Answer Event
The Answer event is fired when an outbound call is answered.
Expected response
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
<Response>
<!-- BXML verbs to process in the call -->
</Response>
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| eventType | The event type, value is answer |
| to | The phone number that received the call, in E.164 format (e.g. +15555555555). |
| from | The phone number that made the call, in E.164 format (e.g. +15555555555). |
| direction | The direction of the call. Either inbound or outbound. The direction of a call never changes. |
| callId | The call id associated with the event. |
| callUrl | The URL of the call associated with the event. |
| tag | (optional) The tag specified on call creation. If no tag was specified or it was previously cleared, null. |
Example: Basic answer event
POST http://[External server URL]
{
"eventType" : "answer",
"from" : "+15551112222",
"to" : "+15553334444",
"direction" : "outbound",
"callId" : "c-95ac8d6e-1a31c52e-b38f-4198-93c1-51633ec68f8d",
"callUrl" : "https://voice.bandwidth.com/api/v2/accounts/55555555/calls/c-95ac8d6e-1a31c52e-b38f-4198-93c1-51633ec68f8d"
}
Example: Answer event with tag property
POST http://[External server URL]
{
"eventType" : "answer",
"from" : "+15551112222",
"to" : "+15553334444",
"direction" : "outbound",
"callId" : "c-95ac8d6e-1a31c52e-b38f-4198-93c1-51633ec68f8d",
"callUrl" : "https://voice.bandwidth.com/api/v2/accounts/55555555/calls/c-95ac8d6e-1a31c52e-b38f-4198-93c1-51633ec68f8d",
"tag" : "example-tag"
}