMW" right. Sometimes it thinks I say "is the mwn garage":

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   Alexa                           request the value of variable 'is_the_mwn_garage'
   Alexa Error                     I'm sorry, a variable named is the mwn garage does not exist in your indigo server. Please make sure you are using the exact name for the variable; spaces should be represented in your variable name with underscores.


I'd recommend using variable names that don't have abbreviations - maybe "is_car_in_garage" for instance. I've also noticed that slightly shorter names have less of a chance of being misheard by Alexa, though lots of factors determine what it hears.

Case sensitivity issue? Use is_BMW_in_garage not is_BMW_in_Garage.

FlyingDiver wrote:

Case sensitivity issue? Use is_BMW_in_garage not is_BMW_in_Garage.

No, we updated the API to do non case sensitive checks specifically for this reason.

Alexa was able to give me the results of the request for [renamed] variable is_BMW_in_garage

but was unable to answer request for variable value of isBMWHome

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Jun 18, 2021 at 10:11:28 PM
   Alexa                           request the value of variable 'is_BMW_home'
   Alexa Error                     I'm sorry, a variable named is BMW home does not exist in your indigo server. Please make sure you are using the exact name for the variable; spaces should be represented in your variable name with underscores.
   Received INSTEON                "Kitchen Motion Sensor" on (button 1)

I just tried is_BMW_home and it worked, so I'm not sure why it didn't work for you.

ryanbuckner wrote:

Alexa was able to give me the results of the request for [renamed] variable is_BMW_in_garage

but was unable to answer request for variable value of isBMWHome

You must use underscores between the words.