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Create SIP gateway

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Creates a SIP Gateway resource that forwards calls to an external SIP destination. Use it for outbound routing to a provider, PBX, or other SIP system that SignalWire dials. Use Create SIP credential when the external device registers with SignalWire instead.

Permissions

The API token used to authenticate must have the following scope(s) enabled to make a successful request: Voice, Messaging, Fax, or Video.

Learn more about API scopes.

Authentication

AuthorizationBasic

SignalWire Basic Authentication using Project ID and API Token.

The client sends HTTP requests with the Authorization header containing the word Basic followed by a space and a base64-encoded string of project_id:token. The project ID will be used as the username and the API token as the password.

Example:

Authorization: Basic base64(project_id:token)

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
namestringRequired
Display name for the SIP Gateway.
uristringRequired

External SIP URI, including the sip: or sips: scheme. Must be unique within the project. SignalWire dials the URI exactly as configured, with one exception: when a call to one of your phone numbers routes to this gateway and the URI has no user part, SignalWire adds the dialed number, without the leading +, as the user part.

encryptionenumRequired
Specifies the encryption requirement for the SIP connection.
Allowed values:
cipherslist of enumsRequired
List of supported SIP ciphers.
Allowed values:
codecslist of enumsRequired
List of supported codecs for media transmission.

Response

The request has succeeded and a new resource has been created as a result.
idstringformat: "uuid"
Unique ID of the resource.
project_idstringformat: "uuid"
Project ID associated with the resource.
display_namestring
Display name of the SIP Gateway.
typeenum
Type of the resource.
Allowed values:
created_atdatetime
Timestamp when the resource was created.
updated_atdatetime
Timestamp when the resource was last updated.
sip_gatewayobject
SIP Gateway configuration details.

Errors

422
Unprocessable Entity Error
500
Internal Server Error