Play Videos with Alexa Using Your Voice

Use your voice to play movies, videos, or TV shows from Prime Video and supported streaming services on Alexa devices and Fire TV devices.

Find & Watch
  • "Search for [movie / TV show]."
  • "Find [title / genre / actor]."
  • "Go to channel guide."
  • "Play [title]."
  • "Open [app]."
  • "Go Home."
Tip: To find and play videos in supported apps, add "on [app]" to the end of your requests.
Control Playback
  • "Play" or "Resume."
  • "Stop" or "Pause."
  • "Rewind" or "Fast Forward."
  • "Next" or "Watch from beginning."
Move & Cast Video
(Alexa+ only)
  • "Move the movie to [device/room]."
  • "Watch in the [room] as well."
  • "Cast to [device/room]."
Note: Only Prime Video titles can be moved.
Live TV Channels
  • "Go to [channel / network]."
  • "Change to [channel / network]."
  • "Watch [channel / network]."
Equipment Control
  • "Turn [on / off] the TV."
  • "Volume [up / down] on receiver."
  • "Volume [up / down] on soundbar."
  • "Tune to [channel] on cable/satellite."
Tip: To learn more, go to What is Equipment Control with Fire TV?
Actions on Lists*
  • "Search for [genre]."
  • "Scroll [right/left]."
  • "Select/Play [number on list]."
  • "Show more."
  • "Go back."
Actions on Detail Page*
(Fire TV only)
  • "Play this."
  • "Add this to my Watchlist."
  • "Play the trailer."
Video Search*
  • After searching for video content, say "Select [video]" or "Play [number]" to choose a video from the results.
Note: * Not all features are supported from a paired Echo Show or for a paired Fire TV Cube (2nd Generation).

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