Code Snippet #1 app.js 


    



  Remember to initiate NGROK to forward traffic to your local server



You can do this with ./ngrok http 5000. Find a quick-start guide for NGROK here.




  Quick links for this tutorial




Setting up a Node.js environment


The easiest way to test that node is installed is to run the "version" command 
in your terminal/command prompt and check that a version string is returned:



    

        

    


The Node.js package manager NPM should also have been installed, and can be tested in the same way:



    

        

    


For more basic Node.js guides visit nodejs.org for really well documented and easy to follow getting-started guides.



Configuring Node endpoints



  You will see the following line of code. You will need to update the baseURL so that your server endpoints function correctly.
  

    

        

    


  

    In this case our Node application will be running on an NGROK server
    and the location where we would like to receive information is at "/ivr" where we have the next set of instructions.
  


  
Configuring your 46elks virtual phone number

  

    We need to configure our 46elks virtual phone number so that our node app is triggered 
    whenever we receive a phone call. To do this head to your dashboard.
    In this example we are using NGROK, so we have added details of our NGROK server with /incomingCalls
    on the end.
  

  Where to get your voice enabled virtual number in your account dashboard
  
Now we are ready to test our app

  You should now be able to test your application. 
  
    
    
  1. Initiate your server or NGROK tunnel if you have not already.
    2. 
    
  2. Initiate app.js to start your Node application
    3. 
    
  3. Call your 46elks number to test
    4. 
  

  
What success looks like

  
Below are two images. The first shows the terminal running the app.js server and the second is the NGROK server.

  The terminal print out of the IVR call data
  
You can see in the image the different types of data that 46elks posts towards each Node endpoint and how
    that data changes. In the example the caller selects the first option by pressing "1" and this is the result 
    we obtain from the the API.
  

  The terminal print out of the NGROK server
  
You can see in this image the two posts 46elks has made to the two Node endpoints that we setup in our code example.
  

  
Need some more help or have some suggestions?

  
We would love to hear what you have to say. You can send us an email to help@46elks.com.
  







	


							
Last updated 2021-01-18

			
								
Written																by Ben Chatwin