Add Locales to Your App/Website Skill
When you use the developer console to create an Alexa skill for your app or website, you can add new locales to your skill. A locale is a combination of a language and a location. For example, English (IN) is a locale that represents the English language spoken in India.
You can choose a locale when you first create your skill, or you can add a new locale to an existing skill in the following ways:
- Clone a locale that uses the same language – When you clone a locale that uses the same language, the cloning process copies the deep-link data so that you don't need to re-enter it.
- Add a locale from scratch – When you add a locale from scratch, you must enter deep links for the new locale.
Note: To add a new language, you must use this method.
These steps show how to add locales to an App/Website skill that's set up for English (US).
Prerequisites
Before you follow these steps, you must have an App/Website skill that's set up for the English (US) locale. If you don't have such a skill, follow one of the tutorials under Use the Developer Console to Create a Skill for an App or Website (No Code).
Clone a locale that uses the same language
When you clone a locale that uses the same language, the cloning process copies the deep-link data so that you don't need to re-enter it.
To clone a locale for an App/Website skill
- Log in to the Alexa Skills Kit developer console and navigate to your App/Website skill.
- On the left, click English (US), and then click Language Settings.
- Next to United States (US), click Clone.
- Select the locales that you want to add to your skill.
- Click Clone.
- After cloning completes, at the top, click Save.
Add a locale from scratch
When you add a locale from scratch, you must go through the App/Website configuration flow, which includes entering your deep links.
To add a locale to an App/Website skill
- Log in to the Alexa Skills Kit developer console and navigate to your App/Website skill.
- On the left, click English (US), and then click Language Settings.
- Click Add new language.
- Under Choose a language to add, click the languages you want to add.
- At the top, click Save.
The locale list displays the new locales. - Go through the App/Website steps to fill out the deep-link settings that correspond to the settings you chose for your original language.
For examples of deep-link settings, see one of the tutorials under Use the Developer Console to Create a Skill for an App or Website (No Code).Note: Some settings, such as the app category, are automatically chosen for you based on the original locale. - When you get to the Review page, review your settings, and then click Build.
Related topics
- Use the Developer Console to Create a Skill for an App or Website (No Code)
- Tutorial: Use the Developer Console to Create a Skill for a Website
- Tutorial: Use the Developer Console to Create a Skill for an Android App
- Tutorial: Use the Developer Console to Create a Skill for an iOS App
Last updated: Jul 29, 2022