To play play sound files to the users with the 46elks voice API you need to have somewhere to store your sound files. One solution is to store the files in your Dropbox and use the download link in the API.

Flow chart of how data moves between Dropbox and 46elks in order to faciltate IVR

Add a file to your dropbox folder

Open the folder in your Dropbox (where you want to store the sound file). Upload the sound file by selecting upload:

Highlighted link button from a Dropbox screen shot

Share the soundfile

Share the soundfile by clicking on Share :

Highlighted share button from a Dropbox screen shot

Create link

In the popup select Create link :

Highlighted create link button from a Dropbox screen shot

Copy the link

Then copy the link:

Highlighted get link button from a Dropbox screen shot

Change the link for direct download:

Change from: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gi4dfokh0srnpij/hello.wav?dl=0 to https://dl.dropbox.com/s/gi4dfokh0srnpij/hello.wav by changing www to dl and removeing ?dl=0

You may allso change the: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gi4dfokh0srnpij/hello.wav?dl=0 to https://www.dropbox.com/s/gi4dfokh0srnpij/hello.wav?dl=1 by changing ?dl=0 to ?dl=1

Update your JSON in the dashboard:

The next step is to save the url in the JSON for the number:

Highlighted save button from a Dropbox screen shot

You may use the file in any JSON for the Voice calls with 46elks.

Links

Dropbox guide with parameter change

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