Ask Google home to play a mp4 video on my chromecast
What I have :
- A Google Home
- A chromecast on same LAN
- A Personal Video Library accessible by a public API
I want to develop a custom Google Action for my Google Home.
I want to be able to get some random video and play it on my chromecast.
For instance : 'Ok Google, play random video'
In DialogFlow, I can easily get the matching intent, find a MP4 video, etc.
But i'm stuck when I want to tell my Google Home to play that video on my Chromecast.
Is there any way to give back to Google Home a rich response (with my mp4 video url) and tell it to play the video on my local chromecast ?
Don't know if this is possible
Thanks !
MC
video dialogflow
chromecast actions-on-google google-home asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
mcanzerinimcanzerini
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What I have :
- A Google Home
- A chromecast on same LAN
- A Personal Video Library accessible by a public API
I want to develop a custom Google Action for my Google Home.
I want to be able to get some random video and play it on my chromecast.
For instance : 'Ok Google, play random video'
In DialogFlow, I can easily get the matching intent, find a MP4 video, etc.
But i'm stuck when I want to tell my Google Home to play that video on my Chromecast.
Is there any way to give back to Google Home a rich response (with my mp4 video url) and tell it to play the video on my local chromecast ?
Don't know if this is possible
Thanks !
MC
video dialogflow
chromecast actions-on-google google-home asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
mcanzerinimcanzerini
659
add a comment |
What I have :
- A Google Home
- A chromecast on same LAN
- A Personal Video Library accessible by a public API
I want to develop a custom Google Action for my Google Home.
I want to be able to get some random video and play it on my chromecast.
For instance : 'Ok Google, play random video'
In DialogFlow, I can easily get the matching intent, find a MP4 video, etc.
But i'm stuck when I want to tell my Google Home to play that video on my Chromecast.
Is there any way to give back to Google Home a rich response (with my mp4 video url) and tell it to play the video on my local chromecast ?
Don't know if this is possible
Thanks !
MC
video dialogflow
chromecast actions-on-google google-home asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
mcanzerinimcanzerini
659
What I have :
- A Google Home
- A chromecast on same LAN
- A Personal Video Library accessible by a public API
I want to develop a custom Google Action for my Google Home.
I want to be able to get some random video and play it on my chromecast.
For instance : 'Ok Google, play random video'
In DialogFlow, I can easily get the matching intent, find a MP4 video, etc.
But i'm stuck when I want to tell my Google Home to play that video on my Chromecast.
Is there any way to give back to Google Home a rich response (with my mp4 video url) and tell it to play the video on my local chromecast ?
Don't know if this is possible
Thanks !
MC
video dialogflow
chromecast actions-on-google google-home video dialogflow
chromecast actions-on-google google-home asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
mcanzerinimcanzerini
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asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
mcanzerinimcanzerini
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asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
mcanzerinimcanzerini
659
asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
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659
asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:16
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659
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There is currently no way to create an Action that can start an application on a Cast device. If you are looking to create video streaming apps that use the existing command set (such as what Netflix does), you need to partner directly with Google.
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:22
PrisonerPrisoner
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Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 '18 at 13:49
Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 '18 at 19:31
@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 '18 at 9:06
This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 '18 at 18:17
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There is currently no way to create an Action that can start an application on a Cast device. If you are looking to create video streaming apps that use the existing command set (such as what Netflix does), you need to partner directly with Google.
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:22
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Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 '18 at 13:49
Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 '18 at 19:31
@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 '18 at 9:06
This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 '18 at 18:17
add a comment |
There is currently no way to create an Action that can start an application on a Cast device. If you are looking to create video streaming apps that use the existing command set (such as what Netflix does), you need to partner directly with Google.
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:22
PrisonerPrisoner
34.8k33258
Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 '18 at 13:49
Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 '18 at 19:31
@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 '18 at 9:06
This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 '18 at 18:17
add a comment |
There is currently no way to create an Action that can start an application on a Cast device. If you are looking to create video streaming apps that use the existing command set (such as what Netflix does), you need to partner directly with Google.
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:22
PrisonerPrisoner
34.8k33258
There is currently no way to create an Action that can start an application on a Cast device. If you are looking to create video streaming apps that use the existing command set (such as what Netflix does), you need to partner directly with Google.
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:22
PrisonerPrisoner
34.8k33258
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:22
PrisonerPrisoner
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answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:22
PrisonerPrisoner
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answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:22
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Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 '18 at 13:49
Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 '18 at 19:31
@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 '18 at 9:06
This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 '18 at 18:17
add a comment |
Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 '18 at 13:49
Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 '18 at 19:31
@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 '18 at 9:06
This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 '18 at 18:17
Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 '18 at 13:49
Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 '18 at 13:49
Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 '18 at 19:31
Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 '18 at 19:31
@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 '18 at 9:06
@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 '18 at 9:06
This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 '18 at 18:17
This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 '18 at 18:17
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