Works with Home Assistant
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Echo

Category: Media

Echo

Description

Highlights

  • Alexa-enabled smart speaker for voice control, multi-room audio, and smart home automations.
  • Far-field microphone array, built-in Bluetooth, and 3.5 mm line out (model dependent).
  • Supports routines, announcements, and Alexa Guard for basic security monitoring.

Home Assistant integration

Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) links your instance to Alexa in just a few clicks—no port forwarding, SSL certificates, or dynamic DNS required. Sign in from the Home Assistant interface and a secure tunnel is provisioned automatically. After the 30-day free trial, continued use requires an active Home Assistant Cloud subscription.

For step-by-step guidance, refer to the Home Assistant Cloud Alexa setup.

Alternative integrations

The community Alexa Media Player integration, installable via HACS, adds rich media_player control, supports text-to-speech announcements, and surfaces additional sensors for Echo devices.

Works with Home Assistant

The official Alexa integration is easiest through Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa), which establishes the secure connection for you and moves to a paid subscription after a 30-day trial. As an alternative, the community Alexa Media Player integration (HACS) adds rich media_player control, supports text-to-speech announcements, and surfaces additional sensors for Echo devices.

Connection Path

Hubs

This device connects directly over Wi-Fi and does not require a hub.

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