Answer Call

Answers an inbound call invite identified by callId. Use this when you receive a callInvite event and want to accept the call.

Signature

// Callback version
fun answer(
  callId: String,
  callback: (Exception?) -> Unit
)

// Suspend version
suspend fun answer(
  callId: String
)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
callId	string	Yes	Call invite identifier received from callInvite

Return Type

Returns void (or Promise<void> for Web). Completion indicates the answer request was accepted by the SDK/backend flow.

Usage Example

 val callId = "callId"
 client.answer(callId) { err ->
     err?.let { println("Error answering call: $it") }
 }

Errors

Error Type	Error Code	Description
SESSION_ERROR	Various session/auth codes	Session/token state is invalid while answering
INTERNAL_ERROR	voice:error:no_call_found and related	Call invite is missing/expired or cannot be resolved
NETWORK_ERROR	internal:error:serviceNotAvailable	Network failure while processing answer
UNKNOWN_ERROR	N/A	Unexpected failure

For complete error reference and handling guidelines, see Error Reference.

Notes

• answer is only valid for an active inbound invite
• Invites can time out or be canceled before answer is attempted
• Register invite listeners before expecting inbound calls

Related Actions

• reject - Reject an inbound call invite

Related Events

• onCallInvite - Fired when an inbound invite is received
• onCallInviteCancel - Fired when an invite is canceled