With Twilio TwiML <Dial answerOnBridge="true"> (default false), the inbound call keeps ringing until the dialed party answers; for SIP, Twilio first sends a 180 or 183 and returns 200 only once the <Dial> connects.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Twilio
Product
Programmable Voice TwiML
Subsystem
<Dial> verb
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Early media and ringback behavior: source note early-media-ringback-twilio-answer-on-bridge. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/early-media-ringback-twilio-answer-on-bridge

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-early-media-ringback-twilio-answer-on-bridge,
  title  = {Early media and ringback behavior: source note early-media-ringback-twilio-answer-on-bridge},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/early-media-ringback-twilio-answer-on-bridge},
  note   = {Source note early-media-ringback-twilio-answer-on-bridge, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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