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SoftPhone isn't ringing after calling RingOut with API

  • September 22, 2025
  • 4 replies
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Hi All,

For some reason, my soft phone isn’t ringing when using the RingOut Endpoint.
What am I missing?

 

 

With this url:
https://platform.ringcentral.com/restapi/v1.0/account/~/extension/{{extensionId}}/ring-out

And these headers:
 

--request POST

--header "Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}"

--header "Content-Type: application/json"

--data {{payload}}

 

And this payload (properly quoted, of course):

{

  "from": { "phoneNumber": "{{fromNumber}}" },

  "to":   { "phoneNumber": "{{toNumber}}" },

  "playPrompt": true

}

 

I get this (encouraging) response:
 

{

  "uri" : "https://platform.ringcentral.com/restapi/v1.0/account/**********/extension/**********/ring-out/s-a...",

  "id" : "s-a...",

  "status" : {

    "callStatus" : "InProgress",

    "callerStatus" : "InProgress",

    "calleeStatus" : "InProgress"

  }

}

 

4 replies

  • Author
  • New Participant
  • September 22, 2025

Update:

When I reverse the numbers (ie my personal Cell becomes the “from” and the RC Extension becomes the “to”) it behaves as I would expect:
 

  1. I hit the dial button on my app
  2. My cell phone rings
  3. I answer and am prompted to press 1 to connect
  4. I press 1
  5. My soft phone rings on my desktop.

This is exactly the workflow I’m hoping for, I just want it to go in reverse!


PhongVu
Community Manager
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  • Community Manager
  • September 22, 2025

Either you don’t have a RingEX license (a digital line) or your soft phone does not have a valid emergency address. And if that is the case, you can only receive inbound calls but you cannot make any outbound calls.

Try to make a direct outbound call from your soft phone to see what is the error message do you get then fix it accordingly.


  • Author
  • New Participant
  • September 22, 2025

Either you don’t have a RingEX license (a digital line) or your soft phone does not have a valid emergency address. And if that is the case, you can only receive inbound calls but you cannot make any outbound calls.

Try to make a direct outbound call from your soft phone to see what is the error message do you get then fix it accordingly.

 

We have full licenses and my emergency address has been completed.  Any other ideas?  I am able to call out without trouble.


PhongVu
Community Manager
Forum|alt.badge.img
  • Community Manager
  • September 22, 2025

Either you don’t have a RingEX license (a digital line) or your soft phone does not have a valid emergency address. And if that is the case, you can only receive inbound calls but you cannot make any outbound calls.

Try to make a direct outbound call from your soft phone to see what is the error message do you get then fix it accordingly.

 

We have full licenses and my emergency address has been completed.  Any other ideas?  I am able to call out without trouble.

Submit a dev support ticket then.