Say Phonetic

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Says a given character string with phonetics.

Last reviewed 2026-04-14

say phonetic string escape_digits
Description

Say a given character string with phonetics, returning early if any of the given DTMF digits are received on the channel. Returns 0 if playback completes without a digit pressed, the ASCII numerical value of the digit if one was pressed, or -1 on error/hangup.

Arguments
  • string required
  • escape_digits required

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