TwiML™ Voice: <Connect>

<Connect> is a TwiML verb that instructs Twilio to connect a phone call to Autopilot or a Programmable Video Room. The phone call can be over PSTN or SIP.

Connect Nouns

The nouns that you can nest inside of <Connect> are:

Autopilot

Autopilot assistants are represented in TwiML through a new noun, <Autopilot>. The <Autopilot> noun allows you to connect to a named Autopilot intelligent assistant and talk with other participants who have also connected to that Room.

To connect a Programmable Voice call to Autopilot, use the <Autopilot> noun with the AssistantSid for the Autopilot assistant:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
  <Connect>
    <Autopilot>UAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</Autopilot>
  </Connect>
</Response>

Room

Programmable Video Rooms are represented in TwiML through a new noun, <Room>. The <Room> noun allows you to connect to a named video conference Room and talk with other participants who have also connected to that Room.

To connect a Programmable Voice call to a Room, use the <Room> noun with the UniqueName for the Room:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
  <Connect>
    <Room>DailyStandup</Room>
  </Connect>
</Response>

To connect a Programmable Voice call to a Room, use the <Room> noun with the UniqueName for the Room.

You may choose the name of the Room. It is namespaced to your account only.

Note: Ensure, your room type is 'group' or 'group-small'. Connecting voice calls to a 'peer-to-peer' Room is NOT possible.

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When an incoming phone call is made to a Twilio Phone Number, a developer can connect the call to a Twilio Video Room.

Room and Connect Usage

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
  <Connect>
    <Room>DailyStandup</Room>
  </Connect>
</Response>

Setting the participantIdentity

You can set a unique identity on the incoming caller using an optional property called 'participantIdentity'.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
  <Connect>
    <Room participantIdentity='alice'>DailyStandup</Room>
  </Connect>
</Response>

Note: If you don't set the participantIdentity, then Twilio will set a unique value as the Participant identity.