AlexaForBusiness / Client / send_announcement

send_announcement#

AlexaForBusiness.Client.send_announcement(**kwargs)#

Triggers an asynchronous flow to send text, SSML, or audio announcements to rooms that are identified by a search or filter.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.send_announcement(
    RoomFilters=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Values': [
                'string',
            ]
        },
    ],
    Content={
        'TextList': [
            {
                'Locale': 'en-US',
                'Value': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'SsmlList': [
            {
                'Locale': 'en-US',
                'Value': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'AudioList': [
            {
                'Locale': 'en-US',
                'Location': 'string'
            },
        ]
    },
    TimeToLiveInSeconds=123,
    ClientRequestToken='string'
)
Parameters:

  • RoomFilters (list) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The filters to use to send an announcement to a specified list of rooms. The supported filter keys are RoomName, ProfileName, RoomArn, and ProfileArn. To send to all rooms, specify an empty RoomFilters list.

    • (dict) –

      A filter name and value pair that is used to return a more specific list of results. Filters can be used to match a set of resources by various criteria.

      • Key (string) – [REQUIRED]

        The key of a filter.

      • Values (list) – [REQUIRED]

        The values of a filter.

        • (string) –

  • Content (dict) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The announcement content. This can contain only one of the three possible announcement types (text, SSML or audio).

    • TextList (list) –

      The list of text messages.

      • (dict) –

        The text message.

        • Locale (string) – [REQUIRED]

          The locale of the text message. Currently, en-US is supported.

        • Value (string) – [REQUIRED]

          The value of the text message.

    • SsmlList (list) –

      The list of SSML messages.

      • (dict) –

        The SSML message. For more information, see SSML Reference.

        • Locale (string) – [REQUIRED]

          The locale of the SSML message. Currently, en-US is supported.

        • Value (string) – [REQUIRED]

          The value of the SSML message in the correct SSML format. The audio tag is not supported.

    • AudioList (list) –

      The list of audio messages.

      • (dict) –

        The audio message. There is a 1 MB limit on the audio file input and the only supported format is MP3. To convert your MP3 audio files to an Alexa-friendly,

        required codec version (MPEG version 2) and bit rate (48 kbps), you might use converter software. One option for this is a command-line tool, FFmpeg. For more information, see FFmpeg. The following command converts the provided <input-file> to an MP3 file that is played in the announcement:

        ffmpeg -i <input-file> -ac 2 -codec:a libmp3lame -b:a 48k -ar 16000 <output-file.mp3>

        • Locale (string) – [REQUIRED]

          The locale of the audio message. Currently, en-US is supported.

        • Location (string) – [REQUIRED]

          The location of the audio file. Currently, S3 URLs are supported. Only S3 locations comprised of safe characters are valid. For more information, see Safe Characters.

  • TimeToLiveInSeconds (integer) – The time to live for an announcement. Default is 300. If delivery doesn’t occur within this time, the announcement is not delivered.

  • ClientRequestToken (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The unique, user-specified identifier for the request that ensures idempotency.

    This field is autopopulated if not provided.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'AnnouncementArn': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    • AnnouncementArn (string) –

      The identifier of the announcement.

Exceptions