From 4a5dd2eee0abf7a316a669f3d1b618c01e120d70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michele Porelli Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 23:21:25 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Improve requirements for lambda region selection (#35717) Co-authored-by: coderabbitai[bot] <136622811+coderabbitai[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> --- source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown b/source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown index 471aba89b60..78df2782e9f 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ The first thing you need to do after signing into the [AWS console](https://cons Next you need create a Lambda function. - Click `Services` in top navigation bar, expand the menu to display all AWS services, then under `Compute` section click `Lambda` to navigate to Lambda console. Or you may use this [link](https://console.aws.amazon.com/lambda/home) -- **IMPORTANT - Alexa Skills are only supported in certain AWS regions.** Your current server location will be displayed in the top-right corner (for example, Ohio). Select an available server below that is closest to your location and in your region, based on your Amazon account’s country. Alexa Lambda functions created on other servers will not work properly and may prevent account linking! +**IMPORTANT - Alexa Skills are only supported in specific AWS regions.** Your current server location will be displayed in the top-right corner (for example, Ohio). Select an available server from the list below ([reference](https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/develop-smart-home-skills-in-multiple-languages.html#deploy)) based on your Amazon account's locale, not your physical location. **Alexa Lambda functions created in other regions will not work properly and may prevent account linking! For example, if your locale is set to English (US) and you live in California, you must use US East (N.Virginia), not US West (Oregon). While the setup process will complete with an incorrect region, the skill will not function, and there will be no clear error messages indicating the cause.** - **US East (N.Virginia)** region for English (US) or English (CA) skills - **EU (Ireland)** region for English (UK), English (IN), German (DE), Spanish (ES) or French (FR) skills - **US West (Oregon)** region for Japanese and English (AU) skills.