{"id":35729,"date":"2024-07-28T00:26:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T04:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=35729"},"modified":"2024-07-28T00:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T04:26:58","slug":"home-assistant-problem-cant-enable-alexa-skill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=35729","title":{"rendered":"home assistant problem: can&#8217;t enable Alexa skill."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>can&#8217;t enable the Alexa skill &#8220;Home Assistant&#8221; to let HA talk to Alexa.  might need this to control the Amazon Basics lights I added to Muffins&#8217; cage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>posted the following on HA forums:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.home-assistant.io\/t\/cant-enable-alexas-home-assistant-skill\/754008?u=csilvest\">https:\/\/community.home-assistant.io\/t\/cant-enable-alexas-home-assistant-skill\/754008?u=csilvest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi!<br>I am trying to enable the \u201cHome Assistant\u201d skill the Alexa app on my phone. After scanning the barcode with my phone, I get the link to the Alexa app, with the \u201cHome Assistant\u201d skill selected. I press the \u201cENABLE TO USE\u201d button, then I get the message \u201cWe were unable to link the skill at this time. Please try again later.\u201d:<br>I am logged into Nabu Casa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/home-assistant-alexa-skill-problems-4-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/home-assistant-alexa-skill-problems-4--1024x890.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"35731\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/home-assistant-alexa-skill-problems-4-.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=35731\" class=\"wp-image-35731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/home-assistant-alexa-skill-problems-4--1024x890.jpg 1024w, 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