Twilio Client Call Out Implementation

Question

I am developing a mobile app with the Twilio Client and I have an implementation question. My app needs to dial a number and when the call is answered play a message. Using Twiml verb can I play a message with to the person that answers the call? Or is this something I need to create a conference to accomplish?

I have tried to use the action url of the Dial to respond with Twiml when the call is answered but it doesn't seem to work. I sometimes get the callback when the call has ended but even that is sporadic.

Here is the php code for calling out:

<?php
include('../Twilio/autoload.php');
include('./config.php');

use Twilio\Twiml;

$response = new Twiml;

if (isset($_REQUEST['To']) && strlen($_REQUEST['To']) > 0) {
    $number = htmlspecialchars($_REQUEST['To']);
    $dial = $response->dial(array('callerId' => $TWILIO_CALLER_ID, 
        'action' => 'http://www.example.com/ios/status.php'));

    if (preg_match("/^[\d\+\-\(\) ]+$/", $number)) {
        $dial->number($number);
    } else {
        $dial->client($number);
    }
} else {
    $response->say("Thanks for calling!");
}

header('Content-Type: text/xml');
echo $response;
?>

Thanks

Thev Thev · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-14T16:58:25

have you tried this example from Twilio? Looks like you need to initiate the call, set an on answered response where you define a <Say> or <Play>. See step 6 from the link.

Hope this helps!

Twilio Client Call Out Implementation

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