Telnyx Voice Gather - Python
Installation
pip install telnyx
Setup
import os
from telnyx import Telnyx
client = Telnyx(
api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted
)
All examples below assume client is already initialized as shown above.
Add messages to AI Assistant
Add messages to the conversation started by an AI assistant on the call.
POST /calls/{call_control_id}/actions/ai_assistant_add_messages
response = client.calls.actions.add_ai_assistant_messages(
call_control_id="call_control_id",
)
print(response.data)
Start AI Assistant
Start an AI assistant on the call.
POST /calls/{call_control_id}/actions/ai_assistant_start
response = client.calls.actions.start_ai_assistant(
call_control_id="call_control_id",
)
print(response.data)
Stop AI Assistant
Stop an AI assistant on the call.
POST /calls/{call_control_id}/actions/ai_assistant_stop
response = client.calls.actions.stop_ai_assistant(
call_control_id="call_control_id",
)
print(response.data)
Gather stop
Stop current gather.
POST /calls/{call_control_id}/actions/gather_stop
response = client.calls.actions.stop_gather(
call_control_id="call_control_id",
)
print(response.data)
Gather using AI
Gather parameters defined in the request payload using a voice assistant.
POST /calls/{call_control_id}/actions/gather_using_ai — Required: parameters
response = client.calls.actions.gather_using_ai(
call_control_id="call_control_id",
parameters={
"properties": "bar",
"required": "bar",
"type": "bar",
},
)
print(response.data)
Gather using audio
Play an audio file on the call until the required DTMF signals are gathered to build interactive menus.
POST /calls/{call_control_id}/actions/gather_using_audio
response = client.calls.actions.gather_using_audio(
call_control_id="call_control_id",
)
print(response.data)
Gather using speak
Convert text to speech and play it on the call until the required DTMF signals are gathered to build interactive menus.
POST /calls/{call_control_id}/actions/gather_using_speak — Required: voice, payload
response = client.calls.actions.gather_using_speak(
call_control_id="call_control_id",
payload="say this on call",
voice="male",
)
print(response.data)
Gather
Gather DTMF signals to build interactive menus.
POST /calls/{call_control_id}/actions/gather
response = client.calls.actions.gather(
call_control_id="call_control_id",
)
print(response.data)
Webhooks
The following webhook events are sent to your configured webhook URL.
All webhooks include telnyx-timestamp and telnyx-signature-ed25519 headers for verification (Standard Webhooks compatible).
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
callGatherEnded | Call Gather Ended |
CallAIGatherEnded | Call AI Gather Ended |
CallAIGatherMessageHistoryUpdated | Call AI Gather Message History Updated |
CallAIGatherPartialResults | Call AI Gather Partial Results |
CallConversationEnded | Call Conversation Ended |
callPlaybackStarted | Call Playback Started |
callPlaybackEnded | Call Playback Ended |
callDtmfReceived | Call Dtmf Received |