Which virtual assistants can be integrated into an application, so that users can do stuff with voice commands?

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Which virtual assistants can be integrated into an application, so that users can do stuff with voice commands?

Generally speaking, an Application programming interface is required for the integration of such services….

Amazon Alexa API (Alexa Voice Service)

> Amazon throws in $100 million, developer tools to open Echo’s Alexa ecosystem (Jun 2015)

Cortana API

> Cortana for all: Microsoft’s plan to put voice recognition behind anything (May 2015)

Google Now API

> Google Now API Opens Third-Party Support to Select Apps (Feb 2015)

IBM Watson APIs

> IBM Extends Reach of Watson API Portfolio (Feb 2015)

Siri API

> Apple Tees Up Siri APIs in an Effort to Take On Google Now (Jun 2015)

See also my Quora question: