Alexa "Notify Me" Skill

jtmpush18 · April 16, 2025, 4:23pm

Has anyone used the Alexa "Notify Me" Skill to allow for an Amazon Alexa notification ?

kenrok1 · April 16, 2025, 5:32pm

not following? what's skill is that? are you referring to Echo Speaks? I have not used it - I was going to but it seems the setup is quite involved and I found out for a simple notification it was easier to use built in routines

HAL9000 · April 16, 2025, 5:48pm

Amazon.com: Notify Me : Alexa Skills

kenrok1 · April 16, 2025, 5:59pm

oh ok thanks- wasn't aware ~ thought maybe it was an app on Hubitat ... I'll check it out.

@jtmpush18 not sure what scenario you had in mind ~ but the simple one I was referring to that I use now is a physical motion sensor, to trigger a virtual motion sensor (since the routine can't see the physical one), to have an Alexa routine make an announcement. Sounds like "Notify Me" could do this.

ogiewon · April 16, 2025, 6:02pm

I haven't used it, but did a little research on it. It looks like it offers a decent feature set. However, my biggest concern would be handing over an API Key to a third-party cloud service that possibly grants them a little too much access to my Amazon account...

From their examples, it appears you have to send a request to the 'notifymyecho.com' cloud server.

kenrok1 · April 16, 2025, 6:08pm

Thanks - yea just started looking at their site and looks like you need to be running Node Red or tasker, etc first

jtmpush18 · April 16, 2025, 7:37pm

You don't need any of that stuff, you can access it right from rule machine.

thebearmay · April 16, 2025, 7:46pm

Alexa used to have a notify option for motion sensors where it would broadcast a message to a set of Echo devices.

kenrok1 · April 16, 2025, 8:11pm

oh thanks - I've never used the HTTP post, only notification from Rules to Hubitat Mobile app

bjcowles · April 16, 2025, 8:32pm

Pantheon · April 16, 2025, 11:58pm

I installed Echo Speaks years ago and never looked back. I did not consider it to be that difficult to install and use. Yes, I pay $5 a month for the server. But I use many of the options available within Echo Speaks.

WarlockWeary · April 17, 2025, 12:03am

I use this ...

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ogiewon/Hubitat/blob/master/Drivers/virtual-motion-switch.src/virtual-motion-switch.groovy

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Create a v-switch using this driver.
add v-switch to Alexa [Amazon Echo Skill]
Then you can use it to say anything you want in Alexa.

Pantheon · April 17, 2025, 12:09am

Does anyone use this? I have it installed, but it appears that I do not use it.

jlv · April 17, 2025, 3:15pm

Seems very similar to voicemonkey.io and their skill.

kuzenkohome · April 25, 2025, 4:54pm

I have used "Notify Me" for several years, although I use it within Node-Red and not directly from HE. Didn't know the above HE driver existed till now.

I works reliably and have never had any issues.

I would recommend it.

bbrannon · April 25, 2025, 5:22pm

I use virtual contact sensors to trigger Alexa routines for announcements. Share the device with the Alexa Echo Skill. Played with Alexa speaks on and off but for a limited number of announcements this is easy and completely reliable.