Ask Google home to play a mp4 video on my chromecast

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What I have :

A Google Home

A chromecast on same LAN

A Personal Video Library accessible by a public API

I want to develop a custom Google Action for my Google Home.

I want to be able to get some random video and play it on my chromecast.

For instance : 'Ok Google, play random video'

In DialogFlow, I can easily get the matching intent, find a MP4 video, etc.

But i'm stuck when I want to tell my Google Home to play that video on my Chromecast.

Is there any way to give back to Google Home a rich response (with my mp4 video url) and tell it to play the video on my local chromecast ?

Don't know if this is possible

Thanks !

asked Nov 19 at 13:16

mcanzerini

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What I have :

A Google Home

A chromecast on same LAN

A Personal Video Library accessible by a public API

I want to develop a custom Google Action for my Google Home.

I want to be able to get some random video and play it on my chromecast.

For instance : 'Ok Google, play random video'

In DialogFlow, I can easily get the matching intent, find a MP4 video, etc.

But i'm stuck when I want to tell my Google Home to play that video on my Chromecast.

Is there any way to give back to Google Home a rich response (with my mp4 video url) and tell it to play the video on my local chromecast ?

Don't know if this is possible

Thanks !

asked Nov 19 at 13:16

mcanzerini

505

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up vote
1
down vote

favorite

What I have :

A Google Home

A chromecast on same LAN

A Personal Video Library accessible by a public API

I want to develop a custom Google Action for my Google Home.

I want to be able to get some random video and play it on my chromecast.

For instance : 'Ok Google, play random video'

In DialogFlow, I can easily get the matching intent, find a MP4 video, etc.

But i'm stuck when I want to tell my Google Home to play that video on my Chromecast.

Is there any way to give back to Google Home a rich response (with my mp4 video url) and tell it to play the video on my local chromecast ?

Don't know if this is possible

Thanks !

asked Nov 19 at 13:16

mcanzerini

505

What I have :

A Google Home

A chromecast on same LAN

A Personal Video Library accessible by a public API

I want to develop a custom Google Action for my Google Home.

I want to be able to get some random video and play it on my chromecast.

For instance : 'Ok Google, play random video'

In DialogFlow, I can easily get the matching intent, find a MP4 video, etc.

But i'm stuck when I want to tell my Google Home to play that video on my Chromecast.

Is there any way to give back to Google Home a rich response (with my mp4 video url) and tell it to play the video on my local chromecast ?

Don't know if this is possible

Thanks !

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asked Nov 19 at 13:16

mcanzerini

505

asked Nov 19 at 13:16

mcanzerini

505

asked Nov 19 at 13:16

mcanzerini

505

asked Nov 19 at 13:16

mcanzerini

505

asked Nov 19 at 13:16

mcanzerini

505

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There is currently no way to create an Action that can start an application on a Cast device. If you are looking to create video streaming apps that use the existing command set (such as what Netflix does), you need to partner directly with Google.

answered Nov 19 at 13:22

Prisoner

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Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 at 13:49

Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 at 19:31

@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 at 9:06

This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 at 18:17

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answered Nov 19 at 13:22

Prisoner

30.9k22552

Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 at 13:49

Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 at 19:31

@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 at 9:06

This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 at 18:17

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answered Nov 19 at 13:22

Prisoner

30.9k22552

Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 at 13:49

Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 at 19:31

@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 at 9:06

This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 at 18:17

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answered Nov 19 at 13:22

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answered Nov 19 at 13:22

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answered Nov 19 at 13:22

Prisoner

30.9k22552

answered Nov 19 at 13:22

Prisoner

30.9k22552

answered Nov 19 at 13:22

Prisoner

30.9k22552

Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 at 13:49

Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 at 19:31

@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 at 9:06

This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 at 18:17

add a comment |

Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 at 13:49

Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 at 19:31

@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 at 9:06

This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 at 18:17

Thanks for your answer ! I think this is a big lack of features ... When we speak to our Google Home we cannot handle the raw message in a server that is hosted in our LAN ? This lib would work ...
– mcanzerini
Nov 19 at 13:49

Google Homes don't run local code. They only send responses from a remote server.
– Nick Felker
Nov 19 at 19:31

@NickFelker : It's more like "Google Assistants" don't run local code. If you deploy your action in a smartphone, how could you achieve that ?
– mcanzerini
Nov 20 at 9:06

This is true. The Actions on Google platform doesn't run local code on any surface, so even a smartphone wouldn't be able to directly do anything on your LAN.
– Nick Felker
Nov 20 at 18:17

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