Only getting single word parameters from Alexa Skills Kit

Question

I'm writing an Alexa Skill, and I can only get single word parameters into my code.

Here is the intent schema:

    {
  "intents": [
    {
      "intent": "HeroQuizIntent",
      "slots": [
        {
          "name": "SearchTerm",
          "type": "SEARCH_TERMS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "intent": "HeroAnswerIntent",
      "slots": [
        {
          "name": "SearchTerm",
          "type": "SEARCH_TERMS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "intent": "AMAZON.HelpIntent"
    }
  ]
}

and my sample utterances are:

HeroQuizIntent quiz me
HeroAnswerIntent is it {SearchTerm}

For the HeroAnswerIntent, I'm checking the SearchTerm slot, and I'm only getting single words in there.

So, "Peter Parker" gives "Parker", "Steve Rogers" gives "Rogers", and "Tony Stark" gives "Stark".

How do I accept multiple words into a slot?

Answer 1

I've had same problem with my skill and that's the only solution which is worked for my skill to use several words, but you need to check are these slots not empty and concatenate them

Intent schema:

{
  "intent": "HeroAnswerIntent",
  "slots": [
    {
      "name": "SearchTermFirst",
      "type": "SEARCH_TERMS"
    },
    {
      "name": "SearchTermSecond",
      "type": "SEARCH_TERMS"
    },
    {
      "name": "SearchTermThird",
      "type": "SEARCH_TERMS"
    }
  ]
},

Sample utterance

HeroAnswerIntent is it {SearchTermFirst} HeroAnswerIntent is it {SearchTermFirst} {SearchTermSecond} HeroAnswerIntent is it {SearchTermFirst} {SearchTermSecond} {SearchTermThird}

And last one you need to put every of your words in separate line in SEARCH_TERMS slot definition

Also using AMAZON.LITERAL sometimes not pass variable into skill at all even if you test it using service simulator (skill console, test tab)