Example: Answering an incoming call

This example answers an inbound Voximplant call and bridges audio to Ultravox’s WebSocket API for real‑time speech‑to‑speech conversations.

⬇️ Jump to the Full VoxEngine scenario.

Prerequisites

Set up an inbound entrypoint for the caller:
- Phone number: https://voximplant.com/docs/getting-started/basic-concepts/phone-numbers
- WhatsApp: https://voximplant.com/docs/guides/integrations/whatsapp
- SIP user / SIP registration: https://voximplant.com/docs/guides/calls/sip
- Voximplant user: https://voximplant.com/docs/getting-started/basic-concepts/users (see also https://voximplant.com/docs/guides/calls/scenarios#how-to-call-a-voximplant-user)
Create a routing rule that points the destination (number / WhatsApp / SIP username) to this scenario: https://voximplant.com/docs/getting-started/basic-concepts/routing-rules
Store your Ultravox API key in Voximplant ApplicationStorage under ULTRAVOX_API_KEY.

Session setup

Ultravox uses a WebSocket API client created via Ultravox.createWebSocketAPIClient(...). The key inputs are:

endpoint: use Ultravox.HTTPEndpoint.CREATE_CALL (or CREATE_AGENT_CALL for an existing Ultravox agent).
authorizations: include X-API-Key with your Ultravox API key.
body: provide systemPrompt, model, and voice.

Connect call audio

Once the client is created, bridge audio both ways between the call and Ultravox:

Connect call audio

1 VoxEngine.sendMediaBetween(call, voiceAIClient);

Barge-in

Ultravox supports barge-in by providing a PlaybackClearBuffer event. If you want to interrupt the agent speech, listen for this event and clear the media buffer with clearMediaBuffer():

Barge-in

1 voiceAIClient.addEventListener(Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.PlaybackClearBuffer, (event) => {
2     Logger.write("===PLAYBACK_CLEAR_BUFFER===");
3     voiceAIClient.clearMediaBuffer();
4 });

The Ultravox server may also request a buffer clear via PlaybackClearBuffer — this example handles both cases.

Events

The client supports both WebSocket API events and media events. Key events used in the example:

Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents: Transcript, HTTPResponse, State, Debug, WebSocketError, ConnectorInformation, Unknown, PlaybackClearBuffer
Ultravox.Events: WebSocketMediaStarted, WebSocketMediaEnded

Full VoxEngine scenario

voxeengine-ultravox-answer-incoming-call.js

1 /**
2  * Voximplant + Ultravox WebSocket API connector demo
3  * Scenario: answer an incoming call and bridge it to Ultravox.
4  */
5 
6 require(Modules.Ultravox);
7 require(Modules.ApplicationStorage);
8 
9 const SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are Voxi, a helpful voice assistant for phone callers. 
10 Keep responses short and telephony-friendly (usually 1-2 sentences).`;
11 
12 // -------------------- Ultravox WebSocket API settings --------------------
13 const AGENT_CONFIG = {
14     systemPrompt: SYSTEM_PROMPT,
15     model: "ultravox-v0.7",
16     voice: "Mark",
17 };
18 
19 VoxEngine.addEventListener(AppEvents.CallAlerting, async ({call}) => {
20     let voiceAIClient;
21 
22     // Termination functions - add cleanup and logging as needed
23     call.addEventListener(CallEvents.Disconnected, ()=>VoxEngine.terminate());
24     call.addEventListener(CallEvents.Failed, ()=>VoxEngine.terminate());
25 
26     try {
27         call.answer();
28         // call.record({ hd_audio: true, stereo: true }); // Optional: record the call
29 
30         // Create client and wire media
31         voiceAIClient = await Ultravox.createWebSocketAPIClient(
32             {
33                 endpoint: Ultravox.HTTPEndpoint.CREATE_CALL,
34                 authorizations: {"X-API-Key": (await ApplicationStorage.get("ULTRAVOX_API_KEY")).value},
35                 body: AGENT_CONFIG,
36                 onWebSocketClose: (event) => {
37                     Logger.write("===ULTRAVOX_WEBSOCKET_CLOSED===");
38                     if (event) Logger.write(JSON.stringify(event));
39                     VoxEngine.terminate();
40                 },
41             },
42         );
43         VoxEngine.sendMediaBetween(call, voiceAIClient);
44 
45         // ---------------------- Event handlers -----------------------
46         // Barge-in: keep conversation responsive and capture transcript
47         voiceAIClient.addEventListener(Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.Transcript, (event) => {
48             const payload = event?.data?.payload || event?.data || {};
49             const role = payload.role;
50             const text = payload.text || payload.delta;
51 
52             if (role && text) Logger.write(`===TRANSCRIPT=== ${role}: ${text}`);
53         });
54 
55         voiceAIClient.addEventListener(Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.PlaybackClearBuffer, (event) => {
56             Logger.write("===PLAYBACK_CLEAR_BUFFER===");
57             voiceAIClient.clearMediaBuffer();
58         });
59 
60         // Consolidated "log-only" handlers - key Ultravox/VoxEngine debugging events
61         [
62             Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.ConnectorInformation,
63             Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.HTTPResponse,
64             Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.State,
65             Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.Debug,
66             Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.WebSocketError,
67             Ultravox.WebSocketAPIEvents.Unknown,
68             Ultravox.Events.WebSocketMediaStarted,
69             Ultravox.Events.WebSocketMediaEnded,
70         ].forEach((eventName) => {
71             voiceAIClient.addEventListener(eventName, (event) => {
72                 Logger.write(`===${event.name}===`);
73                 Logger.write(JSON.stringify(event));
74             });
75         });
76     } catch (error) {
77         Logger.write("===SOMETHING_WENT_WRONG===");
78         Logger.write(error);
79         voiceAIClient?.close();
80         VoxEngine.terminate();
81     }
82 });