Today in History Alexa Skill

Inspiration

I wanted to learn how to make amazon alexa skills. This skill required me to be able to use the skills builder tool and aws lambda.

What it does

It gives you a fact pulled from http://history.muffinlabs.com/ of the current date from some time in History.

How I built it

Amazon Alexa Skill Builder, AWS Lambda

Challenges I ran into

Learning how to use Alexa skill builder. Learning how to use intents and AWS Lambda. Ran into not picking the correct locations for aws setup correctly.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Learning how to use a tool that I'm unfamiliar with. Being able to complete a project from start to finish.

What I learned

AWS Lambda.

What's next for Today in History Alexa Skill

Give a specific date through voice and getting a fact back in return. Multiple facts

Built With

• amazon-alexa
• amazon-web-services