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Conference Participant Resource


Twilio's Voice API Participant resource represents a participant who is actively connected to a given conference.

The Participant resource allows you to:

  • Manipulate a conference's current participants by muting or removing them from the conference.
  • List of all the participants in an active conference.
  • Get information about a particular participant in an active conference.
  • Add participants to a conference.
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Tracking updates to all conference participants over the course of a conference can be done by using the Conference's statusCallback webhook.


Participant Properties

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Resource properties
account_sidtype: SID<AC>Not PII

call_sidtype: SID<CA>Not PII

The SID of the Call(link takes you to an external page) the Participant resource is associated with.


labeltype: stringNot PII

The user-specified label of this participant, if one was given when the participant was created. This may be used to fetch, update or delete the participant.


call_sid_to_coachtype: SID<CA>Not PII

The SID of the participant who is being coached. The participant being coached is the only participant who can hear the participant who is coaching.


coachingtype: booleanNot PII

Whether the participant is coaching another call. Can be: true or false. If not present, defaults to false unless call_sid_to_coach is defined. If true, call_sid_to_coach must be defined.


conference_sidtype: SID<CF>Not PII

The SID of the conference the participant is in.


date_createdtype: string<DATE TIME RFC 2822>Not PII

The date and time in GMT that the resource was created specified in RFC 2822(link takes you to an external page) format.


date_updatedtype: string<DATE TIME RFC 2822>Not PII

The date and time in GMT that the resource was last updated specified in RFC 2822(link takes you to an external page) format.


end_conference_on_exittype: booleanNot PII

Whether the conference ends when the participant leaves. Can be: true or false and the default is false. If true, the conference ends and all other participants drop out when the participant leaves.


mutedtype: booleanNot PII

Whether the participant is muted. Can be true or false.


holdtype: booleanNot PII

Whether the participant is on hold. Can be true or false.


start_conference_on_entertype: booleanNot PII

Whether the conference starts when the participant joins the conference, if it has not already started. Can be: true or false and the default is true. If false and the conference has not started, the participant is muted and hears background music until another participant starts the conference.


statustype: enum<STRING>Not PII

The status of the participant's call in a session. Can be: queued, connecting, ringing, connected, complete, or failed.

Possible values:
queuedconnectingringingconnectedcompletefailed

uritype: stringNot PII

The URI of the resource, relative to https://api.twilio.com.


POST https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Conferences/{ConferenceSid}/Participants.json

Creates a Participant resource with either a ConferenceSid or FriendlyName initiates an outbound call and adds a new participant to the active Conference with that ConferenceSid or FriendlyName.

If an active conference does not exist with your FriendlyName, we create a new conference with that name and add the participant.

If a conference specified by ConferenceSid is not active, the request fails.

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Danger

Please do not use personally identifiable information (PII) such as phone numbers, email addresses, a person's name, or any other sensitive information when assigning a FriendlyName to your conferences.

Parameters

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URI parameters
AccountSidtype: SID<AC>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Account(link takes you to an external page) that will create the resource.


ConferenceSidtype: stringNot PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the participant's conference.


Request body parameters
Fromtype: string<ENDPOINT>Not PII
Required

The phone number, Client identifier, or username portion of SIP address that made this call. Phone numbers are in E.164(link takes you to an external page) format (e.g., +16175551212). Client identifiers are formatted client:name. If using a phone number, it must be a Twilio number or a Verified outgoing caller id(link takes you to an external page) for your account. If the to parameter is a phone number, from must also be a phone number. If to is sip address, this value of from should be a username portion to be used to populate the P-Asserted-Identity header that is passed to the SIP endpoint.


Totype: string<ENDPOINT>Not PII
Required

The phone number, SIP address, or Client identifier that received this call. Phone numbers are in E.164(link takes you to an external page) format (e.g., +16175551212). SIP addresses are formatted as sip:name@company.com. Client identifiers are formatted client:name. Custom parameters(link takes you to an external page) may also be specified.


StatusCallbacktype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL we should call using the status_callback_method to send status information to your application.


StatusCallbackMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use to call status_callback. Can be: GET and POST and defaults to POST.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

StatusCallbackEventtype: string[]Not PII

The conference state changes that should generate a call to status_callback. Can be: initiated, ringing, answered, and completed. Separate multiple values with a space. The default value is completed.


Labeltype: stringNot PII

A label for this participant. If one is supplied, it may subsequently be used to fetch, update or delete the participant.


Timeouttype: integerNot PII

The number of seconds that we should allow the phone to ring before assuming there is no answer. Can be an integer between 5 and 600, inclusive. The default value is 60. We always add a 5-second timeout buffer to outgoing calls, so value of 10 would result in an actual timeout that was closer to 15 seconds.


Recordtype: booleanNot PII

Whether to record the participant and their conferences, including the time between conferences. Can be true or false and the default is false.


Mutedtype: booleanNot PII

Whether the agent is muted in the conference. Can be true or false and the default is false.


Beeptype: stringNot PII

Whether to play a notification beep to the conference when the participant joins. Can be: true, false, onEnter, or onExit. The default value is true.


StartConferenceOnEntertype: booleanNot PII

Whether to start the conference when the participant joins, if it has not already started. Can be: true or false and the default is true. If false and the conference has not started, the participant is muted and hears background music until another participant starts the conference.


EndConferenceOnExittype: booleanNot PII

Whether to end the conference when the participant leaves. Can be: true or false and defaults to false.


WaitUrltype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL we should call using the wait_method for the music to play while participants are waiting for the conference to start. The default value is the URL of our standard hold music. Learn more about hold music(link takes you to an external page).


WaitMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use to call wait_url. Can be GET or POST and the default is POST. When using a static audio file, this should be GET so that we can cache the file.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

EarlyMediatype: booleanNot PII

Whether to allow an agent to hear the state of the outbound call, including ringing or disconnect messages. Can be: true or false and defaults to true.


MaxParticipantstype: integerNot PII

The maximum number of participants in the conference. Can be a positive integer from 2 to 250. The default value is 250.


ConferenceRecordtype: stringNot PII

Whether to record the conference the participant is joining. Can be: true, false, record-from-start, and do-not-record. The default value is false.


ConferenceTrimtype: stringNot PII

Whether to trim leading and trailing silence from the conference recording. Can be: trim-silence or do-not-trim and defaults to trim-silence.


ConferenceStatusCallbacktype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL we should call using the conference_status_callback_method when the conference events in conference_status_callback_event occur. Only the value set by the first participant to join the conference is used. Subsequent conference_status_callback values are ignored.


ConferenceStatusCallbackMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use to call conference_status_callback. Can be: GET or POST and defaults to POST.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

ConferenceStatusCallbackEventtype: string[]Not PII

The conference state changes that should generate a call to conference_status_callback. Can be: start, end, join, leave, mute, hold, modify, speaker, and announcement. Separate multiple values with a space. Defaults to start end.


RecordingChannelstype: stringNot PII

The recording channels for the final recording. Can be: mono or dual and the default is mono.


RecordingStatusCallbacktype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL that we should call using the recording_status_callback_method when the recording status changes.


RecordingStatusCallbackMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use when we call recording_status_callback. Can be: GET or POST and defaults to POST.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

SipAuthUsernametype: stringNot PII

The SIP username used for authentication.


SipAuthPasswordtype: stringNot PII

The SIP password for authentication.


Regiontype: stringNot PII

The region(link takes you to an external page) where we should mix the recorded audio. Can be:us1, ie1, de1, sg1, br1, au1, or jp1.


ConferenceRecordingStatusCallbacktype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL we should call using the conference_recording_status_callback_method when the conference recording is available.


ConferenceRecordingStatusCallbackMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use to call conference_recording_status_callback. Can be: GET or POST and defaults to POST.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

RecordingStatusCallbackEventtype: string[]Not PII

The recording state changes that should generate a call to recording_status_callback. Can be: started, in-progress, paused, resumed, stopped, completed, failed, and absent. Separate multiple values with a space, ex: 'in-progress completed failed'.


ConferenceRecordingStatusCallbackEventtype: string[]Not PII

The conference recording state changes that generate a call to conference_recording_status_callback. Can be: in-progress, completed, failed, and absent. Separate multiple values with a space, ex: 'in-progress completed failed'


Coachingtype: booleanNot PII

Whether the participant is coaching another call. Can be: true or false. If not present, defaults to false unless call_sid_to_coach is defined. If true, call_sid_to_coach must be defined.


CallSidToCoachtype: SID<CA>Not PII

The SID of the participant who is being coached. The participant being coached is the only participant who can hear the participant who is coaching.


JitterBufferSizetype: stringNot PII

Jitter buffer size for the connecting participant. Twilio will use this setting to apply Jitter Buffer before participant's audio is mixed into the conference. Can be: off, small, medium, and large. Default to large.


Byoctype: SID<BY>Not PII

The SID of a BYOC (Bring Your Own Carrier) trunk to route this call with. Note that byoc is only meaningful when to is a phone number; it will otherwise be ignored. (Beta)


CallerIdtype: stringNot PII

The phone number, Client identifier, or username portion of SIP address that made this call. Phone numbers are in E.164(link takes you to an external page) format (e.g., +16175551212). Client identifiers are formatted client:name. If using a phone number, it must be a Twilio number or a Verified outgoing caller id(link takes you to an external page) for your account. If the to parameter is a phone number, callerId must also be a phone number. If to is sip address, this value of callerId should be a username portion to be used to populate the From header that is passed to the SIP endpoint.


CallReasontype: stringNot PII

The Reason for the outgoing call. Use it to specify the purpose of the call that is presented on the called party's phone. (Branded Calls Beta)


RecordingTracktype: stringNot PII

The audio track to record for the call. Can be: inbound, outbound or both. The default is both. inbound records the audio that is received by Twilio. outbound records the audio that is sent from Twilio. both records the audio that is received and sent by Twilio.


TimeLimittype: integerNot PII

The maximum duration of the call in seconds. Constraints depend on account and configuration.


MachineDetectiontype: stringNot PII

Whether to detect if a human, answering machine, or fax has picked up the call. Can be: Enable or DetectMessageEnd. Use Enable if you would like us to return AnsweredBy as soon as the called party is identified. Use DetectMessageEnd, if you would like to leave a message on an answering machine. For more information, see Answering Machine Detection(link takes you to an external page).


MachineDetectionTimeouttype: integerNot PII

The number of seconds that we should attempt to detect an answering machine before timing out and sending a voice request with AnsweredBy of unknown. The default timeout is 30 seconds.


MachineDetectionSpeechThresholdtype: integerNot PII

The number of milliseconds that is used as the measuring stick for the length of the speech activity, where durations lower than this value will be interpreted as a human and longer than this value as a machine. Possible Values: 1000-6000. Default: 2400.


MachineDetectionSpeechEndThresholdtype: integerNot PII

The number of milliseconds of silence after speech activity at which point the speech activity is considered complete. Possible Values: 500-5000. Default: 1200.


MachineDetectionSilenceTimeouttype: integerNot PII

The number of milliseconds of initial silence after which an unknown AnsweredBy result will be returned. Possible Values: 2000-10000. Default: 5000.


AmdStatusCallbacktype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL that we should call using the amd_status_callback_method to notify customer application whether the call was answered by human, machine or fax.


AmdStatusCallbackMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use when calling the amd_status_callback URL. Can be: GET or POST and the default is POST.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

Trimtype: stringNot PII

Whether to trim any leading and trailing silence from the participant recording. Can be: trim-silence or do-not-trim and the default is trim-silence.


CallTokentype: stringNot PII

A token string needed to invoke a forwarded call. A call_token is generated when an incoming call is received on a Twilio number. Pass an incoming call's call_token value to a forwarded call via the call_token parameter when creating a new call. A forwarded call should bear the same CallerID of the original incoming call.

Create a Conference Participant

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Creates a Participant in a Conference. If this ConferenceSid is not an active conference, the request will fail.

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants
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.create({
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label: 'customer',
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earlyMedia: true,
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beep: 'onEnter',
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statusCallback: 'https://myapp.com/events',
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statusCallbackEvent: ['ringing'],
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record: true,
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from: '+15017122661',
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to: '+15558675310'
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})
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.then(participant => console.log(participant.callSid));

Output

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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": "customer",
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": false,
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"hold": false,
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"status": "queued",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": false,
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"call_sid_to_coach": null,
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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}

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Warning

Answering Machine Detection on requires Enhanced Programmable SIP Features(link takes you to an external page) to be enabled on the account.

Custom Parameters

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Warning

Only applies to Twilio Voice Client or SIP endpoints

Custom parameters can be passed to the specified client id or SIP endpoint in the to field using query string notation, e.g.

client:alice?mycustomparam1=foo&mycustomparam2=bar


Fetch a Participant resource

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GET https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Conferences/{ConferenceSid}/Participants/{CallSid}.json

Returns a Participant resource from an active Conference, specified by the Conference SID and the Participant's Call SID(link takes you to an external page) or label.

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Warning

The Participant resource only manages active participants of in-progress Conferences.

If you want to get a list of all conference participants over the course of a conference, use the Conference's statusCallback to receive webhooks for each participant joining the conference and store the details in your application.

URI parameters
AccountSidtype: SID<AC>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Account(link takes you to an external page) that created the Participant resource to fetch.


ConferenceSidtype: SID<CF>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the conference with the participant to fetch.


CallSidtype: stringNot PII
Path Parameter

The Call(link takes you to an external page) SID or label of the participant to fetch. Non URL safe characters in a label must be percent encoded, for example, a space character is represented as %20.

Fetch a Participant resource

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants('CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.fetch()
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.then(participant => console.log(participant.callSid));

Output

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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": null,
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": false,
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"hold": false,
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"status": "connected",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": true,
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"call_sid_to_coach": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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}

Fetch a Participant resource by label

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants('customer')
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.fetch()
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.then(participant => console.log(participant.label));

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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": "customer",
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": false,
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"hold": false,
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"status": "connected",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": true,
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"call_sid_to_coach": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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}


Read multiple Participant resources

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GET https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Conferences/{ConferenceSid}/Participants.json

Returns the list of active participants in the conference identified by ConferenceSid.

URI parameters
AccountSidtype: SID<AC>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Account(link takes you to an external page) that created the Participant resources to read.


ConferenceSidtype: SID<CF>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the conference with the participants to read.


Mutedtype: booleanNot PII
Query Parameter

Whether to return only participants that are muted. Can be: true or false.


Holdtype: booleanNot PII
Query Parameter

Whether to return only participants that are on hold. Can be: true or false.


Coachingtype: booleanNot PII
Query Parameter

Whether to return only participants who are coaching another call. Can be: true or false.


PageSizetype: integerNot PII
Query Parameter

How many resources to return in each list page. The default is 50, and the maximum is 1000.


Pagetype: integerNot PII
Query Parameter

The page index. This value is simply for client state.


PageTokentype: stringNot PII
Query Parameter

The page token. This is provided by the API.

Read multiple Participant resources

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants
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.list({muted: true, limit: 20})
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.then(participants => participants.forEach(p => console.log(p.callSid)));

Output

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{
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"participants": [
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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": null,
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": true,
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"hold": false,
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"status": "connected",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": true,
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"call_sid_to_coach": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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},
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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": null,
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": true,
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"hold": false,
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"status": "connected",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": false,
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"call_sid_to_coach": null,
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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}
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],
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"first_page_uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants.json?Muted=true&PageSize=2&Page=0",
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"next_page_uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants.json?Muted=true&PageSize=2&Page=1&PageToken=PACPXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"previous_page_uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants.json?Muted=true&PageSize=2&Page=0",
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants.json?Muted=true&PageSize=2&Page=0",
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"page": 0,
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"page_size": 2,
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"start": 0,
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"end": 1
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}


Update a Participant resource

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POST https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Conferences/{ConferenceSid}/Participants/{CallSid}.json

Updates the status of a participant in an active conference.

URI parameters
AccountSidtype: SID<AC>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Account(link takes you to an external page) that created the Participant resources to update.


ConferenceSidtype: SID<CF>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the conference with the participant to update.


CallSidtype: stringNot PII
Path Parameter

The Call(link takes you to an external page) SID or label of the participant to update. Non URL safe characters in a label must be percent encoded, for example, a space character is represented as %20.


Request body parameters
Mutedtype: booleanNot PII

Whether the participant should be muted. Can be true or false. true will mute the participant, and false will un-mute them. Anything value other than true or false is interpreted as false.


Holdtype: booleanNot PII

Whether the participant should be on hold. Can be: true or false. true puts the participant on hold, and false lets them rejoin the conference.


HoldUrltype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL we call using the hold_method for music that plays when the participant is on hold. The URL may return an MP3 file, a WAV file, or a TwiML document that contains <Play>, <Say>, <Pause>, or <Redirect> verbs.


HoldMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use to call hold_url. Can be: GET or POST and the default is GET.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

AnnounceUrltype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL we call using the announce_method for an announcement to the participant. The URL may return an MP3 file, a WAV file, or a TwiML document that contains <Play>, <Say>, <Pause>, or <Redirect> verbs.


AnnounceMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use to call announce_url. Can be: GET or POST and defaults to POST.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

WaitUrltype: string<URI>Not PII

The URL we call using the wait_method for the music to play while participants are waiting for the conference to start. The URL may return an MP3 file, a WAV file, or a TwiML document that contains <Play>, <Say>, <Pause>, or <Redirect> verbs. The default value is the URL of our standard hold music. Learn more about hold music(link takes you to an external page).


WaitMethodtype: enum<HTTP METHOD>Not PII

The HTTP method we should use to call wait_url. Can be GET or POST and the default is POST. When using a static audio file, this should be GET so that we can cache the file.

Possible values:
HEADGETPOSTPATCHPUTDELETE

BeepOnExittype: booleanNot PII

Whether to play a notification beep to the conference when the participant exits. Can be: true or false.


EndConferenceOnExittype: booleanNot PII

Whether to end the conference when the participant leaves. Can be: true or false and defaults to false.


Coachingtype: booleanNot PII

Whether the participant is coaching another call. Can be: true or false. If not present, defaults to false unless call_sid_to_coach is defined. If true, call_sid_to_coach must be defined.


CallSidToCoachtype: SID<CA>Not PII

The SID of the participant who is being coached. The participant being coached is the only participant who can hear the participant who is coaching.

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants('CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.update({muted: true})
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.then(participant => console.log(participant.callSid));

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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": null,
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": true,
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"hold": false,
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"status": "connected",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": false,
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"call_sid_to_coach": null,
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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}

Mute Participant by label

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants('customer')
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.update({muted: true})
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.then(participant => console.log(participant.label));

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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": "customer",
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": true,
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"hold": false,
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"status": "connected",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": false,
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"call_sid_to_coach": null,
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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}

Place a participant on hold with music

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants('CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.update({hold: true, holdUrl: 'http://www.myapp.com/hold_music'})
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.then(participant => console.log(participant.callSid));

Output

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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": null,
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": false,
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"hold": true,
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"status": "connected",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": false,
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"call_sid_to_coach": null,
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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}

Make an announcement to the participant

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Plays the audio file at the announce_url for the participant

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants('CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.update({announceUrl: 'http://www.myapp.com/announce'})
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.then(participant => console.log(participant.callSid));

Output

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{
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"call_sid": "CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"label": null,
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"conference_sid": "CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"date_created": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"date_updated": "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:19 +0000",
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"end_conference_on_exit": false,
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"muted": false,
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"hold": false,
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"status": "connected",
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"start_conference_on_enter": true,
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"coaching": false,
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"call_sid_to_coach": null,
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conferences/CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants/CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
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}


Delete a Participant resource

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DELETE https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Conferences/{ConferenceSid}/Participants/{CallSid}.json

Deletes the Participant resource to remove the participant from the conference. Returns HTTP 204 (No Content) with no body if the participant was successfully removed from the conference.

URI parameters
AccountSidtype: SID<AC>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Account(link takes you to an external page) that created the Participant resources to delete.


ConferenceSidtype: SID<CF>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the conference with the participants to delete.


CallSidtype: stringNot PII
Path Parameter

The Call(link takes you to an external page) SID or label of the participant to delete. Non URL safe characters in a label must be percent encoded, for example, a space character is represented as %20.

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants('CAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.remove();

Delete a Participant by label

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conferences('CFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.participants('customer')
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.remove();


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