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Methods overview

Methods in SWML control the program flow and execute functions. This includes setting and unsetting variables, conditional statements, making calls, and sending faxes etc.

The AI method​

The ai method is an incredibly powerful tool to instantiate an AI agent that holds a natural conversation with the caller, and perform actions based on their input.

Control-flow methods​

execute and return​

The execute method is similar to a function call in most languages. It can be sent parameters and it can return values using the return object. The SWML function to be executed can exist as a sub-section in the same SWML document, but it can also be a separate SWML document hosted on an internet-accessible web-server.

transfer​

The transfer statement transfers the execution to a different section or a different SWML document. Unlike the execute statement, the transfer statement doesn't return back to the calling section.

goto and label​

The goto statement can jump to a specified label either depending on a given condition or unconditionally, and repeatedly for a specified number of repetitions.

cond and switch​

The cond statement is a general purpose conditional branching statement that executes SWML code based on the evaluation of a JavaScript expression.

The switch statement allows switch-case like conditional execution depending on whether a certain variable is a certain value.

answer and hangup​

Use these methods to decide when to answer the call and when to hangup. Some other methods (like play) will automatically answer calls, but you can use these methods to be more specific about when it happens.

denoise and stop_denoise​

The denoise method starts the noise reduction filter and the stop_denoise method stops it.

play and prompt​

The play method can be used to send TTS speech, play audio files, send different rings etc. The prompt method also plays TTS or URLs like play but it can receive keypad or speech input in response.

connect​

Use the connect method to connect the caller to other phone or SIP calls. You can set it up to dial multiple numbers in series, parallel or a combination of the two.

join_room​

The join_room method seamlessly connects your call to a video room, enabling participants to join from various sources, including mobile apps, web browsers, or phone calls.

receive_fax​

The receive_fax method will interpret the call as a fax and process it.

record, record_call and stop_record_call​

The record and the record_call methods will record the call. The record method, however, waits for the recording to terminate before continuing execution. The record_call method starts a call recording in the background, and it stops recording when you call stop_record_call.

tap and stop_tap​

The tap method starts streaming the call to an RTP or a web socket sink. The stop_tap method stops it.

sip_refer​

The sip_refer method transfer a SIP call by sending a SIP REFER message.

send_sms​

Use send_sms to send an SMS to a phone number.

send_digits​

Use send_digits to send digits as DTMF tones.