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# Reject

The `<Reject>` verb rejects a call to your SignalWire number. It is effectively an exit statement from the current document, as there is no way to return to any instructions listed after the `<Reject>` verb.

## Verb attributes

**`reason`** `string` — default: rejected

The `reason` attribute takes in the following values: **busy** and **rejected**. These values specify what message is to be played when SignalWire rejects a call. If this value is set to `busy`, the caller receives a busy signal and the call is terminated with the status `busy`. If this value is set to `rejected`, the call is terminated with the status `no answer`.

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## Nesting

No other verbs can be nested within `<Reject>` and you cannot nest `<Reject>` within any other verbs.

## Examples

### A simple rejection of a call

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Reject />
</Response>
```

**`Node.js`**

```javascript title="Node.js"
const { RestClient } = require("@signalwire/compatibility-api");
const response = new RestClient.LaML.VoiceResponse();

response.reject();
console.log(response.toString());
```

```csharp
using Twilio.TwiML;
using System;


class Example
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var response = new VoiceResponse();
        response.Reject();

        Console.WriteLine(response.ToString());;
    }
}
```

```python
from signalwire.voice_response import VoiceResponse, Reject

response = VoiceResponse()
response.reject()

print(response)
```

```ruby
require 'signalwire/sdk'

response = Signalwire::Sdk::VoiceResponse.new do |response|
  response.reject
end

puts response.to_s
```

SignalWire will reject the call and the caller will receive a standard "This number is not in service" response.

### Busy signal rejection

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Reject reason="busy" />
</Response>
```

**`Node.js`**

```javascript title="Node.js"
const { RestClient } = require("@signalwire/compatibility-api");
const response = new RestClient.LaML.VoiceResponse();

response.reject({ reason: "busy" });
console.log(response.toString());
```

```csharp
using Twilio.TwiML;
using System;


class Example
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var response = new VoiceResponse();
        response.Reject(reason: "busy");

        Console.WriteLine(response.ToString());;
    }
}
```

```python
from signalwire.voice_response import VoiceResponse, Reject

response = VoiceResponse()
response.reject(reason='busy')

print(response)
```

```ruby
require 'signalwire/sdk'

response = Signalwire::Sdk::VoiceResponse.new do |response|
  response.reject(reason: busy)
end

puts response.to_s
```

SignalWire will reject the call and the caller will receive a busy signal.

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