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inbound call handling API
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Oct 14, 2026
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Can you clarify what you mean by “inbound call handling API”?
A few possibilities:
- Designing an API for inbound call handling in a contact center/VoIP system
- Implementing it in a specific platform (Twilio, Vonage, Plivo, FreeSWITCH, Asterisk, etc.)
- Documenting endpoints for call routing, IVR, recording, transfer, voicemail, etc.
- Troubleshooting an existing inbound-call API
If you want, I can help you with either of these right away:
Example API design for inbound calls
POST /calls/inbound— receive webhook for an incoming callPOST /calls/{callId}/answer— answer callPOST /calls/{callId}/route— route to agent/queue/IVRPOST /calls/{callId}/transfer— transfer to another destinationPOST /calls/{callId}/hangup— end callGET /calls/{callId}— fetch call statePOST /calls/{callId}/voicemail— send to voicemailPOST /calls/{callId}/recording— manage recording
Typical inbound call flow
- Provider sends webhook for incoming call
- API validates caller and call metadata
- System checks business hours, routing rules, queue availability
- Call is sent to:
- IVR menu
- Agent queue
- Specific extension
- Voicemail
- Call events are tracked via webhooks/status callbacks
If you tell me your target platform or use case, I can generate:
- API spec
- sample webhook payloads
- Node/Python/Java code
- call flow diagrams
- database schema for call tracking