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Ingredients

4. Connect your skill to Lambda

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Here is how to copy and paste your Lambda function ARN to the Skill endpoint.

1. Within the AWS Lambda function page, the ARN, or Amazon Resource Name, is shown near the top right, such as

• arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:333304287777:function:HelloWorld

1. Copy this ARN

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1. Go to the browser tab at developer.amazon.com and navigate into your skill's Configuration page.
2. Click the radio button for Service Endpoint Type: AWS Lambda ARN
3. Pick a geographical region that is closest to your target customers
4. Click into the textbox that appears, and Paste.
5. Scroll down and click Save.
6. You should see a green checkbox next to the Configuration menu item.
7. If you get an error, confirm you have previously added an ASK Trigger to your Lambda function.

Update your Phone Number

Review your Lambda source code, and update the target phone number:

const mobileNumber = '+1508259846'; // be sure to change this to YOUR mobile number

Test your skill

Open your skill and say 'hello'. Verify that you receive a TXT message with emoji. You can reply to the TXT with STOP to control future messages from AWS SNS.

Further Reading

See the Testing guide for more testing options.

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