The Alexa Skill for Rest+

Hatch sleep products were created to help you sleep better and make your life easier, with products designed for real life. In real life, you don’t always have a free set of hands. With the Hatch skill for Alexa, you can control and track more with your voice than ever before for Rest+.

Getting started

1. Open the Amazon Alexa App
2. Find the Hatch skill under the “Your Skills” section of the app
3. Click on the Hatch skill 
4. Click “Settings” and then “Link Account” 
5. Log into your Hatch account

After you log in you should see a confirmation that Hatch has been successfully linked. Once your account is linked, you’re ready to use the new Hatch skill! 

You can also view a workaround for enabling the Hatch Alexa skill here!

Interacting with the Hatch Alexa Skill
There are many ways you can speak to Alexa to control your Rest+ or track your baby’s information in the Hatch app. Here are some of the most useful phrases you may want to try. Remember, always start with “Alexa, tell Hatch...” or “Alexa, ask Hatch…” before giving your question or command. 

Options in the Hatch Alexa Skill include:

• Timers – You can start, pause and stop feeding and sleep timers (timer information will appear in the app at the conclusion of the timer).
• Naps and Nights – You can add a sleep that has already happened.
• Feedings – You can add a bottle or nursing that has already happened.  
• Diapers – record a wet, dirty or both diaper.
• Activity Report – Find out how much your baby has eaten or slept today or how long since the last nap or feeding.

Control your Rest+

Control Rest+ with your voice for even more hands-free help. Turn the device on and off, control the volume, brightness, colors, sounds and more — without lifting a finger. After enabling the Hatch skill and linking to your Hatch account, try saying:

"Alexa, tell Hatch to turn on my Rest Plus."
"Alexa, tell Hatch to turn the volume up on the Hatch."
"Alexa, tell Hatch to turn down the volume on my lamp."
"Alexa, tell Hatch to set the volume to 6 on my sound machine.”
"Alexa, tell Hatch to turn the brightness up on Rest Plus."
"Alexa, tell Hatch to turn the Rest Plus green."
"Alexa, tell Hatch to set a timer for 45 minutes."

For more detailed utterances, check out Alexa Utterance Details for Rest+ and Hatch Baby Skill.  

Other Phrases to Try

FEEDINGS (Alexa calls this the Feeding Log)

SLEEPS/NAPS (Alexa calls this the Sleep Log)

DIAPERS (Alexa calls this the Diaper Log)

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use the Hatch Alexa skill with multiple babies?
Yes! If you have two babies in your Hatch app, Alexa will recognize both names.

Can I use my baby’s name?
Yes! Alexa will recognize your baby’s name. However, Alexa doesn’t recognize possessives so say “When was the last feeding for Jake” rather than “When was Jake’s last feeding” as Alexa doesn’t recognize “Jake’s” as a name. If Alexa is unsure of the name you said she will prompt you for more information.

What types of diapers can I record?
Just like the Hatch app, you can record and report on diapers that are “wet”, “dirty” or “both.” What if Alexa doesn’t understand me? Try saying “Alexa, open Hatch” and follow her prompts to begin interacting.

Do I have to follow the exact phrasing in the chart above?
The suggested wording is just a starting point. The Hatch Alexa skill recognizes many options such as log a diaper, save a diaper, create a diaper, record a diaper, and I changed a diaper.

To see all the phrasings that the Hatch Alexa skill understands, check here.