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id: 5b95811e-2a1d-4c4e-b7c1-d811cf427f8e
title: answer
slug: /node/reference/voice/call/answer
description: answer method for the Call class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[call-19]: /docs/server-sdk/v3/node/reference/voice/call

### answer

* **answer**(): `Promise<Call>` - See [Call][call-19] for more details.

Answers the incoming call.

#### Returns

`Promise<Call>` - See [Call][call-19] for more details.

#### Example

```js
client.on("call.received", async (call) => {
  try {
    await call.answer();
    console.log("Inbound call answered");
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error answering inbound call", error);
  }
});
```