# \<record>

**Role:**  gives an option to record the message.

**Use:** The use of \<record> is to prompt the user for recording their voice message.

{% hint style="info" %}

* *Number not answered –*  Say when the number that caller has dialed in is unanswered, then the system will prompt them to leave a voicemail.
  {% endhint %}

## Attributes

| Attribute           | Value          | Default                           |
| ------------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Action              | *c*allback URL | None                              |
| Method              | Post           | None                              |
| fileID              | VARCHAR        | UUID(Universal Unique Identifier) |
| maxlength (Seconds) | Integer        | 180 seconds                       |
| confirmrecording    | 0 or 1         | 0                                 |

If action URL is passed, we will send the recording information in the response to the Callback URL. *The recording will be stored on our server and we will provide the link (recordingurl).*

“RecordingUrl=”..recordingurl..”\&callid=”..UUID..”dialednumber=”..DIALED\_NUMBER..”\&callerid=”..caller\_id\_number..”\&callername=”..caller\_id\_nam&#x65;*.*

**Example Code to prompt user to record their message:**

```
<Response>
<Say>Please Record your message.</Say>
<Record maxLength="30" action="playrecording.xml"/>
</Response>
```

Once the message has been recorded it will be played back to the user.

```
<Response>
        <Say>Now listen to what you just recorded.</Say>
    <Play>http://example.com/recording.mp3</Play>
        <Say>Goodbye.</Say>
</Response>
```

Special record attribute “confirmrecording”  give the caller an option to listen to the recording and if they want they can re-record the message.

```
<Response>
<Say>Please Record your message.</Say>
<Record maxLength="30" confirmrecording ="1" action="playrecording.xml"/>
</Response>
```

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