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external_connections
JavaScript
import Telnyx from 'telnyx';

const client = new Telnyx({
  apiKey: 'My API Key',
});

const externalConnection = await client.externalConnections.create({
  external_sip_connection: 'zoom',
  outbound: {},
});

console.log(externalConnection.data);
{
  "data": {
    "id": "1930241863466354012",
    "record_type": "external_connection",
    "external_sip_connection": "zoom",
    "credential_active": false,
    "active": false,
    "created_at": "2022-06-29T19:23:59Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-06-29T19:39:47Z",
    "outbound": {
      "outbound_voice_profile_id": "1911630617284445511"
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

Parameters that can be set when creating a External Connection

​
external_sip_connection
enum<string>
default:zoom
required

The service that will be consuming this connection.

Available options:
zoom
Example:

"zoom"

​
outbound
object
required
​
active
boolean
default:true

Specifies whether the connection can be used.

Example:

false

​
tags
string[]

Tags associated with the connection.

Example:
["tag1", "tag2"]
​
webhook_event_url
string<uri>

The URL where webhooks related to this connection will be sent. Must include a scheme, such as 'https'.

Example:

"https://example.com"

​
webhook_event_failover_url
string<uri> | null
default:""

The failover URL where webhooks related to this connection will be sent if sending to the primary URL fails. Must include a scheme, such as 'https'.

Example:

"https://failover.example.com"

​
webhook_timeout_secs
integer | null

Specifies how many seconds to wait before timing out a webhook.

Required range: 0 <= x <= 30
Example:

25

​
inbound
object

Response

Successful response

​
data
External Connection · object
Example:
{
  "id": "1930241863466354012",
  "record_type": "external_connection",
  "external_sip_connection": "zoom",
  "credential_active": false,
  "active": false,
  "created_at": "2022-06-29T19:23:59Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-06-29T19:39:47Z",
  "outbound": {
    "outbound_voice_profile_id": "1911630617284445511"
  }
}