Overview
TeXML is an XML-based data structure used by Telnyx to build quick applications to be associated with your Telnyx phone numbers. When a call comes into one of your Telnyx Numbers, Telnyx makes an HTTP request to the URL endpoint you configured for that number. The endpoint will contain instructions telling Telnyx what to do next with the call.
Responses to the HTTP request are in an XML format that we call TeXML. TeXML allows you to specify instructions in your file using simple commands called verbs. TeXML Translator starts at the top of your TeXML file and executes your TeXML commands sequentially in the order they are arranged in the file.
| Overview | Dial | Conference | Enqueue | Gather | Leave | Hangup | Pause | Play | Record | Redirect |Reject | Say | Stream | Suppression| Transcription |
How TeXML translator works
Check out our TeXML Setup Guide to get started on a simple TeXML text-to-speech application.
When a call is received by one of your Telnyx phone numbers, Telnyx looks up the URL endpoint you configured for that number and makes an HTTP request to it. The URL endpoint then responds to the request with a TeXML file that instructs what to do next in the call. TeXML files have a standard .xml
file extension.
Telnyx will read the instructions in the TeXML file, from top to bottom, and execute all the verbs/commands in order.
Outbound calls started via the TeXML Translator work the same way. When you start an outbound call, you also pass a link to a TeXML file. Telnyx will make a request to this file to determine how it should proceed with the call.
While a single TeXML document is executed at a time, many documents can be linked together and generated dynamically to create complex applications to fit any need.
TeXML syntax
TeXML Translator is XML-based and consists of the following elements:
<Response>
element -- tag defining the body of the TeXML document- verb -- an XML tag denoting the action that you want Telnyx to take
- noun -- the item for the action specified in the associated verb
Here is a simple TeXML file containing an example of a verb and noun used together:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- TeXML files must contain the Response element -->
<Response>
<!-- Say and Dial are Verbs -->
<Say>Thank you for calling Telnyx. Please hold.</Say>
<Dial>
<!-- Number is a Dial Noun -->
<Number>+13129457420</Number>
</Dial>
</Response>
Dynamic parameters
When creating a TeXML set of instructions you can make use of Mustache Templates to generate instructions dynamically at runtime.
Inserting dynamic content
You can make use of Mustache Dynamic templating to insert content into your TeXML instructions through HTTP request parameters in the webhook URL we use to fetch your TeXML set of instructions. For example, you could create a TeXML set of instructions that calls a number that is set until the HTTP request is made to fetch your TeXML instructions.
You first create your TeXML instructions using Mustache Templating and set the {{PhoneNumber}}
as a variable like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial>
<Number>{{PhoneNumber}}</Number>
</Dial>
</Response>
The phone number can now be replaced at runtime by setting your TeXML webhook URL to have PhoneNumber
as a parameter.
curl -X POST https://api.telnyx.com/v2/texml/calls/{connection_id} \
--data-urlencode "To=+13121230000" \
--data-urlencode "From=+13120001234" \
--data-urlencode "Url=https://www.example.com/texml.xml?PhoneNumber=+18771234567" \
--data-urlencode "StatusCallback=https://www.example.com/statuscallback-listener" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer APIAuthKey_fromPortal"
The request parameters set by Telnyx, i.e. CallSid, From, and To are also available for the Mustache Template. The list of the parameters for each of the callbacks can be found on our developer documentation page.
Iterate through lists
You can set arrays as parameters in your TeXML webhook URL and let Mustache Template handle them. If for example, you want the dial command to have two numbers you could add a Numbers
list parameter to your callback Url.
curl -X POST https://api.telnyx.com/v2/texml/calls/{connection_id} \
--data-urlencode "To=+13121230000" \
--data-urlencode "From=+13120001234" \
--data-urlencode "Url=https://www.example.com/texml.xml?PhoneNumbers[]=+18771234567&PhoneNumbers[]=+18771234568" \
--data-urlencode "StatusCallback=https://www.example.com/statuscallback-listener" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer APIAuthKey_fromPortal"
Then you can handle the PhoneNumbers
parameter in the TeXML instructions using the following syntax.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial>
{{#PhoneNumbers}}
<Number>{{.}}</Number>
{{/PhoneNumbers}}
</Dial>
</Response>
This will end up being parsed as
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial>
<Number>+18771234567</Number>
<Number>+18771234568</Number>
</Dial>
</Response>
Render conditional content
Conditional content is supported by using if/else
statements in the TeXML instructions. You could define a set of instructions to dial a specific number depending on From
parameter present in the HTTP request.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
{{#if From == +18771234567}}
<Dial>
<Number>+18771234568</Number>
</Dial>
{{#elseif From == +18771234568}}
<Dial>
<Number>+18771234567</Number>
</Dial>
{{#else}}
<Say>No valid number is present</Say>
{{/if}}
</Response>
Supported operators are ==
, !=
and no operator for checking if the parameter value is not null.
Response
The baseline of TeXML files is the <Response>
tag.
All verbs in a TeXML file must be placed within a single-parent <Response>
element and each file can only have a single one.
Verbs
A verb identifies the action to take.
When using Verbs one instruction must completed before the next one is executed. Verbs may have optional TeXML attributes that override the flow of execution, allowing you to customize the verb behavior.
All verbs are case-sensitive, so <Dial>
and <dial>
are not interchangeable.
Voice verbs
The following verbs cause the specified action to take place during the call:
VERB | ACTION |
<Dial> | Initiates a call to a phone or SIP number |
<Gather> | Collects DTMF input from the caller or called party |
<AIGather> | Collects information from the caller or called party leveraging AI |
<Hangup> | Disconnects the call |
<Pause> | Waits silently for a specified number of seconds |
<Play> | Plays an MP3 or WAV audio file |
<Record> | Records and saves the audio in the call |
<Redirect> | Transfers control of the call to another TeXML application |
<Refer> | SIP refers (transfers) the call towards SIP infrastructure |
<Reject> | Rejects the call |
<Say> | Executes a Text-to-Speech instruction |
Nouns
A noun is what the verb uses to complete an action and is placed inside a verb element. A noun can be the text that is read in a call or other TeXML elements that represent the action, such as a Number to dial or a SIP URI to transfer the call to.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial>
<Sip>sip:agent1@contactcenter.com</Sip>
</Dial>
</Response>
Each verb has its own set of nouns. See the documentation for a specific verb for more details.
Additional request parameters
Each time Telnyx makes a request to your application to fetch new TeXML, additional parameters with information about the call will be sent with the request to your URL.
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION |
CallSid | A unique identifier for this call, generated by Telnyx. |
From | The phone number of the party that initiated the call. Phone numbers are formatted with a '+' and country code, e.g. +16175551212 E.164 format. |
To | The phone number of the called party. Phone numbers are formatted with a '+' and country code, e.g. +16175551212 E.164 format. |
Data formats
Dates and times
All dates and times in requests to and from TeXML files follow Telnyx API conventions: UTC, and in RFC 2822 format.
Phone numbers
All numbers in requests to or from TeXML files follow Telnyx API conventions: E.164 format. Numbers in this format start with a plus sign ("+") and the country code.
SIP URIs follow Telnyx SIP Trunking and SIP Credentials conventions: sip:telnyxagent@sip.telnyx.com
Dial
The <Dial>
verb transfers an existing call to another destination. <Dial>
will end this new call if: the called party does not answer, the number does not exist, or Telnyx receives a busy signal.
Verb Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
action | Optional URL where TeXML will make a request when the <Dial> call ends to retrieve a new set of TeXML instructions to continue the call flow. | ||
method | HTTP request type used to retrieve the next set of instructions. | GET , POST | POST |
callerId | Caller ID that must be a valid E.164 format number. | ||
fromDisplayName | The fromDisplayName string to be used as the caller id name (SIP From Display Name) presented to the destination. The string should have a maximum of 128 characters, containing only letters, numbers, spaces, and -_~!.+ special characters. If omitted, the display name will be the same as the number in the callerId field. | ||
hangupOnStar | The hangupOnStar attribute lets the initial caller hang up on the called party by pressing the '* ' key on their phone. Does not apply for the Conference noun. | true , false | false |
record | The record attribute lets you record both legs of a call within the associated <Dial> verb. It works with the <Number> and <Sip> nouns only. If you want to record the conference, please use the record attribute on <Conference> noun. Recordings are available in two options: mono-channel or dual-channel . | do-not-record , record-from-answer , record-from-ringing , record-from-answer-dual , record-from-ringing-dual | do-not-record |
recordMaxLength | Defines the maximum length for the recording in seconds. | 0 -14400 , 0 for infinite | 0 |
recordingStatusCallback | Optional URL that tells Telnyx where to make its GET or POST request when the recording is available. | ||
recordingStatusCallbackMethod | HTTP request type used for recordingStatusCallback . | GET , POST | POST |
recordingStatusCallbackEvent | The recording events for which Telnyx should send a webhook. Multiple events are separated by a space. | in-progress , completed , absent | completed |
recordingTimeout | The number of seconds that Telnyx will wait for the recording to be stopped if silence is detected. The timer only starts when the speech is detected. Please note that the transcription is used to detect silence and the related charge will be applied. | Any integer greater than 0 . 0 for infinite | 0 |
timeLimit | Sets the maximum duration in seconds of the call created by <Dial> . | 60 - 14,400 | 14,400 (4 hours) |
timeout | Sets the maximum time in seconds that Telnyx will wait for the dialed party to answer. | 5 - 120 | 30 |
ringTone | The ringback tone played back to the caller. | at ,au ,bg ,br ,be ,ch ,cl ,cn ,cz ,de ,dk ,ee ,es ,fi ,fr ,gr ,hu ,il ,in ,it ,lt ,jp ,mx ,my ,nl ,no ,nz ,ph ,pl ,pt ,ru ,se ,sg ,th ,uk ,us ,us-old ,tw ,ve ,za | us |
Nouns
NOUN | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTES |
<Number> | E.164 phone number. | method , sendDigits , statusCallback , statusCallbackEvent , statusCallbackMethod |
<Sip> | SIP URI. | method , password , statusCallback , statusCallbackEvent , statusCallbackMethod , url , username |
<Queue> | queue name | method , url |
Send custom headers by appending them to the SIP URI -- just as you'd pass headers in a URI over HTTP. For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial>
<Sip>
sip:jack@example.com?x-mycustomheader=foo&x-myotherheader=bar
</Sip>
</Dial>
</Response>
Noun attributes
<Number>
and <Sip>
Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
statusCallback | A URL for Telnyx to send webhook requests to on each event specified in the statusCallbackEvent attribute for outbound calls only. Inbound Status Callback events can be configured for TeXML the connection settings in the Mission Control Portal. | ||
statusCallbackEvent | The call events for which Telnyx should send a webhook. Multiple events are separated by a space. | initiated , ringing , answered , amd , dtmf , completed | completed |
statusCallbackMethod | HTTP request type Telnyx should use when requesting the statusCallback URL. | GET , POST | POST |
url | Optional URL to another TeXML document that can contain <Gather> and <Hangup> verbs so that the called party can chose to take an action on the incoming call before the two parties are connected. The callee will continue to hear ringback while the url document is executed. | ||
method | HTTP request type used for url . | GET , POST | POST |
machineDetection | Enables Answering Machine Detection. Note: add amd event type to statusCallbackEvent list to receive the detection result webhook. | Enable , Disable , DetectMessageEnd | Disable |
detectionMode | Sets the Answering Detection mode. | Regular , Premium | Regular |
machineDetectionTimeout | Maximum timeout threshold for overall detection, in milliseconds. | 500 - 60000 |
<Number>
Only Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
sendDigits | Digits (DTMF tones) to be automatically applied when the call is answered. Use w for 0.5s of silence. | Any digits |
<Sip>
Only Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | |
username | Username for SIP authentication | none |
password | Password for SIP authentication | none |
<Queue>
Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | ||
method | HTTP request type used for url . | GET , POST | POST |
url | Optional URL to another TeXML document that can contain <Play> , <Say> , <Gather> , <Pause> and <Redirect> verbs. Document will be executed on the queued call before bridging the calls. |
Simultaneous dialing
You can use multiple <Number>
and <Sip>
nouns within a <Dial>
verb to dial multiple phone numbers and SIP addresses at the same time. The first person to answer the call will be connected to the caller, while the rest of the call attempts are hung up:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial>
<Number>+18775551212</Number>
<Sip>sip:connection@sip.telnyx.com</Sip>
<Number>+18771234567</Number>
</Dial>
</Response>
Examples
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial action="/nextinstructions.php" callerId="+13120001234">+19999999999</Dial>
</Response>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial action="/nextinstructions.php" callerId="+13120001234">
<Number statusCallback="https://foo.com/my_call_stats" statusCallbackEvent="initiated ringing answered completed">+19999999999</Number>
</Dial>
</Response>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial action="/nextinstructions.php" callerId="+13120001234" hangupOnStar="true">
<Sip statusCallback="https://foo.com/my_sip_call_stats" statusCallbackEvent="initiated">sip:connection@sip.telnyx.com</Sip>
</Dial>
</Response>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial action="/nextinstructions.php" callerId="+13120001234">
<Number statusCallback="https://foo.com/my_call_stats" statusCallbackEvent="initiated ringing answered completed amd" machineDetection="Enable" detectionMode="Regular">+19999999999</Number>
</Dial>
</Response>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial>
<Queue url="/before_bridge_action">TestQueue</Queue>
</Dial>
</Response>
Expected callbacks
If action
is set the following callback can be expected. when the call is completed. The new set of instructions can be sent as a response to it.
The error code and error message field are provided only in case of failed calls.
The full list of errors can be found under the link
{
"AccountSid" : "19a75cea-02c6-4b9a-84fa-c9bc8341feb8",
"AnsweredTime" : "2023-09-06T09:05:14.860713Z",
"CallLegId" : "7d87c352-4c94-11ee-99f7-02420a0daa69",
"CallSessionId" : "7bf6178c-4c94-11ee-b679-02420aef02a0",
"CallSid" : "v3:viLNGyAMjOw6H0AAmA3_CL4rbzYWgahKGqeoZ0Eu_TUYPeWs5w3z6w",
"CallSidLegacy" : "v3:viLNGyAMjOw6H0AAmA3_CL4rbzYWgahKGqeoZ0Eu_TUYPeWs5w3z6w",
"ConnectionId" : "2034058542482196149",
"DataLocality" : "USA",
"DialCallDuration" : "11",
"DialCallSid" : "v3:t7KEildpy-HskSZeY78-WjFFcJMAaopsPfnkaH2J3NcByeTzgfVS1A",
"DialCallSidLegacy" : "v3:t7KEildpy-HskSZeY78-WjFFcJMAaopsPfnkaH2J3NcByeTzgfVS1A",
"DialCallStatus" : "completed | busy | no-answer | failed",
"EndTime" : "2023-09-06T09:05:26.720715Z",
"ErrorCode": "10010"
"ErrorMessage": "Destination Number is invalid D11"
"From" : "+13122010094",
"OccurredAt" : "2023-09-06T09:05:26.720715Z",
"OrganizationId" : "19a75cea-02c6-4b9a-84fa-c9bc8341feb8",
"StartTime" : "2023-09-06T09:05:14.080710Z",
"To" : "+12029925624",
"UserId" : "19a75cea-02c6-4b9a-84fa-c9bc8341feb8",
}
If statusCallbackEvent
are set you can expect the following webhooks.
initiated
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallStatus": "initiated",
"CallbackSource": "call-progress-events",
"From": "+18445931290",
"ParentCallSid": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"ParentCallSidLegacy": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"SequenceNumber": "0",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 21:51:13.591099Z",
"To": "+13122010055"
}
ringing
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallStatus": "ringing",
"CallbackSource": "call-progress-events",
"From": "+18445931290",
"ParentCallSid": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"ParentCallSidLegacy": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"SequenceNumber": "1",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 21:51:13.591107Z",
"To": "+13122010055"
}
in-progress
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallStatus": "in-progress",
"CallbackSource": "call-progress-events",
"From": "+18445931290",
"ParentCallSid": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"ParentCallSidLegacy": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"SequenceNumber": "2",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 21:51:15.532975Z",
"To": "+13122010055"
}
completed
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallDuration": "2",
"CallSid": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallStatus": "completed",
"CallbackSource": "call-progress-events",
"From": "+18445931290",
"HangupSource": "",
"ParentCallSid": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"ParentCallSidLegacy": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"RecordingDuration": "5",
"RecordingUrl": "https://recording.com/your-recording-url",
"SequenceNumber": "3",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 21:51:18.731479Z",
"To": "+13122010055"
}
failed
{
"AccountSid": "6106a32e-75c8-4c72-9d56-26d2e34ddf46",
"CallSid": "",
"CallSidLegacy": "",
"CallStatus": "failed",
"CallbackSource": "call-progress-events",
"ConnectionId": "1776656324537354013",
"ErrorCode": "10010",
"ErrorMessage": "Destination Number is invalid D11",
"ParentCallSid": "v3:0QBt0RFkWk-73gGoCwhrIWq934SqGZ186VBzKRiCM0MVzcDYEeTKZA",
"ParentCallSidLegacy": "v3:0QBt0RFkWk-73gGoCwhrIWq934SqGZ186VBzKRiCM0MVzcDYEeTKZA",
"SequenceNumber": "0",
"Timestamp": "2024-10-25 09:50:56.718456Z",
"To": "+111"
}
busy
{
"AccountSid": "6106a32e-75c8-4c72-9d56-26d2e34ddf46",
"CallSid": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallStatus": "busy",
"CallbackSource": "call-progress-events",
"ConnectionId": "1776656324537354013",
"ParentCallSid": "v3:0QBt0RFkWk-73gGoCwhrIWq934SqGZ186VBzKRiCM0MVzcDYEeTKZA",
"ParentCallSidLegacy": "v3:0QBt0RFkWk-73gGoCwhrIWq934SqGZ186VBzKRiCM0MVzcDYEeTKZA",
"SequenceNumber": "0",
"Timestamp": "2024-10-25 09:50:56.718456Z",
"To": "+13122010055"
}
no-answer
{
"AccountSid": "6106a32e-75c8-4c72-9d56-26d2e34ddf46",
"CallSid": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallStatus": "no-answer",
"CallbackSource": "call-progress-events",
"ConnectionId": "1776656324537354013",
"ParentCallSid": "v3:0QBt0RFkWk-73gGoCwhrIWq934SqGZ186VBzKRiCM0MVzcDYEeTKZA",
"ParentCallSidLegacy": "v3:0QBt0RFkWk-73gGoCwhrIWq934SqGZ186VBzKRiCM0MVzcDYEeTKZA",
"SequenceNumber": "0",
"Timestamp": "2024-10-25 09:50:56.718456Z",
"To": "+13122010055"
}
amd
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"AnsweredBy": "machine_start|human|fax|machine_end_beep|machine_end_other|unknown",
"CallSid": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"MachineDetectionDuration": "23357"
}
If recordingStatusCallbackEvent
are set you can expect the following webhooks.
in-progress
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"From": "Defaultj35z6@sip.telnyx.com",
"RecordingChannels": "1",
"RecordingSource": "DialVerb",
"RecordingStatus": "in-progress",
"To": "+12132045020"
}
completed
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:qiaymU9Ij90xJRRkYGWHOIx_41EVJPrzlny2zC67hwL1wVIUnnMrqQ",
"From": "Defaultj35z6@sip.telnyx.com",
"RecordingChannels": "1",
"RecordingDuration": "5",
"RecordingSid": "35094891-3290-4142-b2c2-b2eda57534cf",
"RecordingSource": "DialVerb",
"RecordingStatus": "completed",
"RecordingUrl": "https://recording.com/your-recording-url",
"To": "+12132045020"
}
Status callback HTTP attributes
The attributes contained in the statusCallback
request to your URL.
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION |
AccountSid | A unique identifier for the account generating this call. |
CallSid | A unique identifier for this call, generated by Telnyx. |
ParentCallSid | A unique identifier for the parent call. |
CallStatus | A descriptive status for the call. The value is one of initiated , ringing , in-progress , completed , no-answer , busy , failed or canceled . |
Timestamp | The timestamp when the event was fired, given as UTC in RFC 2822 format. |
CallbackSource | A string that describes the source of the webhook. This is provided to help disambiguate why the webhook was made. On Status Callbacks, this value is always call-progress-events . |
From | The outbound caller number. |
To | The inbound callee number. |
RecordingDuration | Recording duration in seconds. |
RecordingUrl | Url where the recording can be downloaded from. |
RecordingSid | A unique identifier for the recording, generated by Telnyx. |
RecordingChannels | 1 for mono-channel , 2 for dual-channel |
RecordingStatus | The status for the recording. The value is one of in-progress , completed or absent . |
SequenceNumber | A sequence number ordering the multiple callbacks received. The first callback has the lowest, the last callback the highest. |
Conference
The <Dial>
verb's <Conference>
noun allows you to connect to a conference room. Much like how the <Number>
noun allows you to connect to another phone number, the <Conference>
noun allows you to connect to a named conference room and talk with the other callers who have also connected to that room. Conference is commonly used as a container for calls when implementing hold, transfer, and barge. If the specified conference name does not exist, a new conference will be created. More <Conference>
attributes are coming soon.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
beep | Specify whether a notification beep is played to the conference when a participant joins or leaves the conference. The participant joining the conference will never hear a beep. | true , false , onEnter , onExit | true |
muted | Specify whether a participant is muted or not. | true , false | false |
startConferenceOnEnter | Start the conference when a participant joins. If this is false and the participant joins a conference that has not started, they are muted and hear background music until a participant joins where startConferenceOnEnter is true . This is useful for implementing moderated conferences. | true , false | true |
endConferenceOnExit | If a participant has this attribute set to true , then when that participant leaves, the conference ends and all other participants drop out. This is useful for implementing moderated conferences that bridge two calls and allow either call leg to continue executing TexML if the other hangs up. | true , false | false |
statusCallback | A URL for Telnyx to send webhook requests to on each event specified in the statusCallbackEvent attribute. | ||
statusCallbackEvent | The conference events for which Telnyx should send a webhook on. Multiple events are separated by a space. | start , end , join , leave , speaker | None |
statusCallbackMethod | HTTP request type Telnyx should use when requesting the statusCallback URL. | GET , POST | POST |
record | The record attribute lets you record entire conference. When set to record-from-start , recording begins immediately after conference starts. | record-from-start , do-not-record | do-not-record |
recordBeep | If enabled, a beep sound will be played at the start of a recording. | true , false | true |
recordingStatusCallback | Optional URL that tells Telnyx where to make its GET or POST request when the recording is available. | ||
recordingStatusCallbackEvent | The recording events for which Telnyx should send a webhook. Multiple events are separated by a space. | in-progress , completed , absent | completed |
recordingStatusCallbackMethod | HTTP request type used for recordingStatusCallback . | GET , POST | POST |
recordingTimeout | The number of seconds that Telnyx will wait for the recording to be stopped if silence is detected. The timer only starts when the speech is detected. Please note that the transcription is used to detect silence and the related charge will be applied. | Any integer greater than 0 . 0 for infinite | 0 |
trim | Whether to trim any leading and trailing silence from the recording. | trim-silence , do-not-trim | trim-silence |
waitUrl | A URL to an MP3 or WAV file that should be used for the conference's hold music before the conference starts. The URL can also return an XML document with instructions that will be executed while the call is waiting for the conference to start. |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Dial>
<Conference>Room 1234</Conference>
</Dial>
</Response>
Expected callbacks
If statusCallbackEvent
are set you can expect the following webhooks.
join
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:r3Cj9j-Hx7NAZETtYpdgktVUYKhsc8D1mSmzY8_6r4HHZYViWIs6Fw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:r3Cj9j-Hx7NAZETtYpdgktVUYKhsc8D1mSmzY8_6r4HHZYViWIs6Fw",
"ConferenceSid": "58b4eda9-03de-4bee-9178-d0e10d83e519",
"FriendlyName": "Room 1234",
"From": "telephonyappssquad24104@sip.telnyx.com",
"SequenceNumber": "1",
"StatusCallbackEvent": "participant-join",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 22:51:29.993535Z",
"To": "+12132045020"
}
leave
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:r3Cj9j-Hx7NAZETtYpdgktVUYKhsc8D1mSmzY8_6r4HHZYViWIs6Fw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:r3Cj9j-Hx7NAZETtYpdgktVUYKhsc8D1mSmzY8_6r4HHZYViWIs6Fw",
"ConferenceSid": "58b4eda9-03de-4bee-9178-d0e10d83e519",
"FriendlyName": "Room 1234",
"From": "telephonyappssquad24104@sip.telnyx.com",
"SequenceNumber": "3",
"StatusCallbackEvent": "participant-leave",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 22:51:47.114479Z",
"To": "+12132045020"
}
end
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:0YXD2QVLtba0UDTe3k6H9gEsAEs4qRLsuy6u_zoS364PKR6DApuKuw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:0YXD2QVLtba0UDTe3k6H9gEsAEs4qRLsuy6u_zoS364PKR6DApuKuw",
"ConferenceSid": "58b4eda9-03de-4bee-9178-d0e10d83e519",
"FriendlyName": "Room 1235",
"From": "telephonyappssquad24104@sip.telnyx.com",
"SequenceNumber": "4",
"StatusCallbackEvent": "conference-end",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 22:51:51.480853Z",
"To": "+12132045020"
}
speaker
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:0YXD2QVLtba0UDTe3k6H9gEsAEs4qRLsuy6u_zoS364PKR6DApuKuw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:0YXD2QVLtba0UDTe3k6H9gEsAEs4qRLsuy6u_zoS364PKR6DApuKuw",
"ConferenceSid": "58b4eda9-03de-4bee-9178-d0e10d83e519",
"FriendlyName": "Room 1235",
"From": "telephonyappssquad24104@sip.telnyx.com",
"SequenceNumber": "5",
"StatusCallbackEvent": "participant-speech-start",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 22:51:51.480853Z",
"To": "+12132045020"
}
Status callback HTTP attributes
The attributes contained in the statusCallback
request to your URL.
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION |
AccountSid | A unique identifier for the account generating this call. |
CallSid | A unique identifier for this call, generated by Telnyx. |
ConferenceSid | A unique identifier for this conference, generated by Telnyx. |
FriendlyName | Name given to the conference. |
From | The outbound caller number. |
Timestamp | The timestamp when the event was fired, given as UTC in RFC 2822 format. |
To | The inbound callee number. |
SequenceNumber | A sequence number ordering the multiple callbacks received. The first callback has the lowest, the last callback the highest. |
StatusCallbackEvent | Event generating the callback. |
Enqueue
The <Enqueue>
verb enqueues the current call in a call queue.
Verb Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
action | Defines an absolute or relative URL used to send a request when the call leaves the queue. It will be sent right away when the call is dequeued using <Leave> verb. When a call is dequeued using <Dial> verb, the request will be sent once the bridged calls disconnect. | ||
method | HTTP request type used for action . | GET , POST | POST |
maxWaitTimeSecs | Maximum time in seconds to wait in the queue. | 1 -14400 | 14400 |
waitUrl | Specifies the URL to the TeXML document that will be executed when the call is waiting in the queue. Once all the commands from the flow are executed, the waitUrl is re-requested, and the TeXML document is run once again. Verbs that are supported in the waitUrl TeXML document: <Play> , <Say> , <Gather> , <Pause> , <Hangup> , <Redirect> , <Leave> . | ||
waitUrlMethod | HTTP request type used for waitUrl . | GET , POST | POST |
Examples
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Enqueue waitUrl="/wait_in_queue">TestQueue</Enqueue>
</Response>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Enqueue maxWaitTimeSecs="60" action="/dequeue_action">TestQueue</Enqueue>
</Response>
Gather
The <Gather>
verb collects DTMF tones during a call. <Say>
can be nested within <Gather>
to create an interactive IVR with text-to-speech.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
action | URL where TeXML will send the gathered digits. The same method (GET /POST ) as set for the TexML application is used. Transfers control of the current call to the TeXML file returned. | ||
finishOnKey | The set of digits, (0-9, *, #), that indicates the end of the gather. | ||
numDigits | The number of digits to be gathered. | ||
minDigits | Minimum number of digits to be gathered. | 1 -128 | 1 |
maxDigits | Maximum number of digits to be gathered. | 1 -128 | 128 |
language | The language used. | See RESTful API documentation | en-US |
timeout | Time in seconds between digits before the <Gather> digits are sent to your action URL. Telnyx will wait until all nested verbs have been executed before beginning the timeout period. | 1 -120 | 5 |
validDigits | The set of valid digits for the gather action. | ||
invalidDigitsAction | URL where TeXML will send the invalid gathered digits. The same method (GET /POST ) as set for the TeXML application is used. Transfers control of the current call to the TeXML file returned. | action |
Nouns
NOUN | DESCRIPTION |
<Say> | Reads supplied text back to the caller. |
<Play> | Plays an audio URL back to the caller. |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Gather action="/processdtmf.php" finishOnKey="*" timeout="20">
<Say>Please press 1 for sales, or 2 for support. Press * to exit the menu.</Say>
</Gather>
<Say>We did not receive any input. Goodbye!</Say>
</Response>
Expected callbacks
action
{
"AccountSid":"cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid":"v2:DPNqxVjTNtQYaKdcKbU0QgRFrQ3YzuAQrVYC4Ggcuq7zTpDkUB7A4w",
"CallSidLegacy":"v2:DPNqxVjTNtQYaKdcKbU0QgRFrQ3YzuAQrVYC4Ggcuq7zTpDkUB7A4w",
"Digits":"1",
"From":"Defaultj35z6@sip.telnyx.com",
"To":"+12132045020"
}
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION |
AccountSid | A unique identifier for the account generating this call. |
CallSid | A unique identifier for this call, generated by Telnyx. |
From | The outbound caller number. |
To | The inbound callee number. |
Digits | The digits entered in the gather process by the callee. |
AIGather
The <AIGather>
verb collects specific information from call participants leveraging AI. It requires the child node <Parameters>
to be provided with a JSON Schema object that describes the parameters to be gathered.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
action | URL where TeXML will send the gathered result and message history. Same method (GET /POST ) as set for the TexML application is used. Transfers control of the current call to the TeXML file returned. |
Child Nodes
Child Node | DESCRIPTION |
<Greeting> | Reads supplied text back to the caller when the gathering starts, if none then nothing will be played when the gathering starts. |
<Voice> | The voice to be used by the voice assistant. |
<Parameters> | The parameters are The same described as a JSON Schema object that needs to be gathered by the voice assistant. It needs to be provided within CDATA tags. |
<MessageHistory> | The message history you want the voice assistant to be aware of, this can be useful to keep the context of the conversation or to pass additional information to the voice assistant.. |
Voice
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
name | The voice to be used by the voice assistant. Currently, we support ElevenLabs, Telnyx and AWS voices only, for ElevenLabs voices you can pass the voice as ElevenLabs.model_id.voice_id , for Telnyx voices you can pass the voice as Telnyx.model_id.voice_id , for AWS Polly voices you can pass the voice as AWS.Polly.voice_id , we also support this notation for AWS Polly voices: Polly.voice_id | Telnyx.LibriTTS.0 | |
api_key_ref | The reference to the ElevenLabs API key to be used for the voice assistant. The API key must be added to the account text-to-speech secrets /v2/text-to-speech/secret. Note this is only used when using an ElevenLabs voice. | ||
voice_speed | The voice speed to be used for the voice. The voice speed must be between 0.1 and 2.0. Note this is only used when using a Telnyx voice | 1 |
Parameters
The parameters are described as a JSON Schema object that needs to be gathered by the voice assistant. It needs to be provided within CDATA tags. Such as:
<Parameters>need
<![CDATA[
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"location": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The location of the user"
},
"age": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The age of the user"
}
},
"required": ["location", "age"]
}
]]>
</Parameters>
MessageHistory
This must be provided as a list of <Message>
nodes. Each <Message>
node must contain a role
attribute that can be either user
or assistant
. The role
attribute is used to determine if the message is from the user or the assistant. The text of the message is provided in the <Message>
node. Such as:
<MessageHistory>
<Message role="user">Hello</Message>
<Message role="assistant">Hi, how can I help you?</Message>
</MessageHistory>
Example
<Response>
<AIGather action="https://example.com/aigather">
<Greeting>Hello, please provide your age and location.</Greeting>
<Voice name="Polly.Joanna"/>
<Parameters>
<![CDATA[
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"location": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The location of the user"
},
"age": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The age of the user"
}
},
"required": ["location", "age"]
}
]]>
</Parameters>
<MessageHistory>
<Message role="assistant">Hello, what's your name?</Message>
<Message role="user">Hi, I'm Enzo.</Message>
</MessageHistory>
</AIGather>
</Response>
Expected callbacks
action
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallSid": "v2:DPNqxVjTNtQYaKdcKbU0QgRFrQ3YzuAQrVYC4Ggcuq7zTpDkUB7A4w",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:DPNqxVjTNtQYaKdcKbU0QgRFrQ3YzuAQrVYC4Ggcuq7zTpDkUB7A4w",
"From": "Defaultj35z6@sip.telnyx.com",
"To": "+12132045020",
"Result": {
"age": 29,
"location": "Paris"
},
"MessageHistory": [
{
"role": "assistant",
"text": "Hello, what's your name?"
},
{
"role": "user",
"text": "Hi, I'm Enzo."
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"text": "Hello, please provide your age and location."
},
{
"role": "user",
"text": "Hi, I'm 29 and I live in Paris."
}
]
}
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION |
AccountSid | A unique identifier for the account generating this call. |
CallSid | A unique identifier for this call, generated by Telnyx. |
From | The outbound caller number. |
To | The inbound callee number. |
Result | The result of the AI gather, its type depends on the parameters provided in the command. |
MessageHistory | The history of the messages exchanged during the AI gather. It also includes any messages passed in the MessageHistory of the AIGather verb. |
Leave
The <Leave>
verb removes a call from the queue and continues with the next verb after the original <Enqueue>
.
Verb Attributes
The <Leave>
verb doesn't support any attributes.
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Leave />
</Response>
Hangup
The <Hangup>
verb ends the current call. There are no attributes associated with <Hangup>
and no nouns can be nested within it.
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Say>Support line is closed. Please try again tomorrow.</Say>
<Hangup />
</Response>
Expected callbacks
completed
{
"AccountSid": "cb6cfbbc-eb00-41af-a3f3-0d7b32009e4b",
"CallDuration": "2",
"CallSid": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallSidLegacy": "v2:7V3r4VFCGLTzKLOveE0-7vM9dX17-NRQgU1byo-uuOIX9JcDadLLKw",
"CallStatus": "completed",
"CallbackSource": "call-progress-events",
"From": "+18445931290",
"HangupSource": "callee",
"SequenceNumber": "0",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 21:51:18.731479Z",
"To": "+13122010055"
}
Status callback HTTP attributes
The attributes contained in the statusCallback
request to your URL.
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION |
AccountSid | A unique identifier for the account generating this call. |
CallSid | A unique identifier for this call, generated by Telnyx. |
CallStatus | A descriptive status for the call. The value is one of completed , no-answer , busy , failed or canceled . |
Timestamp | The timestamp when the event was fired, given as UTC in RFC 2822 format. |
CallbackSource | A string that describes the source of the webhook. This is provided to help disambiguate why the webhook was made. On Status Callbacks, this value is always call-progress-events . |
From | The outbound caller number. |
To | The inbound callee number. |
SequenceNumber | A sequence number ordering the multiple callbacks received. The first callback has the lowest, and the last callback the highest. |
HangupSource | Source of the hangup. The value can be callee or caller |
HttpRequest
The <HttpRequest>
verb sends a request to the external servers. It consists of 2 child nodes <Request>
and <Response>
Request attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
async | Defines if TeXML process should wait for the request response. When it is set to false, the callback will be sent to the action URL, when the request is processed | true | false |
action | Defines the action url that will be used to send the callback when the request is processed (only if async is set to false) | http://example.com |
Request
The <Request>
node defines all the attributes of the request. It can have 2 child nodes <Headers>
and <Body>
Request attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
url | Url to send the request. | http://example.com | |
method | Method for the request (GET or POST) | GET | GET |
Example
<Response>
<HttpRequest async=”true”>
<Request url="https://example.com" method="POST">
<Headers>
<Header>
<Key>Authorization</Key>
<Value>Bearer API_key</Value>
</Header>
<Header>
<Key>Content-Type</Key>
<Value>application/json</Value>
</Header>
</Headers>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
{
"from":{{From}}
}
]]>
</Body>
</Request>
</HttpRequest>
</Response>
Response
The <Response>
node allows assigning required parts of the response to the variables that will be passed to the action url. It will be triggered only if the async is set to false.
Example
<Response>
<HttpRequest async=”false” action="https://example.com">
<Request url="https://example.com" method="POST">
...
</Request>
<Response>
<Type>JSON</Type>
<StatusCode>200</StatusCode>
<Content>
<Field>
<Name>contact.name.first</Name>
<Value>first_name</Value>
</Field>
<Field>
<Name>contact.name.last</Name>
<Value>last_name</Value>
</Field>
</Content>
</Response>
</HttpRequest>
</Response>
Pause
The <Pause>
verb waits silently for a specified number of seconds or one second by default. No nouns can be nested within <Pause>
and a self-closing tag must be used.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
length | Optional length of time in seconds to wait. | 1 -180 | 1 |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Pause length="5"/>
</Response>
Play
The <Play>
verb plays an MP3 or WAV audio file, that Telnyx fetches from the URL you configure, back to the caller.
Alternatively, specify mediaStorage="true"
to fetch a file you previously uploaded to Telnyx using media storage APIs. When mediaStorage="true"
is used the verb expects a media_name
instead of a URL.
<Play>
can be used independently as a verb or nested within <Gather>
as a noun to play an audio file while waiting for DTMF tones.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
loop | The number of times between 1-100 to repeat the audio file. | 1 -100 . 0 for infinite. | 1 |
mediaStorage | When true fetches the file from Telnyx media storage using the provided media name. | true , false | false |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Gather action="/processdtmf.php">
<Play loop="10">http://www.example.com/sounds/greeting.wav</Play>
</Gather>
</Response>
Record
The <Record>
verb creates an audio file with the call audio. If a recordingStatusCallback
, Telnyx will deliver the URL for the recording to that address once the call has ended. Recording URLs are valid for 10 minutes after the call has ended. All recordings are also available via the Telnyx Mission Control Portal>
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
action | Optional URL where TeXML will make a request when the <Record> ends to retrieve a new set of TeXML instructions to continue the call flow sent with additional request parameters. | ||
method | HTTP request type used to retrieve the next set of instructions. | GET , POST | POST |
finishOnKey | Set of digits specified together, any one of which will end the recording. | Any digit, # , * | 1234567890*# |
playBeep | Whether or not a sound is played before the start of a recording. | true , false | true |
maxLength | Defines the maximum length for the recording in seconds. | 0 -14400 , 0 for infinite | 0 |
channels | When using dual channels, the final audio file will be stereo recorded with the first leg on channel A, and the rest on channel B. | dual , mono | dual |
recordingStatusCallback | Optional URL that tells Telnyx where to make its GET or POST request when the recording is available. | ||
recordingStatusCallbackMethod | HTTP request type used for recordingStatusCallback . | GET , POST | POST |
timeout | The number of seconds that Telnyx will wait for the recording to be stopped if silence is detected. The timer only starts when the speech is detected. Please note that the transcription is used to detect silence and the related charge will be applied. | Any integer greater than 0 . 0 for infinite | 0 |
trim | Will remove silence from the beginning and end of the recording when set to trim-silence . | trim-silence |
Additional action parameters
recordingStatusCallback
will be used to deliver the final URL and information on the call recording. If available TeXML will also send recording information along with the request to the action
URL with the following parameters:
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION |
RecordingURL | The URL of the recorded audio. The recording file may not yet be accessible when the action callback is sent. Use recordingStatusCallback for reliable notification on when the recording is available for access. |
RecordingDuration | The duration of the recorded audio (in seconds). To get a final accurate recording duration after any trimming of silence, use recordingStatusCallback . |
Digits | The key (if any) pressed to end the recording or hangup if the caller hung up. |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Record action="/recordingfinish.php" recordingStatusCallback="https://wwww.foo.com/recording-storage/" playBeep="true" finishOnKey="*9"/>
<Say>
You reached Telnyx Sales voicemail.
Please leave a message after the beep.
Press the pound key when finished.
</Say>
</Response>
Redirect
The <Redirect>
verb transfers control of the current call to another TeXML application. This is useful to create a tree structure of TeXML files for different applications. No nouns can be nested within <Redirect>
.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
method | The type of requested used <Redirect> URL. | GET , POST | POST |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Redirect>http://www.example.com/TeXML/redirect.xml</Redirect>
</Response>
Refer
The <Refer>
verb in Telnyx allows you to transfer a phone call to another SIP infrastructure during a TeXML call. You can initiate it at any point during the call. When you use the <Refer>
verb, Telnyx will replace the original call with a new call to the external system you specify, effectively transferring the call to that system.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
action | Optional URL where TeXML will make a request when the <Refer> verb ends, to retrieve a new set of TeXML instructions to continue the call flow. | ||
method | HTTP request type used to retrieve the next set of instructions. | GET , POST | POST |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Refer>
<Sip>sip:john@example.com</Sip>
</Refer>
</Response>
Expected callbacks
If action
is set you can expect the following webhook when the <Refer>
verb finishes. A new set of TeXML instructions should be returned in response.
{
"AccountSid": "6d547b4f-993a-4e87-b95c-2d9460b3824b",
"CallSid": "v3:wf0h6MLq0PIHItrkFyEPM0WLPAarG_fUA2MLQqkLYRhRRrCqnT6TPg",
"CallSidLegacy": "v3:wf0h6MLq0PIHItrkFyEPM0WLPAarG_fUA2MLQqkLYRhRRrCqnT6TPg",
"ReferCallStatus": "in-progress",
"ReferSipResponseCode": "202",
"NotifySipResponseCode": "200",
"Timestamp": "2021-04-28 21:51:13.591099Z"
}
Action callback HTTP attributes
The attributes contained in the action
request to your URL.
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION |
AccountSid | A unique identifier for the account generating this call. |
CallSid | A unique identifier for this call, generated by Telnyx. |
ReferCallStatus | Provides new call status based on SIP NOTIFY messages. May be omitted if REFER fails or no NOTIFY requests are received. Possible values: in-progress , no-answer , busy , canceled , failed |
ReferSipResponseCode | This indicates the SIP response code that Telnyx receives from the SIP endpoint in response to the REFER request. |
NotifySipResponseCode | Reflects final SIP response code on the referred leg, based on NOTIFY messages. May be omitted if REFER fails or no NOTIFY requests are received. |
Timestamp | The timestamp when the event was fired, given as UTC in RFC 2822 format. |
Reject
The <Reject>
verb rejects a call to your Telnyx number. It is effectively an exit statement from the current document, as there is no way to return to any instructions listed after the <Reject>
verb. If placed as the very first verb in an incoming call, <Reject>
will prevent the call from being answered and will incur no cost. If placed elsewhere in the call, the call will hang up but will be charged up to that point.
You can't nest any verbs within <Reject>
and you can't nest <Reject>
in any other verbs.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
reason | The tone to play to indicate the reason the call was rejected. | rejected , busy | rejected |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Reject />
</Response>
Say
The <Say>
verb speaks the text specified back to the caller enabling text to speech for any application.
Verb attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
voice | Optional text-to-speech voice type. For basic text-to-speech use man or woman . For premium text-to-speech including additional language accent support beyond en-US , use alice or prescribe a specific Amazon Polly voice in the form of Polly.* . All standard Amazon Polly voices are supported, e.g. Polly.Joanna . | man , woman , alice , Polly.* | man |
language | ISO language type to be used if voice type alice is selected. If man or woman is selected, the language accent will always be en-US . This parameter is ignored when a specific Amazon Polly voice is used. | See RESTful API documentation | en-US |
loop | The number of times to repeat the speech. | 1 -100 . 0 for infinite. | 1 |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Say voice="alice">This is a premium Amazon Polly text-to-speech message!</Say>
</Response>
Stream
The <Stream>
instruction starts streaming the media from a call to a specific WebSocket address in near-realtime. Audio will be delivered as base64-encoded RTP payloads (no headers), wrapped in JSON payloads.
When used with <Start>
verb it starts an asynchronous stream to your websocket destination URL. For synchronous bi-directional stream please use <Connect>
verb.
<Stream>
Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
url | The destination WebSocket address where the stream is going to be delivered. | ||
track | Specifies which track should be streamed. | inbound_track , outbound_track , both_tracks | inbound_track |
name | Specifies custom name for the stream instance | ||
bidirectionalMode | Bidirectional streaming mode | mp3 , rtp | mp3 |
bidirectionalCodec | Bidirectional streaming codec, used only with bidirectionalMode=rtp | PCMU , PCMA , G722 | PCMU |
Examples
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Start>
<Stream url="wss://yourdomain.com/stream" track=”both_tracks” />
</Start>
</Response>
Suppression
The <Suppression>
instruction starts noise suppression on the call to improve audio quality.
<Suppression>
Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
direction | Specifies which side of the audio shall be denoised. | inbound , outbound , both | inbound |
Examples
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Start>
<Suppression direction="both" />
</Start>
</Response>
Transcription
The <Transcription>
instruction starts real-time transcription on the call.
<Transcription>
Attributes
ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | DEFAULT |
interimResults | Whether to send also interim results. If set to false , only final results will be sent. Applies to transcriptionEngine A only. | true , false | false |
language | Language to use for speech recognition. | de , en , es , fr , it , pl | en |
transcriptionEngine | Engine to use for speech recognition. | A - google , B - telnyx | A |
transcriptionTracks | Indicates which leg of the call will be transcribed. Use inbound for the leg that requested the transcription, outbound for the other leg, and both for both legs of the call. | inbound , outbound , both | inbound |
transcriptionCallback | URL that tells Telnyx where to make its GET or POST requests with transcription data. | ||
transcriptionCallbackMethod | HTTP request type used for transcriptionCallback | GET , POST | POST |
Examples
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Start>
<Transcription language="en" interimResults="true" transcriptionCallback="/transcription" />
</Start>
</Response>
Stop
The <Stop>
verb stops specified by noun instruction on a call.
Nouns
NOUN | DESCRIPTION |
<Stream> | Stops current media stream, no attributes need to be provided |
<Transcription> | Stops current transcription, no attributes need to be provided |
<Suppression> | Stops current suppression, no attributes need to be provided |
Examples
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Stop>
<Stream />
</Stop>
</Response>