Making SIP Calls
Use Twilio's REST API to connect to your SIP-enabled endpoints. With this feature, you can set up a VoIP session using SIP. If you are unfamiliar with SIP, or want more information on how Twilio works with your SIP endpoint, please see the SIP overview.
HTTP POST to Calls
Initiate SIP sessions via the REST API by POSTing to the same calls resource used to initiate traditional phone calls (see making calls for more information). Once the call is connected, Twilio will then fetch the TwiML you specify for the call. For example, make a SIP call by POSTing to your account's calls list resource URI:
/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls
POST Parameters
All outgoing call features and parameters are supported -- the only difference is that you pass different values in the "To" and "From" parameters. In the “To” parameter, put the SIP URI you are trying to connect to. In the “From” parameter, specify the user you want to show up in the From header in the SIP request.
Required Parameters
You must POST the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| To | The SIP URI to which you want to connect |
The 'To' parameter specifies a SIP address for Twilio to connect to. The body of the URI element should be a valid SIP URI under 255 characters. For example:
sip:michael@example.com
Headers
Pass headers in the To parameter by appending them to the end of the SIP URI. For certain sdks, & will need encoding as %26. The total characters passed in a header must be under 1024. For example:
sip:michael@example.com?mycustomheader=foo&myotherheader=bar
Transport
Set a parameter on your SIP URI to specify what transport protocol you want to use. You may use UDP, TCP or TLS. By default, Twilio sends your SIP INVITE over UDP. Change this by using the transport parameter:
sip:jack@example.com;transport=tcp
Also, when using transport=tls, this will only encrypt SIP signaling messages and not RTP. To use SRTP and to encrypt SIP signaling, please add a parameter secure=true to your SIP URI:
sip:jack@example.com;secure=true
Optional Parameters
You may POST the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| From | This value is used to populate the username portion of the From header that is passed to the SIP endpoint. This may be any alphanumeric character, as well as the plus, minus, underscore, and period characters (+-_.). No spaces or other characters are allowed. |
| SipAuthUsername | Your authentication username. |
| SipAuthPassword | The password for the user. |
Create a SIP Dial
Basic SIP dial using the REST API.
Create SIP Dial with Authentication
Pass user and password to your SIP call for authentication.
Pass Headers in your SIP URI
Pass headers to your SIP Dial as part of the SIP URI.
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