Create Intents, Utterances, and Slots | Alexa Skills

alexa slot To add a new custom slot type. From the left-hand navation, click Slot types. Click Add Slot Type. Select the Create a custom slot type with values option. Enter a name. Slots are basically variables in utterances. These can have predefined values but are by default empty. To define a slot you first need to create a custom Intent in your skill

alexabet88 slot, When building a skill for Alexa you need to be able to get input from the user. All but the most simplistic business logic is going to have variables.