Twilio to Vobiz Code: Control and Look Up Live Calls

Part of the Twilio to Vobiz code snippets: each task shows the Twilio code and the equivalent Vobiz code in Python and Node - copy the Vobiz tab. The snippets use the client from Set up the client.

Set your credentials once: AUTH_ID is your Vobiz Auth ID (MA_…), AUTH_TOKEN is your Auth Token. In the Vobiz SDK, api_key is the Auth ID, and every account-scoped method takes that auth_id explicitly.

Control a live call

This is the biggest shape change - and the one that makes Vobiz code clearer. Twilio funnels every mid-call action back through client.calls(sid).update(...) (redirecting to fresh TwiML or setting status) and starts recording with client.calls(sid).recordings.create(). Vobiz gives each action its own resource keyed by (auth_id, call_uuid), so the intent lives on the method name.

Action	Twilio	Vobiz
Play audio	`client.calls(sid).update(twiml="<Play>…")`	`client.play_audio.call(auth_id, call_uuid, urls=)`
Speak text	`client.calls(sid).update(twiml="<Say>…")`	`client.speak_text.call(auth_id, call_uuid, text=)`
Send DTMF	`client.calls(sid).update(twiml="<Play digits=…>")`	`client.dtmf.send_dtmf(auth_id, call_uuid, digits=)`
Start recording	`client.calls(sid).recordings.create()`	`client.record_calls.start_recording(auth_id, call_uuid)`
Hang up	`client.calls(sid).update(status="completed")`	`client.live_calls.hangup_call(auth_id, call_uuid)`

# Every mid-call change re-enters client.calls(sid).update(...)
client.calls(sid).update(                                            # play audio
    twiml='<Response><Play>https://example.com/hold.mp3</Play></Response>')
client.calls(sid).update(                                            # speak text
    twiml='<Response><Say>Please hold.</Say></Response>')
client.calls(sid).update(                                            # send DTMF
    twiml='<Response><Play digits="1234"></Play></Response>')
client.calls(sid).recordings.create()                                # start recording
client.calls(sid).update(status='completed')                         # hang up

client.play_audio.call(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID, urls='https://example.com/hold.mp3')   # play audio
client.speak_text.call(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID, text='Please hold.')                   # speak text
client.dtmf.send_dtmf(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID, digits='1234')                          # send DTMF
client.record_calls.start_recording(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID)                           # start recording
client.live_calls.hangup_call(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID)                                 # hang up

await client.calls(sid).update({
  twiml: '<Response><Play>https://example.com/hold.mp3</Play></Response>' });
await client.calls(sid).update({
  twiml: '<Response><Say>Please hold.</Say></Response>' });
await client.calls(sid).update({
  twiml: '<Response><Play digits="1234"></Play></Response>' });
await client.calls(sid).recordings.create();
await client.calls(sid).update({ status: 'completed' });

await client.playAudio.call(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID, { urls: 'https://example.com/hold.mp3' });
await client.speakText.call(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID, { text: 'Please hold.' });
await client.dtmf.sendDtmf(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID, { digits: '1234' });
await client.recordCalls.startRecording(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID);
await client.liveCalls.hangupCall(AUTH_ID, CALL_UUID);

Each Vobiz method name states the action, so live-call logic reads top-to-bottom. For the full resource map, see Voice Call API; to convert the TwiML you inline via update(twiml=…), use the TwiML → VobizXML reference.

Look up a live call

Twilio reads live and completed calls off one client.calls resource, filtered by status. Vobiz gives in-flight calls their own live_calls resource - pass status="live" to fetch or list what’s currently on the wire. Completed-call history lives in cdr.

Task	Twilio	Vobiz
Get one call	`client.calls('CA0123...').fetch()`	`client.live_calls.get_live_call(AUTH_ID, 'call-uuid-here', status='live')`
List calls in progress	`client.calls.list(status='in-progress')`	`client.live_calls.list_live_calls(AUTH_ID, status='live')`
Call identifier	Call SID (`CA…`)	Call UUID

one = client.calls('CA0123...').fetch()
live = client.calls.list(status='in-progress')

one = client.live_calls.get_live_call(AUTH_ID, 'call-uuid-here', status='live')
live = client.live_calls.list_live_calls(AUTH_ID, status='live')

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