Plivo to Vobiz: Recordings & Transcription Migration

Vobiz mirrors Plivo’s recording model closely - same Record XML verb, same Record/ and Recording/ REST endpoints, and webhook-delivered transcription. Migration is mostly a base-URL (https://api.vobiz.ai/api/v1), auth-header (X-Auth-ID + X-Auth-Token, not Basic auth), and SDK-namespace swap.

Plivo → Vobiz mapping

Plivo	Vobiz
`Record` XML element	`<Record>` XML element (VobizXML)
`<Record>` attrs `action`, `method`, `fileFormat`, `maxLength`, `timeout`, `playBeep`, `finishOnKey`, `redirect`	Same attribute names and semantics
`<Record recordSession="true">`	`<Record recordSession="true">`
`<Record startOnDialAnswer="true">` (nested in Dial)	`<Record startOnDialAnswer="true">`
`<Record transcriptionType="auto\|hybrid">`, `transcriptionUrl`, `transcriptionMethod`	Same attributes, values `auto` / `hybrid`
`<Record recordChannelType="mono\|stereo">`	`record_channel_type` on the REST `Record/` call (mono/stereo)
`POST /v1/Account/{id}/Call/{call_uuid}/Record/` (start)	`POST /api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Call/{call_uuid}/Record/`
`DELETE /v1/Account/{id}/Call/{call_uuid}/Record/` (stop)	`DELETE /api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Call/{call_uuid}/Record/`
`POST /v1/Account/{id}/Conference/{name}/Record/`	`POST /api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Conference/{name}/Record/`
`DELETE /v1/Account/{id}/Conference/{name}/Record/`	`DELETE /api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Conference/{name}/Record/`
`GET /v1/Account/{id}/Recording/` (list all)	`GET /api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Recording/`
`GET /v1/Account/{id}/Recording/{recording_id}/`	`GET /api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Recording/{recording_id}/`
`DELETE /v1/Account/{id}/Recording/{recording_id}/`	`DELETE /api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Recording/{recording_id}/`
Python `client.calls.record(...)` / `start_recording(...)`	`client.record_calls.start_recording(...)`
Python `client.calls.stop_recording(call_uuid)`	`client.record_calls.stop_recording(...)`
Python `client.conferences.record(...)`	`client.conference_recording.start_conference_recording(...)`
Python `client.recordings.list()`	`client.recordings.list_recordings(...)`
Python `client.recordings.get(recording_id)`	`client.recordings.get_recording(...)`
Python `client.recordings.delete(recording_id)`	`client.recordings.delete_recording(...)`
Node `client.calls.record(callUuid)`	`client.recordCalls.startRecording(...)`
Node `client.recordings.list/get/delete`	`client.recordings.listRecordings/getRecording/deleteRecording`

Before / after - record a voicemail in XML

Plivo (PlivoXML) and Vobiz (VobizXML) share the verb and attribute names verbatim:

Plivo

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Speak>Please leave a message after the beep.</Speak>
    <Record action="https://yourapp.com/voicemail" method="POST"
            maxLength="120" timeout="10" finishOnKey="#" playBeep="true"
            fileFormat="mp3"/>
</Response>

Vobiz

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Speak>Please leave a message after the beep.</Speak>
    <Record action="https://yourapp.com/voicemail" method="POST"
            maxLength="120" timeout="10" finishOnKey="#" playBeep="true"
            fileFormat="mp3"/>
</Response>

The action-URL callback params also match: RecordUrl, RecordingID, RecordingDuration, RecordingDurationMs, RecordingStartMs, RecordingEndMs. Vobiz adds RecordingEndReason (RecordingTimeout / maxLength / FinishedOnKey / HungUp).

Key differences & gotchas

Recording namespace split. Plivo puts in-call recording on client.calls; Vobiz splits it into client.record_calls (live call) and client.conference_recording (conference). Stored-asset list/get/delete lives on client.recordings on both sides.
recordChannelType location. On Vobiz, mono/stereo is set via record_channel_type on the REST Record/ call.
Transcription delivery. Both support auto and hybrid. Vobiz posts the result to transcriptionUrl (XML) or the recording callback_url (REST) - wire up the webhook to receive it.
timeout default differs. timeout is the trailing-silence cutoff (Vobiz default 60s, Plivo default 15s); re-check your Plivo values after migrating.

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Plivo to Vobiz: Recordings & Transcription Migration

Plivo → Vobiz mapping

Before / after - record a voicemail in XML

Key differences & gotchas

​Plivo → Vobiz mapping

​Before / after - record a voicemail in XML

​Key differences & gotchas

Plivo → Vobiz mapping

Before / after - record a voicemail in XML

Key differences & gotchas