POST v1/Calling/InitiateCall

Initiates a phone call.

Request Information

URI Parameters

None.

Body Parameters

The call request.

Name	Type	Additional information
TwilioAccountName	string	None.
UserPhoneNumber	string	None.
UserPhoneExtension	string	None.
NumberToDial	string	None.

Request Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "TwilioAccountName": "sample string 1",
  "UserPhoneNumber": "sample string 2",
  "UserPhoneExtension": "sample string 3",
  "NumberToDial": "sample string 4"
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<TwilioCallRoutingModel.InitiatePhoneCall xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/OpenTech.IssnWebApi.Web.Models.Messaging">
  <NumberToDial>sample string 4</NumberToDial>
  <TwilioAccountName>sample string 1</TwilioAccountName>
  <UserPhoneExtension>sample string 3</UserPhoneExtension>
  <UserPhoneNumber>sample string 2</UserPhoneNumber>
</TwilioCallRoutingModel.InitiatePhoneCall>

Response Information

Resource Description

TwilioCall

Name	Type	Additional information
AccountSid	string	None.
AnsweredBy	string	None.
CallerName	string	None.
DateCreated	date	None.
DateUpdated	date	None.
Direction	string	None.
Duration	integer	None.
EndTime	date	None.
ForwardedFrom	string	None.
From	string	None.
ParentCallSid	string	None.
PhoneNumberSid	string	None.
Price	decimal number	None.
Sid	string	None.
StartTime	date	None.
Status	string	None.
To	string	None.
Errors	Collection of Exception	None.
IsSuccess	boolean	None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "AccountSid": "sample string 1",
  "AnsweredBy": "sample string 2",
  "CallerName": "sample string 3",
  "DateCreated": "2025-07-13T01:41:41.4238292-07:00",
  "DateUpdated": "2025-07-13T01:41:41.4238292-07:00",
  "Direction": "sample string 6",
  "Duration": 1,
  "EndTime": "2025-07-13T01:41:41.4238292-07:00",
  "ForwardedFrom": "sample string 7",
  "From": "sample string 8",
  "ParentCallSid": "sample string 9",
  "PhoneNumberSid": "sample string 10",
  "Price": 1.0,
  "Sid": "sample string 11",
  "StartTime": "2025-07-13T01:41:41.4238292-07:00",
  "Status": "sample string 12",
  "To": "sample string 13",
  "Errors": [
    {
      "ClassName": "System.Exception",
      "Message": null,
      "Data": null,
      "InnerException": null,
      "HelpURL": "sample string 1",
      "StackTraceString": null,
      "RemoteStackTraceString": null,
      "RemoteStackIndex": 0,
      "ExceptionMethod": null,
      "HResult": 3,
      "Source": "sample string 2",
      "WatsonBuckets": null
    },
    {
      "ClassName": "System.Exception",
      "Message": null,
      "Data": null,
      "InnerException": null,
      "HelpURL": "sample string 1",
      "StackTraceString": null,
      "RemoteStackTraceString": null,
      "RemoteStackIndex": 0,
      "ExceptionMethod": null,
      "HResult": 3,
      "Source": "sample string 2",
      "WatsonBuckets": null
    }
  ],
  "IsSuccess": true
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<TwilioCall xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/OpenTech.IssnWebApi.Web.Models.Messaging">
  <Errors xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/OpenTech.IssnWebApi.Web.Models.BindingModels">
    <d2p1:Exception>
      <ClassName xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:string" xmlns="">System.Exception</ClassName>
      <Message i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <Data i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <InnerException i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <HelpURL xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:string" xmlns="">sample string 1</HelpURL>
      <StackTraceString i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <RemoteStackTraceString i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <RemoteStackIndex xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:int" xmlns="">0</RemoteStackIndex>
      <ExceptionMethod i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <HResult xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:int" xmlns="">3</HResult>
      <Source xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:string" xmlns="">sample string 2</Source>
      <WatsonBuckets i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
    </d2p1:Exception>
    <d2p1:Exception>
      <ClassName xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:string" xmlns="">System.Exception</ClassName>
      <Message i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <Data i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <InnerException i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <HelpURL xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:string" xmlns="">sample string 1</HelpURL>
      <StackTraceString i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <RemoteStackTraceString i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <RemoteStackIndex xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:int" xmlns="">0</RemoteStackIndex>
      <ExceptionMethod i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
      <HResult xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:int" xmlns="">3</HResult>
      <Source xmlns:d4p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" i:type="d4p1:string" xmlns="">sample string 2</Source>
      <WatsonBuckets i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
    </d2p1:Exception>
  </Errors>
  <IsSuccess xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/OpenTech.IssnWebApi.Web.Models.BindingModels">true</IsSuccess>
  <AccountSid>sample string 1</AccountSid>
  <AnsweredBy>sample string 2</AnsweredBy>
  <CallerName>sample string 3</CallerName>
  <DateCreated>2025-07-13T01:41:41.4238292-07:00</DateCreated>
  <DateUpdated>2025-07-13T01:41:41.4238292-07:00</DateUpdated>
  <Direction>sample string 6</Direction>
  <Duration>1</Duration>
  <EndTime>2025-07-13T01:41:41.4238292-07:00</EndTime>
  <ForwardedFrom>sample string 7</ForwardedFrom>
  <From>sample string 8</From>
  <ParentCallSid>sample string 9</ParentCallSid>
  <PhoneNumberSid>sample string 10</PhoneNumberSid>
  <Price>1</Price>
  <Sid>sample string 11</Sid>
  <StartTime>2025-07-13T01:41:41.4238292-07:00</StartTime>
  <Status>sample string 12</Status>
  <To>sample string 13</To>
</TwilioCall>