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SWML

SWML

version: 1.0.0
sections:
  main:
    - record_call:
        format: mp3
        direction: "both"

cXML

cXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <Response>
    <Record/>
  </Response>

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "PROJECT_ID", token: "AUTH_TOKEN" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

// Setup a voice client to listen for incoming calls
await voiceClient.listen({
  topics: ['office'],
  onCallReceived: async (call) => {
    // Answer the call
    call.answer();

    // Record the call
    call.recordAudio({
      format: "mp3",
      direction: "both"
    });
  }
});

Call Flow Builder

Call Flow Builder

SWML

SWML

version: 1.0.0
sections:
  main:
    - connect:
        from: "%{call.from}"
        to: "+1XXXXXXXXXX"

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire, Voice} from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "ProjectID Here", token: "Token Here" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

await voiceClient.listen({
  topics: ["office"],
  onCallReceived: async (call) => {

    // Answer the call
    call.answer();
    // Connect the call to the device builder plan
    let peer = await call.connectPhone({
      // Replace the to parameter with a valid phone number
      to: "+1XXXXXXXXXX",
      from: call.from
    });

    // wait for peer to hangup
    await peer.disconnected();
    // hangup the call
    call.hangup();
  }
});

Call Flow Builder

Call Flow Builder

cXML

cXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Dial callerId="{{From}}">+1XXXXXXXXXX</Dial>
</Response>

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "ProjectID Here", token: "Token Here" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

try {
  // Outbound Dial
  const call = await voiceClient.dialPhone({
    from: "+1XXXXXXXXXX",
    to: "+1YYYYYYYYY",
    timeout: 30
  });

  // Answering machine detection
  await call.detectAnsweringMachine({
    waitForBeep: true,
    endSilenceTimeout: 4,
    listen: {
      onEnded: async (event) => {
        console.log("Answering machine detection ended:", event.result);
        }
      }
    });
} catch (e) {
  console.log("Call not answered.", e);
}

REST

REST

curl https://example.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls.json \
  -X POST \
  --data-urlencode "Url=http://your-application.com/docs/voice.xml" \
  --data-urlencode "To=+1YYYYYYYYY" \
  --data-urlencode "From=+1XXXXXXXXXX" \
  --data-urlencode "MachineDetection=DetectMessageEnd" \
  --data-urlencode "MachineDetectionTimeout=45" \
  --data-urlencode "AsyncAmd=true" \
  --data-urlencode "AsyncAmdStatusCallback=https://your-api-endpoint.com/path" \
  --data-urlencode "AsyncAmdStatusCallbackMethod=POST" \
  -u "YourProjectID:YourAuthToken"

SWML

SWML

version: 1.0.0
sections:
  main:
    - answer: {}
    - play:
        urls:
          - >-
            say:Thank you for calling SignalWire! 
            Please listen closely to the options in order to direct your call.
    - prompt:
        play: >-
            say:Press 1 to talk to sales, Press 2 to talk to Support, Press 3 to
            talk to a Customer Representative
        say_language: en-US
        max_digits: 1
        speech_hints:
          - one
          - two
          - three
    - switch:
        variable: prompt_value
        case:
          '1':
            - execute:
                dest: sales
          '2':
            - execute:
                dest: support
          '3':
            - execute:
                dest: customer
          one:
            - execute:
                dest: sales
          two:
            - execute:
                dest: support
          three:
            - execute:
                dest: customer
        default:
          - execute:
              dest: sales
  sales:
    - play:
        url: 'say:You have reached sales'
    - connect:
        to: +1XXXXXXXXXX
  support:
    - play:
        url: 'say:You have reached support'
    - connect:
        to: +1YYYYYYYYYY
  customer:
    - play:
        url: 'say:You have reached a Customer representative'
    - connect:
        to: +1ZZZZZZZZZZ

cXML

cXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <Response>
    <Say>
      Thank you for calling SignalWire! 
      Please listen closely to the options in order to direct your call.
    </Say>
    <!-- The action attribute is the URL of the webhook that will be called when the user presses a key. -->
    <Gather action="https://example.com/IVR" input="dtmf" method="GET" timeout="3">
      <Say>If you'd like to connect to our Sales team, press 1</Say>
      <Say>If you'd like to connect to our Support Engineering Team, press 2</Say>
      <Say>If you'd like to connect to our Customer Representative, press 3</Say>
    </Gather>
  </Response>

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "b08dacad-2f6c-4de1-93d6-cc732e0c69c5", token: "PT16d2254f1cf1be0766881a2043afe8ef9e2fc8e8f739750b" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

// Setup a voice client to listen for incoming calls
await voiceClient.listen({
  topics: ['office'],
  onCallReceived: async (call) => {
    // Answer the call
    call.answer();

    await call.playTTS({
      text: "Thank you for calling SignalWire! Please listen closely to the options in order to direct your call.",
    });

    await handlePromptTTS(call);
  }
})

async function handlePromptTTS(call) {
  await call.promptTTS({
    
    text: "Press 1 to talk to sales, Press 2 to talk to Support, Press 3 to talk to a Customer Representative",
    digits: {
      max: 1,
      digitTimeout: 5,
    },
    listen: {
      onEnded: async (prompt) => {
        const digits = prompt.digits;

        if (digits === "1") {
          await connectCall(call, "sales", "+1XXXXXXXXXX");
        }

        else if (digits === "2") {
          await connectCall(call, "support", "+1YYYYYYYYY");
        }

        else if (digits === "3") {
          await connectCall(call, "a customer representative", "+1ZZZZZZZZZZ");
        }
        else {
          await call.playTTS({
            text: "Invalid option. Please try again.",
          });

          handlePromptTTS(call);
        }
      }
    }
  });
}

async function connectCall(call, destination, toNumber) {
  await call.playTTS({
    text: `Connecting you to ${destination}`,
  });

  let peer = await call.connectPhone({
    from: call.from,
    to: toNumber,
    timeout: 30
  });

  await peer.disconnected();
  call.hangup();
}

Call Flow Builder

Call Flow Builder

SWML

SWML

version: 1.0.0
sections:
  main:
    - record_call:
        format: mp3
        direction: "both"

cXML

cXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <Response>
    <Record/>
  </Response>

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "PROJECT_ID", token: "AUTH_TOKEN" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

// Setup a voice client to listen for incoming calls
await voiceClient.listen({
  topics: ['office'],
  onCallReceived: async (call) => {
    // Answer the call
    call.answer();

    // Record the call
    call.recordAudio({
      format: "mp3",
      direction: "both"
    });
  }
});

Call Flow Builder

Call Flow Builder

SWML

SWML

version: 1.0.0
sections:
  main:
    - connect:
        from: "%{call.from}"
        to: "+1XXXXXXXXXX"

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire, Voice} from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "ProjectID Here", token: "Token Here" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

await voiceClient.listen({
  topics: ["office"],
  onCallReceived: async (call) => {

    // Answer the call
    call.answer();
    // Connect the call to the device builder plan
    let peer = await call.connectPhone({
      // Replace the to parameter with a valid phone number
      to: "+1XXXXXXXXXX",
      from: call.from
    });

    // wait for peer to hangup
    await peer.disconnected();
    // hangup the call
    call.hangup();
  }
});

Call Flow Builder

Call Flow Builder

cXML

cXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Dial callerId="{{From}}">+1XXXXXXXXXX</Dial>
</Response>

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "ProjectID Here", token: "Token Here" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

try {
  // Outbound Dial
  const call = await voiceClient.dialPhone({
    from: "+1XXXXXXXXXX",
    to: "+1YYYYYYYYY",
    timeout: 30
  });

  // Answering machine detection
  await call.detectAnsweringMachine({
    waitForBeep: true,
    endSilenceTimeout: 4,
    listen: {
      onEnded: async (event) => {
        console.log("Answering machine detection ended:", event.result);
        }
      }
    });
} catch (e) {
  console.log("Call not answered.", e);
}

REST

REST

curl https://example.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls.json \
  -X POST \
  --data-urlencode "Url=http://your-application.com/docs/voice.xml" \
  --data-urlencode "To=+1YYYYYYYYY" \
  --data-urlencode "From=+1XXXXXXXXXX" \
  --data-urlencode "MachineDetection=DetectMessageEnd" \
  --data-urlencode "MachineDetectionTimeout=45" \
  --data-urlencode "AsyncAmd=true" \
  --data-urlencode "AsyncAmdStatusCallback=https://your-api-endpoint.com/path" \
  --data-urlencode "AsyncAmdStatusCallbackMethod=POST" \
  -u "YourProjectID:YourAuthToken"

SWML

SWML

version: 1.0.0
sections:
  main:
    - answer: {}
    - play:
        urls:
          - >-
            say:Thank you for calling SignalWire! 
            Please listen closely to the options in order to direct your call.
    - prompt:
        play: >-
            say:Press 1 to talk to sales, Press 2 to talk to Support, Press 3 to
            talk to a Customer Representative
        say_language: en-US
        max_digits: 1
        speech_hints:
          - one
          - two
          - three
    - switch:
        variable: prompt_value
        case:
          '1':
            - execute:
                dest: sales
          '2':
            - execute:
                dest: support
          '3':
            - execute:
                dest: customer
          one:
            - execute:
                dest: sales
          two:
            - execute:
                dest: support
          three:
            - execute:
                dest: customer
        default:
          - execute:
              dest: sales
  sales:
    - play:
        url: 'say:You have reached sales'
    - connect:
        to: +1XXXXXXXXXX
  support:
    - play:
        url: 'say:You have reached support'
    - connect:
        to: +1YYYYYYYYYY
  customer:
    - play:
        url: 'say:You have reached a Customer representative'
    - connect:
        to: +1ZZZZZZZZZZ

cXML

cXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <Response>
    <Say>
      Thank you for calling SignalWire! 
      Please listen closely to the options in order to direct your call.
    </Say>
    <!-- The action attribute is the URL of the webhook that will be called when the user presses a key. -->
    <Gather action="https://example.com/IVR" input="dtmf" method="GET" timeout="3">
      <Say>If you'd like to connect to our Sales team, press 1</Say>
      <Say>If you'd like to connect to our Support Engineering Team, press 2</Say>
      <Say>If you'd like to connect to our Customer Representative, press 3</Say>
    </Gather>
  </Response>

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "b08dacad-2f6c-4de1-93d6-cc732e0c69c5", token: "PT16d2254f1cf1be0766881a2043afe8ef9e2fc8e8f739750b" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

// Setup a voice client to listen for incoming calls
await voiceClient.listen({
  topics: ['office'],
  onCallReceived: async (call) => {
    // Answer the call
    call.answer();

    await call.playTTS({
      text: "Thank you for calling SignalWire! Please listen closely to the options in order to direct your call.",
    });

    await handlePromptTTS(call);
  }
})

async function handlePromptTTS(call) {
  await call.promptTTS({
    
    text: "Press 1 to talk to sales, Press 2 to talk to Support, Press 3 to talk to a Customer Representative",
    digits: {
      max: 1,
      digitTimeout: 5,
    },
    listen: {
      onEnded: async (prompt) => {
        const digits = prompt.digits;

        if (digits === "1") {
          await connectCall(call, "sales", "+1XXXXXXXXXX");
        }

        else if (digits === "2") {
          await connectCall(call, "support", "+1YYYYYYYYY");
        }

        else if (digits === "3") {
          await connectCall(call, "a customer representative", "+1ZZZZZZZZZZ");
        }
        else {
          await call.playTTS({
            text: "Invalid option. Please try again.",
          });

          handlePromptTTS(call);
        }
      }
    }
  });
}

async function connectCall(call, destination, toNumber) {
  await call.playTTS({
    text: `Connecting you to ${destination}`,
  });

  let peer = await call.connectPhone({
    from: call.from,
    to: toNumber,
    timeout: 30
  });

  await peer.disconnected();
  call.hangup();
}

Call Flow Builder

Call Flow Builder

SWML

SWML

version: 1.0.0
sections:
  main:
    - record_call:
        format: mp3
        direction: "both"

cXML

cXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <Response>
    <Record/>
  </Response>

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

Relay Realtime SDK (Server)

import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "PROJECT_ID", token: "AUTH_TOKEN" })

const voiceClient = client.voice;

// Setup a voice client to listen for incoming calls
await voiceClient.listen({
  topics: ['office'],
  onCallReceived: async (call) => {
    // Answer the call
    call.answer();

    // Record the call
    call.recordAudio({
      format: "mp3",
      direction: "both"
    });
  }
});

Call Flow Builder

Call Flow Builder

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• SignalWire REST API: A robust, modern and flexible API for building integrated, advanced communications applications.
• Compatibility API: Ideal for porting code from other providers. It can run serverless, but it also supports Python, PHP, Node.js, and other languages.
• Realtime API: This API is ideal if you are an advanced developer and you want flexible, modern and realtime SDKs for Node.js.

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Compatibility API & cXML

Easily migrate from Twilio and other providers

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RELAY Browser SDK

Bring telephone capabilities to the browser with our Node.js SDK

Low-code and no-code solutions

Call Flow Builder

Drag-and-drop, no-code call application builder

SWML

Write realtime, AI-integrated calling applications using simple JSON or YAML scripts

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