Calling a contact with C#, Bandwidth and Azure

This tutorial will walk you through the Bandwidth Communications API Example App for calling a contact using one click deploy with Azure.

Prerequisites

• Azure Account
• Bandwidth Account

Init — on first page load

Search then order a phone number

Calling Flow

Basic Call Flow Chart

Create outbound call and set the callbackURL to the server’s address

Play Audio after answer event

Wait until speak event is over and make the 2nd call

Once the 2nd call is answered, create bridge and place calls in the bridge

Deploy and Demo

Deploy

Click the “Deploy to Azure” button

Enter Bandwidth Communications API credentials

After entering credentials, click next

Click the “Manage your resources” Link

At the Azure page click the app name under Summary

Then open the Web App

Demo

Add a contact (with real phone number)

Add a contact

Click the “Click to Call” Button

Enter your phone number then click “Call”

Now that was easy!

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