receiveFax

Start receiving a fax on the call. Returns a FaxAction that resolves when the fax is fully received or an error occurs.

This method emits calling.call.fax events. See Call Events for payload details.

Parameters

controlId

string | undefined

Custom control ID. Auto-generated if not provided.

onCompleted

(event: RelayEvent) => void | Promise<void>

Callback invoked when the fax reception completes. The event contains the received document URL and page count.

Returns

Promise<FaxAction> — An action handle with stop() and wait() methods.

Example

1 import { RelayClient } from '@signalwire/sdk';
2 
3 const client = new RelayClient({
4   project: process.env.SIGNALWIRE_PROJECT_ID!,
5   token: process.env.SIGNALWIRE_API_TOKEN!,
6   contexts: ['default']
7 });
8 
9 client.onCall(async (call) => {
10   await call.answer();
11 
12   const action = await call.receiveFax();
13   const event = await action.wait();
14 
15   const faxResult = event.params.fax as Record<string, unknown> ?? {};
16   const documentUrl = (faxResult.document ?? '') as string;
17   const pages = faxResult.pages ?? 0;
18   console.log(`Received fax: ${pages} pages, document: ${documentUrl}`);
19   await call.hangup();
20 });
21 
22 await client.run();

1	import { RelayClient } from '@signalwire/sdk';
2
3	const client = new RelayClient({
4	project: process.env.SIGNALWIRE_PROJECT_ID!,
5	token: process.env.SIGNALWIRE_API_TOKEN!,
6	contexts: ['default']
7	});
8
9	client.onCall(async (call) => {
10	await call.answer();
11
12	const action = await call.receiveFax();
13	const event = await action.wait();
14
15	const faxResult = event.params.fax as Record<string, unknown> ?? {};
16	const documentUrl = (faxResult.document ?? '') as string;
17	const pages = faxResult.pages ?? 0;
18	console.log(`Received fax: ${pages} pages, document: ${documentUrl}`);
19	await call.hangup();
20	});
21
22	await client.run();