start_input_timers

Manually start the initial_timeout timer on the active collect operation. Useful when start_input_timers was set to false during the initial call.

Returns

dict — Server acknowledgment.

Example

from signalwire.relay import RelayClient
client = RelayClient(
    project="your-project-id",
    token="your-api-token",
    contexts=["default"],
)
@client.on_call
async def handle_call(call):
    await call.answer()
    action = await call.play_and_collect(
        media=[{"type": "tts", "params": {"text": "Press 1 for sales, 2 for support."}}],
        collect={
            "digits": {"max": 1, "digit_timeout": 5.0},
            "start_input_timers": False,
        },
    )
    # Start timers when ready
    await action.start_input_timers()
    event = await action.wait()
client.run()