Speak Sentence
Concept
The Speak Sentence verb is used to play an automated message in a phone call. In the example below, when the call gets answered the sentence "Hi, thank you for calling Bandwidth! You are an awesome person. Go treat yourself to a Beyonce concert!"
Use Cases
| Use Case | BXML Code |
|---|---|
| Change Language | Speak sentence "Salut! Nous espérons que vous passerez une merveilleuse journée!" in French with settings voice="bernard" locale="fr" gender="male" |
| Promotional Intro | Speak sentence advertising company upon answer, then have them leave a voicemail using </PlayAudio> for the beep and </Record> |
Code
const baseUrl = `http://bc66e785.ngrok.io`;
const CALL_EVENTS = '/call-events';
const handleAnswerEvent = (req, res) => {
if (req.query.eventType !== 'answer') {
res.sendStatus(200);
return;
}
const bxml = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<SpeakSentence voice="s" locale="it" gender="female">
Hi, thank you for calling Bandwidth! You are an awesome person. Go treat yourself to a Beyonce concert!
</SpeakSentence>
</Response>`
res.send(bxml);
};
app.get(CALL_EVENTS, handleAnswerEvent);