What is the best way for alexa users to access audio: files on backendless tables, or amazon music?

Hi - I want to build an Alexa skill allowing users to listen to a specific type of audio sound.

Is it better to add sounds to Amazon music so Alexa can access them; or, for users to upload audio through an app I create with file ultimately being stored in backendless tables?

Thank Backendless community for any comments on the above.

Sincerely.

Rori.

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Is it possible to upload user-generated audio content to Apple music? I am not sure if they allow it.

In any case, for an audio to be played back by Alexa, you’d identify it with a URL. I am not sure if Apple music supports that model of access, but as far as Backendless is concerned, when you upload a file to Backendless file storage (and that file can be an mp3 audio), you get a URL which identifies that resource. So from the Alexa integration perspective, that approach would work.

To answer your question of “what’s better”, it really depends on several factors, including ease of use of the APIs, cost, security, etc.

Regards,
Mark