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# reject

> Rejects an inbound call, preventing media negotiation.

```ts
reject(): void
```

Declines an inbound call before it is answered. The caller-side rings stop, no media is negotiated, and the call instance transitions to `disconnected`. Call `reject` only on inbound calls in the `ringing` state; calling it after `answer` has no effect — use [`hangup`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/webrtc-call/hangup) instead to end a connected call.

## **Returns**

`void`

## **Examples**

### Reject from a UI button

```ts
declineButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
  call.reject();
});
```

### Auto-reject calls during do-not-disturb

```ts
incomingCall.status$.subscribe((status) => {
  if (status === 'ringing' && userIsBusy()) {
    incomingCall.reject();
  }
});
```

## **See**

* [`answer`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/webrtc-call/answer) to accept the call instead.
* [`hangup`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/webrtc-call/hangup) to end a call that's already connected.
* [`answered$`](/docs/browser-sdk/v4/reference/webrtc-call/answered\$) emits `false` after rejection.

> Rejects an inbound call, preventing media negotiation.