api/python/telnyx-fax-python/SKILL.md
Send and receive faxes programmatically. Manage fax applications and media. This skill provides Python SDK examples.
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pip install telnyx
import os
from telnyx import Telnyx
client = Telnyx(
api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted
)
All examples below assume client is already initialized as shown above.
This endpoint returns a list of your Fax Applications inside the 'data' attribute of the response.
GET /fax_applications
page = client.fax_applications.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)
Creates a new Fax Application based on the parameters sent in the request.
POST /fax_applications — Required: application_name, webhook_event_url
fax_application = client.fax_applications.create(
application_name="fax-router",
webhook_event_url="https://example.com",
)
print(fax_application.data)
Return the details of an existing Fax Application inside the 'data' attribute of the response.
GET /fax_applications/{id}
fax_application = client.fax_applications.retrieve(
"1293384261075731499",
)
print(fax_application.data)
Updates settings of an existing Fax Application based on the parameters of the request.
PATCH /fax_applications/{id} — Required: application_name, webhook_event_url
fax_application = client.fax_applications.update(
id="1293384261075731499",
application_name="fax-router",
webhook_event_url="https://example.com",
)
print(fax_application.data)
Permanently deletes a Fax Application.
DELETE /fax_applications/{id}
fax_application = client.fax_applications.delete(
"1293384261075731499",
)
print(fax_application.data)
GET /faxes
page = client.faxes.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)
Send a fax.
POST /faxes — Required: connection_id, from, to
fax = client.faxes.create(
connection_id="234423",
from_="+13125790015",
to="+13127367276",
)
print(fax.data)
GET /faxes/{id}
fax = client.faxes.retrieve(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(fax.data)
DELETE /faxes/{id}
client.faxes.delete(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
Cancel the outbound fax that is in one of the following states: queued, media.processed, originated or sending
POST /faxes/{id}/actions/cancel
response = client.faxes.actions.cancel(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(response.data)
Refreshes the inbound fax's media_url when it has expired
POST /faxes/{id}/actions/refresh
response = client.faxes.actions.refresh(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(response.data)
The following webhook events are sent to your configured webhook URL.
All webhooks include telnyx-timestamp and telnyx-signature-ed25519 headers for verification (Standard Webhooks compatible).
| Event | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| fax.delivered | Fax Delivered |
| fax.failed | Fax Failed |
| fax.media.processed | Fax Media Processed |
| fax.queued | Fax Queued |
| fax.sending.started | Fax Sending Started |
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