If you’re anything like most people, you’ve probably given Alexa a few commands over the years. Maybe you asked her to play music from your library, set a timer, or turn on the lights. But now that you no longer need those commands, it might be time to delete them. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open the Alexa app on your phone or computer.
  2. Tap on the menu button in the top-left corner of the screen and select “Settings.”
  3. Under “Alexa devices,” tap on the name of the device you want to manage (for example, “Alexa TV”).
  4. Under “Voice settings,” tap on “Skills & features.”
  5. Under “Skills & features,” scroll down and tap on “Add a new skill…”
  6. In the “Skill name (required)” field, type in a name for your skill (for example, “Delete Commands).” In the “Description (optional)” field, type a brief description of what this skill does (for example, deletes all of your Alexa commands). In the “Enabled by default? (yes/no)” field, choose whether or not this skill will be enabled by default when users open Alexa app after installing it (default is yes). In the “Usage” field type in how many times per day users can use this skill (1-5), and then tap “Next.”
  7. In “Usage frequency,” type in how often users can use this skill each day (1-5), and then tap “Next.”
  8. Type in how many minutes after users have used this skill before they are prompted again to use it (0-60), and then tap " ..

You might assume that the main screen of the Alexa app shows you past commands that you’ve shouted out. While this is partially true, the main screen is really only there to show you additional info for specific commands.

For example, if you ask Alexa about the weather, you’ll see a weather card appear in the Alexa app, giving you more details about the forecast. If you set a timer, you’ll see that timer appear in the Alexa app, where you can view the time remaining. However, saying something like “Alexa, turn the lights on” won’t appear on the main screen.

With that said, here’s how to see and hear every single command that you’ve ever told Alexa on any of your Alexa devices.

Start by opening up the Alexa app and tapping on the menu button up in the top-left corner of the screen.

Select “Settings” at the bottom.

Scroll all the way down to the bottom and tap on “History”.

On this screen, you’ll see a list of commands that you’ve given to Alexa, including all those times she misheard you.

Keep in mind that this section of the Alexa app is the only place where you can delete a specific command completely—deleting just the card on the main screen won’t actually delete the command from the history, as it will still show up here.

Under the section “Digital Content and Devices”, click on “Content and Devices”.

Click on the “Your Devices” tab.

Directly to the left of an Echo device in the list, click on the ellipses button.

Click on “Manage Voice Recordings”.

Click on “Delete”.