Amazon Alexa + RescueTime

Start or stop RescueTime sessions when new phrases are spoken in Amazon Alexa

Begin or end your RescueTime FocusTime sessions easily, simply by speaking the trigger phrase to your Amazon Alexa. This workflow ensures you don't have to touch your device or disrupt your concentration to manage your focus sessions. Enhance your productivity and effortlessly control your time management by integrating your RescueTime and Amazon Alexa.

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Trigger Phrase Spoken
Triggers when you ask Alexa to trigger a zap with your trigger phrase. Requires the Zapier skill on an Alexa enabled device.
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Start or Stop a FocusTime Session
Starts or stops a FocusTime session. Requires RescueTime Premium
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Supported triggers and actions

- Example
- Trigger Phrase(s)Required
- Additional Prompt Question
Trigger
Instant
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New Highlight Event
Triggers when a new daily highlight event is posted
Trigger
Polling
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New FocusTime Session End
Triggers when a FocusTime session finishes.
Trigger
Instant
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New Weekly Summary Report
Triggers when a new weekly summary is available
Trigger
Polling
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- FocusTime ActionRequired
Action
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- Alert Name
Trigger
Polling
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New Daily Summary Report
Triggers when a new daily summary is available
Trigger
Polling
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New FocusTime Session Start
Triggers when a new FocusTime session is started
Trigger
Instant
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- Date / TimeRequired
- DescriptionRequired
- Action Label
Action
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- Start TimeRequired
- End TimeRequired
- Activity NameRequired
- Activity Details
Action
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About Amazon Alexa

Amazon Alexa is used to set up your Alexa-enabled devices, listen to music, create shopping lists, get news updates, and much more.

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About RescueTime

RescueTime helps you understand how you spend your time on the computer by automatically keeping a log of the time you spend on different applications and websites. Having an accurate idea of how you time is spent makes it easy to stay productive and balanced.

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