Required Information for Alexa waiting time

Question

1. Wants to know for how much time Alexa Echo device wait after speaking speak_output message before re-prompting again ?
2. Also wants to know after user start giving reply for how much time Alexa give time to user, to accept voice commands from user ?

For Example : 1) User : "Invoking Alexa skill" Alexa : "Welcome message" Wait time before re-prompting message again User : Did not reply any command

2) User : "Invoking Alexa skill" Alexa : "Welcome message" User : "Any reply" Alexa : "Ask any question to user" User : "Answering long voice command........"

For how much long time user can give voice command to alexa.

Answer 1

1. After the original prompt ends and the microphone opens, the user has 8 seconds to say something. If Alexa hears nothing, the reprompt (if any) plays, the mic opens again and the user has another 8 seconds to respond. If Alexa still hears nothing, the skill session is (silently) closed.

2. I haven't found any documented limit for how long the mic stays open once the user starts speaking. I've tested this by reading a page of a novel into an AMAZON.SearchQuery slot. Up to about 100 words, the input was accepted without a problem. It's unnatural though - you have to speak very quickly, without no pauses or stumbling, like a cattle auctioneer. If Alexa detects a pause, you're deemed to have finished; the mic closes and your input is processed as a complete response.