alexa_command.yaml

# This is my variation of Alexa Media Player Broadcasting with a custom card
# (https://github.com/custom-components/alexa_media_player/wiki/Examples:-Broadcasting-with-a-custom-card)
# which requires Steve Rollason's text input row card (https://github.com/gadgetchnnel/lovelace-text-input-row)

#AUTOMATION

alias: Alexa Command
description: Allows interactive tts to alexa via input_text

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_text.cmd_text
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_number.alexa_volume
action:
  - service: media_player.volume_set
    data_template:
      entity_id: 'media_player.{{states.input_select.alexa_state.state}}'
      volume_level: '{{states.input_number.alexa_volume.state}}'
  - service: media_player.play_media
    data:
      entity_id: 'media_player.{{states.input_select.alexa_state.state}}'
      media_content_id: '{{states.input_text.cmd_text.state}}'
      media_content_type: custom
  - service: input_text.set_value
    data:
      entity_id: input_text.cmd_text
      value: ''