Enable emergency for a phone number

POST 
/phone_numbers/:id/actions/enable_emergency

Enable emergency for a phone number

Request

Path Parameters

id int64required

Identifies the resource.

application/json

Body

required

emergency_enabled booleanrequired

Indicates whether to enable emergency services on this number.

emergency_address_id int64required

Identifies the address to be used with emergency services.

Responses

200: Phone number emergency enabled.

application/json

• Schema
• Example (from schema)

Schema

data

object

id string

Identifies the type of resource.

record_type string

Identifies the type of the resource.

phone_number string

The phone number in +E164 format.

connection_id string

Identifies the connection associated with this phone number.

customer_reference string

A customer reference string for customer look ups.

tech_prefix_enabled boolean

Controls whether a tech prefix is enabled for this phone number.

translated_number string

This field allows you to rewrite the destination number of an inbound call before the call is routed to you. The value of this field may be any alphanumeric value, and the value will replace the number originally dialed.

call_forwarding

object

The call forwarding settings for a phone number.

call_forwarding_enabled boolean

Default value: true

Indicates if call forwarding will be enabled for this number if forwards_to and forwarding_type are filled in. Defaults to true for backwards compatibility with APIV1 use of numbers endpoints.

forwards_to string

The phone number to which inbound calls to this number are forwarded. Inbound calls will not be forwarded if this field is left blank. If set, must be a +E.164-formatted phone number.

forwarding_type string

Possible values: [always, on_failure]

Call forwarding type. 'forwards_to' must be set for this to have an effect.

The call forwarding settings for a phone number.

cnam_listing

object

The CNAM listing settings for a phone number.

cnam_listing_enabled boolean

Enables CNAM listings for this number. Requires cnam_listing_details to also be set.

cnam_listing_details string

The CNAM listing details for this number. Must be alphanumeric characters or spaces with a maximum length of 15. Requires cnam_listing_enabled to also be set to true.

The CNAM listing settings for a phone number.

emergency

object

The emergency services settings for a phone number.

emergency_enabled boolean

Allows you to enable or disable emergency services on the phone number. In order to enable emergency services, you must also set an emergency_address_id.

emergency_address_id int64

Identifies the address to be used with emergency services.

emergency_status string

Possible values: [disabled, active, provisioning, deprovisioning]

Default value: disabled

Represents the state of the number regarding emergency activation.

The emergency services settings for a phone number.

usage_payment_method string

Possible values: [pay-per-minute, channel]

Default value: pay-per-minute

Controls whether a number is billed per minute or uses your concurrent channels.

media_features

object

The media features settings for a phone number.

rtp_auto_adjust_enabled boolean

Default value: true

When RTP Auto-Adjust is enabled, the destination RTP address port will be automatically changed to match the source of the incoming RTP packets.

accept_any_rtp_packets_enabled boolean

When enabled, Telnyx will accept RTP packets from any customer-side IP address and port, not just those to which Telnyx is sending RTP.

t38_fax_gateway_enabled boolean

Controls whether Telnyx will accept a T.38 re-INVITE for this phone number. Note that Telnyx will not send a T.38 re-INVITE; this option only controls whether one will be accepted.

The media features settings for a phone number.

call_recording

object

The call recording settings for a phone number.

inbound_call_recording_enabled boolean

When enabled, any inbound call to this number will be recorded.

inbound_call_recording_format string

Possible values: [wav, mp3]

Default value: wav

The audio file format for calls being recorded.

inbound_call_recording_channels string

Possible values: [single, dual]

Default value: single

When using 'dual' channels, final audio file will be stereo recorded with the first leg on channel A, and the rest on channel B.

The call recording settings for a phone number.

inbound_call_screening string

Possible values: [disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls]

Default value: disabled

The inbound_call_screening setting is a phone number configuration option variable that allows users to configure their settings to block or flag fraudulent calls. It can be set to disabled, reject_calls, or flag_calls. This feature has an additional per-number monthly cost associated with it.

{
  "data": {
    "id": "1293384261075731499",
    "record_type": "voice_settings",
    "connection_id": "1d0e6cb8-8668-462e-94c6-49ae0f0ed48b",
    "customer_reference": "customer-reference",
    "tech_prefix_enabled": false,
    "translated_number": "+13035559999",
    "call_forwarding": {
      "call_forwarding_enabled": true,
      "forwards_to": "+13035559123",
      "forwarding_type": "always"
    },
    "cnam_listing": {
      "cnam_listing_enabled": true,
      "cnam_listing_details": "example"
    },
    "emergency": {
      "emergency_enabled": true,
      "emergency_address_id": "1315261609962112019"
    },
    "usage_payment_method": "pay-per-minute",
    "media_features": {
      "rtp_auto_adjust_enabled": true,
      "accept_any_rtp_packets_enabled": true,
      "t38_fax_gateway_enabled": true
    },
    "call_recording": {
      "inbound_call_recording_enabled": true,
      "inbound_call_recording_format": "wav",
      "inbound_call_recording_channels": "single"
    },
    "inbound_call_screening": "disabled"
  }
}

202: Phone number emergency requested.

application/json

• Schema
• Example (from schema)

Schema

data

object

id string

Identifies the type of resource.

record_type string

Identifies the type of the resource.

phone_number string

The phone number in +E164 format.

connection_id string

Identifies the connection associated with this phone number.

customer_reference string

A customer reference string for customer look ups.

tech_prefix_enabled boolean

Controls whether a tech prefix is enabled for this phone number.

translated_number string

This field allows you to rewrite the destination number of an inbound call before the call is routed to you. The value of this field may be any alphanumeric value, and the value will replace the number originally dialed.

call_forwarding

object

The call forwarding settings for a phone number.

call_forwarding_enabled boolean

Default value: true

Indicates if call forwarding will be enabled for this number if forwards_to and forwarding_type are filled in. Defaults to true for backwards compatibility with APIV1 use of numbers endpoints.

forwards_to string

The phone number to which inbound calls to this number are forwarded. Inbound calls will not be forwarded if this field is left blank. If set, must be a +E.164-formatted phone number.

forwarding_type string

Possible values: [always, on_failure]

Call forwarding type. 'forwards_to' must be set for this to have an effect.

The call forwarding settings for a phone number.

cnam_listing

object

The CNAM listing settings for a phone number.

cnam_listing_enabled boolean

Enables CNAM listings for this number. Requires cnam_listing_details to also be set.

cnam_listing_details string

The CNAM listing details for this number. Must be alphanumeric characters or spaces with a maximum length of 15. Requires cnam_listing_enabled to also be set to true.

The CNAM listing settings for a phone number.

emergency

object

The emergency services settings for a phone number.

emergency_enabled boolean

Allows you to enable or disable emergency services on the phone number. In order to enable emergency services, you must also set an emergency_address_id.

emergency_address_id int64

Identifies the address to be used with emergency services.

emergency_status string

Possible values: [disabled, active, provisioning, deprovisioning]

Default value: disabled

Represents the state of the number regarding emergency activation.

The emergency services settings for a phone number.

usage_payment_method string

Possible values: [pay-per-minute, channel]

Default value: pay-per-minute

Controls whether a number is billed per minute or uses your concurrent channels.

media_features

object

The media features settings for a phone number.

rtp_auto_adjust_enabled boolean

Default value: true

When RTP Auto-Adjust is enabled, the destination RTP address port will be automatically changed to match the source of the incoming RTP packets.

accept_any_rtp_packets_enabled boolean

When enabled, Telnyx will accept RTP packets from any customer-side IP address and port, not just those to which Telnyx is sending RTP.

t38_fax_gateway_enabled boolean

Controls whether Telnyx will accept a T.38 re-INVITE for this phone number. Note that Telnyx will not send a T.38 re-INVITE; this option only controls whether one will be accepted.

The media features settings for a phone number.

call_recording

object

The call recording settings for a phone number.

inbound_call_recording_enabled boolean

When enabled, any inbound call to this number will be recorded.

inbound_call_recording_format string

Possible values: [wav, mp3]

Default value: wav

The audio file format for calls being recorded.

inbound_call_recording_channels string

Possible values: [single, dual]

Default value: single

When using 'dual' channels, final audio file will be stereo recorded with the first leg on channel A, and the rest on channel B.

The call recording settings for a phone number.

inbound_call_screening string

Possible values: [disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls]

Default value: disabled

The inbound_call_screening setting is a phone number configuration option variable that allows users to configure their settings to block or flag fraudulent calls. It can be set to disabled, reject_calls, or flag_calls. This feature has an additional per-number monthly cost associated with it.

{
  "data": {
    "id": "1293384261075731499",
    "record_type": "voice_settings",
    "connection_id": "1d0e6cb8-8668-462e-94c6-49ae0f0ed48b",
    "customer_reference": "customer-reference",
    "tech_prefix_enabled": false,
    "translated_number": "+13035559999",
    "call_forwarding": {
      "call_forwarding_enabled": true,
      "forwards_to": "+13035559123",
      "forwarding_type": "always"
    },
    "cnam_listing": {
      "cnam_listing_enabled": true,
      "cnam_listing_details": "example"
    },
    "emergency": {
      "emergency_enabled": true,
      "emergency_address_id": "1315261609962112019"
    },
    "usage_payment_method": "pay-per-minute",
    "media_features": {
      "rtp_auto_adjust_enabled": true,
      "accept_any_rtp_packets_enabled": true,
      "t38_fax_gateway_enabled": true
    },
    "call_recording": {
      "inbound_call_recording_enabled": true,
      "inbound_call_recording_format": "wav",
      "inbound_call_recording_channels": "single"
    },
    "inbound_call_screening": "disabled"
  }
}

default: Unexpected error

application/json

• Schema
• Example (from schema)

Schema

errors

Error[]

Array [

code integerrequired

title stringrequired

detail string

source

object

pointer json-pointer

JSON pointer (RFC6901) to the offending entity.

parameter string

Indicates which query parameter caused the error.

meta

object

url string

URL with additional information on the error.

]

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10007",
      "title": "Unexpected error",
      "detail": "An unexpected error occured.",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "/base",
        "parameter": "string"
      },
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10015"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Request samples

• cURL

---

curl -L 'https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/:id/actions/enable_emergency' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>' \
-d '{
  "emergency_enabled": true,
  "emergency_address_id": "53829456729313"
}'

Response samples

• 200
• 202
• default

---

{
  "data": {
    "id": "1293384261075731499",
    "record_type": "voice_settings",
    "connection_id": "1d0e6cb8-8668-462e-94c6-49ae0f0ed48b",
    "customer_reference": "customer-reference",
    "tech_prefix_enabled": false,
    "translated_number": "+13035559999",
    "call_forwarding": {
      "call_forwarding_enabled": true,
      "forwards_to": "+13035559123",
      "forwarding_type": "always"
    },
    "cnam_listing": {
      "cnam_listing_enabled": true,
      "cnam_listing_details": "example"
    },
    "emergency": {
      "emergency_enabled": true,
      "emergency_address_id": "1315261609962112019"
    },
    "usage_payment_method": "pay-per-minute",
    "media_features": {
      "rtp_auto_adjust_enabled": true,
      "accept_any_rtp_packets_enabled": true,
      "t38_fax_gateway_enabled": true
    },
    "call_recording": {
      "inbound_call_recording_enabled": true,
      "inbound_call_recording_format": "wav",
      "inbound_call_recording_channels": "single"
    },
    "inbound_call_screening": "disabled"
  }
}

{
  "data": {
    "id": "1293384261075731499",
    "record_type": "voice_settings",
    "connection_id": "1d0e6cb8-8668-462e-94c6-49ae0f0ed48b",
    "customer_reference": "customer-reference",
    "tech_prefix_enabled": false,
    "translated_number": "+13035559999",
    "call_forwarding": {
      "call_forwarding_enabled": true,
      "forwards_to": "+13035559123",
      "forwarding_type": "always"
    },
    "cnam_listing": {
      "cnam_listing_enabled": true,
      "cnam_listing_details": "example"
    },
    "emergency": {
      "emergency_enabled": true,
      "emergency_address_id": "1315261609962112019"
    },
    "usage_payment_method": "pay-per-minute",
    "media_features": {
      "rtp_auto_adjust_enabled": true,
      "accept_any_rtp_packets_enabled": true,
      "t38_fax_gateway_enabled": true
    },
    "call_recording": {
      "inbound_call_recording_enabled": true,
      "inbound_call_recording_format": "wav",
      "inbound_call_recording_channels": "single"
    },
    "inbound_call_screening": "disabled"
  }
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10007",
      "title": "Unexpected error",
      "detail": "An unexpected error occured.",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "/base",
        "parameter": "string"
      },
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10015"
      }
    }
  ]
}