diff --git a/homeassistant/components/snips.py b/homeassistant/components/snips.py
index aa42833daf3dc..de54c0239c731 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/snips.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/snips.py
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
 }, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
 
 INTENT_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
-    vol.Required('text'): str,
+    vol.Required('input'): str,
     vol.Required('intent'): {
-        vol.Required('intent_name'): str
+        vol.Required('intentName'): str
     },
     vol.Optional('slots'): [{
-        vol.Required('slot_name'): str,
+        vol.Required('slotName'): str,
         vol.Required('value'): {
             vol.Required('kind'): str,
             vol.Required('value'): cv.match_all
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def handle_intent(self, payload):
             LOGGER.error('Intent has invalid schema: %s. %s', err, response)
             return
 
-        intent = response['intent']['intent_name'].split('__')[-1]
+        intent = response['intent']['intentName'].split('__')[-1]
         config = self.intents.get(intent)
 
         if config is None:
@@ -113,26 +113,9 @@ def parse_slots(self, response):
         parameters = {}
 
         for slot in response.get('slots', []):
-            key = slot['slot_name']
-            value = self.get_value(slot['value'])
+            key = slot['slotName']
+            value = slot['value']['value']
             if value is not None:
                 parameters[key] = value
 
         return parameters
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_value(value):
-        """Return the value of a given slot."""
-        kind = value['kind']
-
-        if kind == "Custom":
-            return value["value"]
-        elif kind == "Builtin":
-            try:
-                return value["value"]["value"]
-            except KeyError:
-                return None
-        else:
-            LOGGER.warning('Received unknown slot type: %s', kind)
-
-        return None
diff --git a/tests/components/test_snips.py b/tests/components/test_snips.py
index 09a33dae2beba..5687723e17aee 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_snips.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_snips.py
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 EXAMPLE_MSG = """
 {
-    "text": "turn the lights green",
+    "input": "turn the lights green",
     "intent": {
-        "intent_name": "Lights",
+        "intentName": "Lights",
         "probability": 1
     },
     "slots": [
         {
-            "slot_name": "light_color",
+            "slotName": "light_color",
             "value": {
                 "kind": "Custom",
                 "value": "blue"