Answer call

POST

/calls/{call_control_id}/actions/answer

Answer an incoming call. You must issue this command before executing subsequent commands on an incoming call.

Expected Webhooks (see callback schema below):

call.answered

streaming.started, streaming.stopped or streaming.failed if stream_url was set

When the record parameter is set to record-from-answer, the response will include a recording_id field.

Request

Authorization

Provide your bearer token in the

Authorization

header when making requests to protected resources.

Example:

Authorization: Bearer ********************

Path Params

Body Params application/json

Examples

Responses

🟢200OK

application/json

Successful response upon making a call control command that includes recording_id.

Body

🔴500Server Error

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request POST '/calls//actions/answer' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "client_state": "aGF2ZSBhIG5pY2UgZGF5ID1d",
    "command_id": "891510ac-f3e4-11e8-af5b-de00688a4901",
    "send_silence_when_idle": true,
    "webhook_url": "https://www.example.com/server-b/",
    "webhook_url_method": "POST"
}'

Response Example

200 - Example 1

{
    "data": {
        "recording_id": "d7e9c1d4-8b2a-4b8f-b3a7-9a671c9e9b0a",
        "result": "ok"
    }
}

Modified at 2025-06-16 19:14:41

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