telnyx-fax-python

name	telnyx-fax-python
description	Send and receive faxes programmatically. Manage fax applications and media. This skill provides Python SDK examples.
metadata	{"author":"telnyx","product":"fax","language":"python","generated_by":"telnyx-ext-skills-generator"}

Telnyx Fax - Python

Installation

pip install telnyx

Setup

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.

List all Fax Applications

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 Fax Application

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)

Retrieve a Fax Application

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)

Update a Fax Application

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)

Deletes a Fax Application

Permanently deletes a Fax Application.

DELETE /fax_applications/{id}

fax_application = client.fax_applications.delete(
    "1293384261075731499",
)
print(fax_application.data)

View a list of faxes

GET /faxes

page = client.faxes.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

Send a fax

Send a fax.

POST /faxes — Required: connection_id, from, to

fax = client.faxes.create(
    connection_id="234423",
    from_="[phone]",
    to="[phone]",
)
print(fax.data)

View a fax

GET /faxes/{id}

fax = client.faxes.retrieve(
    "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(fax.data)

Delete a fax

DELETE /faxes/{id}

client.faxes.delete(
    "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)

Cancel a fax

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)

Refresh a fax

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)

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Webhooks

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