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I am writing a custom skill for the amazon echo and I need to get a unique device id so I can register then product to my service. Everything I read says that you cannot get the id from the device. Has amazon changed this? Is there a work around to get a device id?

Sam M
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  • This is the same I think as this question. And also refers to an update that provides a solution. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38351019/get-unique-device-id-for-every-amazon-echo-devices – ssaltman Mar 24 '18 at 20:42

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This week Amazon added the Device ID (unique) to the LaunchRequest JSON payload in Alexa Skills.

{
  "session": {
    "new": true,
    "sessionId": "string",
    "application": {
      "applicationId": "string"
    },
  },
  "context": {
      "device": {
        "deviceId": "string",     
      },
  "request": {}
}

You can use the context->device->deviceId string to uniquely identify the device from which the request came.

Read more @ https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/docs/alexa-skills-kit-interface-reference#request-body-syntax

mdaddy
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There is no way to get a unique device ID. All you can do is get a unique User ID. There is no known workaround.

Joseph Jaquinta
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If you're looking for how to get Alexa Device ID?
Use the below snippet, It will work like a charm.

device_id = handler_input.request_envelope.context.system.device.device_id

I hope this helps you.

vijayraj34
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