GetName

Listen for the end user to say a person’s name. Accepts either a single name like “Anne” or a first and last name.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
Required Properties
on_done	string	Callback URL to be sent an HTTP POST request when finished. See Get name callback for details.
Optional Properties
timeout_seconds	integer	Time, in seconds, to wait for the user to say a number. When the timeout expires, will send an empty string to the on_done callback and move on to the next command in the routine.
prompt_url	string	URL of the .wav or .mp3 file to play at the start of the command. Normally used to communicate instructions to the end user.

Example

{
    "name": "GetName",
    "on_done": "http://myserver.com/gotname",
    "timeout_seconds": 15,
    "prompt_url": "http://myserver.com/state_name.wav"
}

Get name callback

HTTP request sent when a GetName command finishes.

Request

method:POST content-type:application/json

The request body contains a JSON object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
account_id	string	The ID of your Sift API account.
connection_id	string	ID of the Connection that handled the command.
value	string	The name that was spoken by the end user.

Example

{
    "account_id": "372718353dcf4d16",
    "connection_id": "6f5704748865267a",
    "value": "steven smith"
}

Response

content-type:application/json

The response body may optionally contain a JSON object with the following properties.

Property	Type	Description
Optional Properties
routine	list	A new routine list to run on the connection referenced by the connection_id property of the request.