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# Create call

> Create a public call resource for either an outbound SIP phone call or a web call. Web calls also return a short-lived LiveKit join token.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.itellico.ai/v1/openapi.json post /v1/accounts/{account_id}/calls
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: itellicoAI API v1
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Public REST API for managing accounts, agents, telephony resources, and
    conversations.


    Authentication is via API key in the `X-API-Key` header.
  termsOfService: https://itellico.ai/legal/terms-and-conditions/
  contact:
    name: itellicoAI Support
    email: support@itellico.ai
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
  - url: https://api.itellico.ai
    description: Production
security:
  - APIKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Accounts
    description: >-
      Identify the current account context and fetch core account metadata to
      bootstrap API usage.
  - name: Subaccounts
    description: >-
      Create and manage child accounts under a parent to model tenant
      hierarchies and delegated access.
  - name: Agents
    description: >-
      Define and configure conversational agents (model, transcriber, voice,
      behavior) used in calls and automations.
  - name: Providers
    description: >-
      Discover available AI model, transcriber, and voice catalogs for the
      current account when configuring agents.
  - name: Phone Numbers
    description: >-
      Manage BYOC phone numbers bound to your account; route inbound calls to
      agents and enable outbound calling.
  - name: SIP Trunks
    description: >-
      Manage BYOC SIP trunk connectivity (origination/termination endpoints and
      allowed IPs) used by phone numbers.
  - name: Calls
    description: >-
      Create, list, inspect, and connect voice calls across phone and web
      channels.
  - name: Conversations
    description: List and inspect conversation activity across web and telephony channels.
  - name: Analytics
    description: Usage analytics and reporting endpoints for conversation activity.
paths:
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/calls:
    post:
      tags:
        - Calls
      summary: Create call
      description: >-
        Create a public call resource for either an outbound SIP phone call or a
        web call. Web calls also return a short-lived LiveKit join token.
      operationId: createCall
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: account_id
          schema:
            format: uuid4
            title: Account Id
            type: string
          required: true
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateCallDTO'
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CallStartV1Out'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchema'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchema'
        '502':
          description: Bad Gateway
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchema'
      security:
        - APIKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    CreateCallDTO:
      properties:
        type:
          description: >-
            Call type. Use `phone` for outbound SIP and `web` for browser-based
            calls.
          enum:
            - phone
            - web
          title: Type
          type: string
        agent_id:
          description: Agent UUID
          title: Agent Id
          type: string
        from_number:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Source E.164 phone number for phone calls
          title: From Number
        to_number:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Destination E.164 phone number for phone calls
          title: To Number
        medium:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Optional compatibility field. `web` calls always use WEB.
          title: Medium
        device_fingerprint:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Optional client/device fingerprint for web calls
          title: Device Fingerprint
        external_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Optional idempotency/correlation key
          title: External Id
        initial_text:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Optional first user message injected into web call context
          title: Initial Text
        audio_input_enabled:
          anyOf:
            - type: boolean
            - type: 'null'
          title: Audio Input Enabled
        audio_output_enabled:
          anyOf:
            - type: boolean
            - type: 'null'
          title: Audio Output Enabled
        amd:
          anyOf:
            - enum:
                - livekit
                - tool
                - aculab
                - none
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: >-
            Answering-machine detection for phone calls: livekit, tool, aculab,
            or none.
          title: Amd
        skip_greeting_on_initial_text:
          anyOf:
            - type: boolean
            - type: 'null'
          title: Skip Greeting On Initial Text
        test_variables:
          anyOf:
            - additionalProperties: true
              type: object
            - type: 'null'
          description: Optional runtime variables exposed to the call worker
          title: Test Variables
        overrides:
          anyOf:
            - additionalProperties: true
              type: object
            - type: 'null'
          description: >-
            Optional runtime override object. Use `overrides.agent` with the
            same JSON shape as Agent PATCH
            (/v1/accounts/{account_id}/agents/{agent_id}).
          title: Overrides
      required:
        - type
        - agent_id
      title: CreateCallDTO
      type: object
    CallStartV1Out:
      properties:
        id:
          format: uuid4
          title: Id
          type: string
        type:
          title: Type
          type: string
        direction:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Direction
        status:
          title: Status
          type: string
        answer_status:
          anyOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConversationAnswerStatus'
            - type: 'null'
          description: >-
            How the call was answered when known (`waiting`, `human`, `machine`,
            `user_rejected`, `user_unavailable`, `user_busy`, or `unknown`).
        agent_id:
          anyOf:
            - format: uuid4
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Agent Id
        agent_name:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Agent Name
        from_number:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: From Number
        to_number:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: To Number
        external_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: External Id
        created:
          format: date-time
          title: Created
          type: string
        modified:
          format: date-time
          title: Modified
          type: string
        started_at:
          anyOf:
            - format: date-time
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Started At
        ended_at:
          anyOf:
            - format: date-time
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Ended At
        duration_seconds:
          anyOf:
            - type: integer
            - type: 'null'
          title: Duration Seconds
        success:
          default: true
          title: Success
          type: boolean
        join:
          anyOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CallJoinV1Out'
            - type: 'null'
      required:
        - id
        - type
        - status
        - created
        - modified
      title: CallStartV1Out
      type: object
    ErrorSchema:
      description: |-
        Standard error response payload for all API endpoints.

        Follows industry best practices (similar to Stripe, RetellAI):
        - code: Machine-readable error identifier for programmatic handling
        - message: Human-readable description for display
        - detail: Optional additional context for debugging
        - errors: Optional list of field-level validation errors
      examples:
        - code: not_found
          detail: Agent with UUID 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000 does not exist
          message: Resource not found
        - code: validation_error
          errors:
            - field: body.email
              message: Invalid email format
              type: value_error
            - field: body.name
              message: Field required
              type: missing
          message: Validation failed
      properties:
        code:
          description: Machine-readable error code (e.g., 'not_found', 'validation_error')
          title: Code
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable error message
          title: Message
          type: string
        detail:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Optional detailed context for debugging
          title: Detail
        errors:
          anyOf:
            - items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldErrorSchema'
              type: array
            - type: 'null'
          description: Field-level validation errors (for 422 responses)
          title: Errors
      required:
        - code
        - message
      title: ErrorSchema
      type: object
    ConversationAnswerStatus:
      description: Public answer status values for voice calls.
      enum:
        - waiting
        - human
        - machine
        - user_rejected
        - user_unavailable
        - user_busy
        - unknown
      title: ConversationAnswerStatus
      type: string
    CallJoinV1Out:
      description: LiveKit connection details returned for web calls.
      properties:
        token:
          title: Token
          type: string
        livekit_url:
          title: Livekit Url
          type: string
        room_sid:
          title: Room Sid
          type: string
      required:
        - token
        - livekit_url
        - room_sid
      title: CallJoinV1Out
      type: object
    FieldErrorSchema:
      description: Schema for individual field validation errors.
      properties:
        field:
          description: Field path (e.g., 'body.name', 'query.page')
          title: Field
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable error message
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          description: Error type (e.g., 'value_error', 'type_error')
          title: Type
          type: string
      required:
        - field
        - message
        - type
      title: FieldErrorSchema
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key

````