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id: eaf3630c-6fc3-4ed1-a888-bbc916b31aad
title: playRingtone
slug: /node/reference/voice/call/play-ringtone
description: playRingtone method for the Call class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[callplayback-9]: /docs/server-sdk/v3/node/reference/voice/call-playback

[types-3]: /docs/server-sdk/v3/node/reference/voice/types#ringtonename

### playRingtone

* **playRingtone**(`params`): `Promise<CallPlayback>` - See [CallPlayback][callplayback-9] for more details.

Plays a ringtone.

#### Parameters

| Name               | Type                      | Description                                                              |
| :----------------- | :------------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `params`           | `Object`                  | -                                                                        |
| `params.duration?` | `number`                  | Duration of ringtone to play. Defaults to 1 ringtone iteration.          |
| `params.name`      | [`RingtoneName`][types-3] | The name of the ringtone.                                                |
| `params.volume?`   | `number`                  | Volume value between -40dB and +40dB where 0 is unchanged. Default is 0. |

#### Returns

`Promise<CallPlayback>` - See [CallPlayback][callplayback-9] for more details.

#### Example

```js
const playback = await call.playRingtone({ name: "it" });
await playback.ended();
```