I've done the deploy. Went though all looked good.
I enabled the Kanzi Developer skill in my Alexa phone app.
When I ask Kanzi to do something I get an activity showing in the Alexa phone app like:
Protocol Violation
Kanzi
Request Identifier: amzn1.echo-api.request.5d1cf98c-21b4-4ae9-9356-f686f54f78fa
The application response did not conform to the specification. Please ensure that you are using the latest client library and that your responses comply with the Application Service Interface.
Alexa heard: "alexa ask kanzi to play bad boys"
Voice feedback
How do I troubleshoot this?
Thanks I would very much appreciate some assistance on how to go about resolving this problem.
My kodi.config is:
# Global configuration
#
[global]
# Currently supported languages: en, de, fr, it
language = en
# By default, if you ask to play media without specifying the type, the skill
# will search through the entire library to find a match.
#
# For example, if you ask, "Alexa, ask Kodi to play ninety nine red balloons,"
# the skill will search library items in the following order to find the song:
#
# Movies -> Shows -> Artists -> Songs -> Albums
#
# If your library is really large, this can take some time to complete. While
# it will eventually execute, Alexa may report that the skill timed out. If
# this behavior bothers you, you can disable deep searches.
#
# When disabled, Alexa will simply provide help in the response directing you
# to issue a play command that includes the media type of the item.
deep_search = yes
# Limit number of items we add to playlists.
#
# Some requests will cause the skill to create a temporary playlist in Kodi
# before executing your command. This operation is expensive in Kodi, so we
# provide the option here to limit the number of items added.
#
# The default is 100 to match Kodi's own 'party mode.' Higher values will
# make these operations slower, but if your setup can handle it, you're free
# to set this to whatever you like.
#
# Set to an empty string for unlimited.
playlist_max_items = 100
# Search result limits for new (unwatched) Movies and Episodes.
#
# By default we ask kodi to return a max of 100 results per JSON request.
# Here you can set this figure to optimize the system for you.
# Results are always retrieved in order of newest episodes and movies first.
#
# Lower figures will produce faster results and limit them to only media that
# you've recently added to the library.
unwatched_shows_max_results = 100
unwatched_episodes_max_results = 100
unwatched_movies_max_results = 100
# Set logging level. Possible values are:
#
# CRITICAL
# ERROR
# WARNING
# INFO
# DEBUG
loglevel = INFO
# Log sensitive or personally identifying information.
#
# Disabling this prevents the skill from logging the target address for Kodi
# and your device IDs.
#
# It is enabled by default to make it easy for you to identify your Echo
# devices for mapping to specific instances of Kodi.
logsensitive = yes
# Global Alexa skill configuration
#
[alexa]
# Set skill_id to enable verification of requests by Flask-Ask.
skill_id =
# Maximum number of items to generate per slot.
#
# If the skill is failing to save, you may need to reduce this. Conversely,
# if Alexa is having problems distinguishing your requests (executing the
# wrong Intent, for instance), you may need to increase this.
slot_items_max = 100
#
# Default parameters common to all Alexa devices and the web simulator
#
[DEFAULT]
# The Kodi webserver only supports HTTP, but if you've set up a reverse HTTPS
# proxy you can change this to https.
scheme = http
address = ausvette1.theworkpc.com
port = 8080
# If using a reverse proxy you might need to add an extra bit to the url
# before "jsonrpc" (don't use slashes before or after).
subpath =
username = kodi
password = ********
# Caching of Kodi responses.
#
# Provide an Amazon S3 bucket or a directory name here and provide credentials
# for one of the cache backends below to enable.
cache_bucket = ausvette
# Amazon S3 cache backend.
#
# Provide an AWS user key and key ID here to enable.
s3_cache_aws_access_key_id = AKIA4BTMG7QWR4ENTFEZ
s3_cache_aws_secret_access_key = q+xXqxIAvKUj1B+NxDSpdLmJrcYxTiDZzG96EGjo
# ownCloud/nextCloud cache backend.
#
# Provide the base URL for your ownCloud server and a valid user and password
# combination to enable.
owncloud_cache_url =
owncloud_cache_user =
owncloud_cache_password =
# Read timeout -- how long to wait for responses from Kodi before giving up.
#
# Normally there is no need to change this.
read_timeout = 120
# For some commands, we don't care about the response from Kodi, so we send
# them "fire-and-forget." If you've got a proxy server in the middle, though,
# it's possible the command might not make it to Kodi before the skill exits.
#
# If Alexa is telling you she has completed a command but it sometimes does
# not actually execute on Kodi, you may need to increase this.
read_timeout_async = 0.01
# Set shutdown to 'quit' if you'd like "Alexa, tell Kodi to shut down"
# to quit Kodi instead of shutting down the system.
shutdown = quit
# Your local time zone for responses that include absolute times.
# See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz...time_zones
#
# For example, if you are in the Eastern US time zone, you would use:
# timezone = US/Eastern
#
# Leave empty if you don't need or want absolute time responses. An example
# is asking when the currently playing item will end. If you have this
# defined, it will also tell you the wall-clock time when the item will
# conclude.
timezone = Australia/Queensland
# Setup MongoDB to handle playing music from Kodi to your Alexa device
# Must accept agreement saying I'm not liable for stolen information
# since your username and password for Kodi will be stored in plaintext
# in a database and will be transferred over the internet to a HTTPS
# proxy server for you to have this functionality.
#
# mongodb_uri will look like: `mongodb://user:
[email protected]:port/database`
# If you're using alternative proxy from Heroku, alt_proxty looks like:
# `https://my-kodi-proxy.herokuapp.com/proxy?file=`
mongodb_uri=
use_proxy=
alt_proxy=
accept_music_warning=
# Override default values by specifying them below for individual devices.
#
# The usual reason to do this is to associate a given Echo device with a
# particular instance of Kodi in your house, but you can override any of
# the other configuration variables from the DEFAULT section here too.
#
# Device IDs can be found in the skill server / lambda log.
