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title: resume
slug: /reference/python/relay/actions/play-action/resume
description: Resume paused audio playback.
max-toc-depth: 3
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Resume paused playback from where it was paused.

## **Returns**

`dict` -- Server acknowledgment.

## **Example**

```python {20}
from signalwire.relay import RelayClient

client = RelayClient(
    project="your-project-id",
    token="your-api-token",
    host="your-space.signalwire.com",
    contexts=["default"],
)

@client.on_call
async def handle_call(call):
    await call.answer()
    action = await call.play(
        [{"type": "audio", "url": "https://example.com/hold-music.mp3"}],
        loop=0,
    )

    await action.pause()
    # ... do something ...
    await action.resume()

client.run()
```