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<Pause>

The <Pause> verb waits silently for a specific number of seconds.

<Pause> Attributes​

<Pause> supports the following attributes that change its behavior:

AttributeAllowed ValuesDefault Value
lengthinteger (0,60]1
historydisable, compact, fulldisable

length​

The length attribute specifies how many seconds Voxtelesys will wait silently before continuing on.

history​

The history attribute determines if the <Pause> verb should be logged in the history array of the CDR. The default is to not log.

For <Pause>, both compact and full have the same effect of logging the following payload to the history array.

{
  "payload": {
    "length": "1"
  }
}

<Pause> Examples​

Simple Usage​

Pause for 1 second before playing prompt.

<Response>
  <Pause length="5"></Pause>
  <Say>Hello, and goodbye.</Say>
</Response>