title: How to call Alexa externally?
body: <p>I have set up an Echo Dot device for my account. My intent is to call an Alexa skill on this device externally.</p>
  <p>I have seen a lot of tutorials, but I could only see that these skills were started by voice.</p>
  <p>Is there any way to trigger an Alexa skill by using an API, and not using voice at all? If not, what would be the market available alternatives for such a workflow?</p>