Content Launcher Certification for Catalog and Voice Customer Experience

This page describes the certification test cases for all catalog integrated apps.

Requirements for launching content through the remote

Changing from unauthenticated to authenticated state

Use the Account Login API to notify Fire TV that the app is in a logged-in state.

Expected result:

• The app should send the login status true, indicating entitlement after login.
• The app tile is under "Watch Now" on the content detail page.

Changing from authenticated to unauthenticated state

Use the Account Login API to notify Fire TV that the app is in a logged-out state.

Expected result:

• The app should send login status false after logout.
• The content detail page lists app tile under "Subscribe."

Handling playback in an authenticated state

Make your content able to launch from the Fire TV Home screen once the user has logged in.

Expected result:

• The account detail page lists the app under "Watch Now" or "Watch Free" on the Fire TV Home screen.
• If the user clicks the app tile on the content details page, the app should launch the app and start content playback immediately. No user reauthenticate or navigate to the content detail page within the app is required.

Handling playback in unauthenticated state

The app should show a sign-in or sign-out page when launched from the Fire TV Home screen if the user logs out.

Expected result:

• The content detail page lists the app under "Subscribe" on the Fire TV Home screen.
• Clicking the Subscribe button should launch the app and display the sign-up or sign-in screen.
• The app should start playing the selected content without requiring further navigation once the user successfully signs in or subscribes.

Requirements for watch utterances

Implement watch or play utterances in the Content Launcher API.

Feature	Sample utterances	Expected response
Watch [title]	"Watch Breaking Bad"	The requested media plays. If there are multiple matches for the content, the user chooses from a prompt.
Watch by actor	"Watch Sean Connery"	Media with that actor plays using an algorithm that selects the best match for the user.
Watch by genre name	"Watch comedy"	Media from the requested genre plays, using an algorithm that selects recommended media. Another option is to give the user a list of results.
Watch by franchise [title]	"Watch Star Trek"	Either the top recommended result for the requested franchise plays, or give the user a list of matching franchises.
Watch by media type	"Watch a movie"	Either media matching the non-title request plays using an algorithm that selects recommended media. Another option is to give the user a list of results.
Watch [title] with season number	"Watch Breaking Bad season two"	Unless the episode finished, the last watched episode in the series plays. If that episode finished, the next unwatched episode plays.
Watch [title] with episode number	"Watch Breaking Bad episode five"	The system identifies the correct season by the user's last watched episode. Unless the episode finished, the last watched episode in the series plays. The next episode plays if the last-watched episode finished.
Watch [title] with season and episode number	"Watch Breaking Bad season two, episode five"	The content for the requested season and episode plays.
Watch by character name	"Watch James Bond"	Either media matching the character name plays through an algorithm that selects recommended media. Another option is to give the user a list of media results.
Watch by sports team	"Watch Seahawks"	Either media matching the sports team plays through an algorithm that selects recommended media. Another option is to give the user a list of media results.
Watch by sports type	"Watch soccer"	Either media matching the sports type plays through an algorithm that selects recommended media. Another option is to give the user a list of results.
Watch by sports league	"Watch N. B. A. league"	Either media matching the sports league plays through an algorithm that selects recommended media. Another option is to give the user a list of results.
Watch by sports event	"Watch soccer game"	Either media matching the sports event plays through an algorithm that selects recommended media. Another option is to give the user a list of results.

Requirements for transport control utterances

Alexa supports the following Transport Control utterances.

Feature	Sample utterances	Expected response
Pause	"Pause"	The media pauses, similar to if you pressed the Pause button on your web player or remote control.
Play	"Play"	The media plays, similar to if you pressed the Play button on your web player or remote control.
Stop	"Stop"	The media stops, similar to if you pressed the Stop button on your web player or remote control.
Resume	"Resume"	The media resumes play, similar to if you pressed the Play button on your web player or remote control.
Start over	"Start over"	The media starts over, adjusting the seek position back to the beginning of the media.
Fast Forward	"Fast Forward"	The media fast-forwards 10 seconds.
Rewind	"Rewind"	The media rewinds 10 seconds.
Previous	"Previous"	The previous episode plays. If this isn't possible, Content Launcher takes the user to what's earlier in the current playlist.
Next	"Next"	The next episode plays. If this isn't possible, Content Launcher takes the user to what's next in the current playlist.
Fast Forward [duration]	"Fast Forward thirty seconds"	The media fast-forwards for the requested duration.
Rewind [duration]	"Rewind forty seconds"	The media rewinds for the requested duration.

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Last updated: Mar 23, 2026