Build Talking Apps for Alexa

Gathering Usage Metrics

Now that your skill is live, you may already be thinking about changes you want to make for a new release. You might have an all new feature in mind. Or you may have some ideas on improving the interaction model to make it handle user requests more accurately. And, it’s possible you’ve found some bugs that need to be sorted out in the next version.

Before diving into the code to address these concerns, it can be very informative to review some of the metrics around your skill’s usage. Amazon automatically tracks several helpful metrics about a skill, requiring no additional coding or configuration. You can use these metrics to learn how many customers are using your skill and how they are using it. With these insights, ...