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id: 7c6165ce-0131-4cad-9e30-e12fabb80f84
title: Relay.Calling.TapAction
slug: /node/reference/calling/actions/tap
description: The Tap Action is used to stream the media of the call to a endpoint.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[relay-calling-stopresult]: /docs/server-sdk/v2/node/reference/calling/results/stop

[relay-calling-tapresult]: /docs/server-sdk/v2/node/reference/calling/results/tap

[tapasync]: /docs/server-sdk/v2/node/reference/calling/call#tapasync

This object returned from [`tapAsync`][tapasync] method that represents the running *media tapping* active on a call.

## Properties

| Property       | Type                                                 | Description                            |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `result`       | [`Relay.Calling.TapResult`][relay-calling-tapresult] | Final `tap` result                     |
| `state`        | `string`                                             | Current state of tapping               |
| `completed`    | `boolean`                                            | Whether the tapping has finished       |
| `payload`      | `object`                                             | Payload sent to Relay to start tapping |
| `controlId`    | `string`                                             | UUID to identify the action            |
| `sourceDevice` | `object`                                             | Source device sending media            |

## Methods

### stop

Stop the action immediately.

**Parameters**

*None*

**Returns**

`Promise<StopResult>` - Promise object that will be fulfilled with a [`Relay.Calling.StopResult`][relay-calling-stopresult] object.

**Examples**

> Start tapping using RTP and stop it after 5 seconds.

```javascript
async function main() {
  const action = await call.tapAsync({
    target_type: 'rtp',
    target_addr: '192.168.1.1',
    target_port: 1234
  })

  setTimeout(async () => {
    const stopResult = await action.stop()
  }, 5000)
}

main().catch(console.error)
```