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id: efdd186d-ded7-4a64-a0c5-ac093a5c2dec
title: dial
slug: /js/reference/signalwire/client/dial
description: dial method for the SignalWire Client.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### dial

* **dial**(`params`): `Promise<Call>`

Dials to the address specified in the `to` parameter, and returns a `Call` object if successful.

#### Parameters

<ParamField path="params" type="object" required={true}>
  Dial parameters
</ParamField>

<Indent>
  <ParamField path="params.to" type="string" required={true}>
    The address of the subscriber to dial (like `/private/user1`).
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="params.rootElement" type="HTMLElement">
    The HTML container element to inject the Call into.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="params.nodeId" type="string">
    Optional node ID.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

<Tip>
  You can manage the DOM yourself by not specifying a `rootElement` here and using the [`buildVideoElement`](/docs/browser-sdk/v3/js/reference/signalwire/utils#buildvideoelement) function instead.
</Tip>

Also accepts all [CallOptions](/docs/browser-sdk/v3/js/reference/signalwire/client#calloptions) parameters. Parameters passed when dialing will override any matching parameters passed during [instantiation](/docs/browser-sdk/v3/js/reference/signalwire/client#instantiation).

#### Returns

`Promise<Call>`

A Call object that describes the ongoing call, and provides handles for controlling it.