Forward incoming calls to a Plivo SIP Endpoint

    We are going to learn how to forward an incoming call to a Plivo number to a Plivo SIP Endpoint. If you are new to Plivo SIP Endpoints, you should read more about it here.

    Getting Started

    Create an endpoint

    • Create an endpoint on Plivo with a username and a password. Create Endpoint
    • Make sure you attach the built-in direct_dial application.
    • Plivo will append random numbers to your endpoint username. Make a note of your endpoint username.

    Host your XML

    You need to host a static URL which returns a Dial XML when Plivo requests the URL.

    • Create a file with the following contents. Append phone.plivo.com to your endpoint username and change the SIP URI “sip:yoda12312312@phone.plivo.com” in the below example to your endpoint’s SIP URI. Make sure your URI starts with “sip:”
    <Response>
<Dial callerId="18004321321">
    <User>sip:yoda12312312@phone.plivo.com</User>
</Dial>
</Response>
    • Host your file on github or Dropbox
    • Create a Plivo Application and set the Answer URL as the URL of your static file. Create Application
    • Open the numbers page and click on the number to link the application you created in the above step Number Edit
    • Choose the application from the dropdown and click on Update Number Edit

    Register your endpoint

    Register your endpoint using a softphone, hardware phone, web SDK or mobile SDK.

    Try it out

    Make a call to the Plivo number and see your endpoint receive the call.