Convert Image to Fax "Sound", Send via Twilio?

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Would it be possible to send a fax through Twilio's api?

If one could convert the image into a properly formatted audio sample, then pipe that audio through a phone call placed using Twilio's API, could it be "heard" and decoded into the proper image by the fax machine on the other end?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:46

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Faxing requires a lot of back and forth "talking" between sender and recipient, so it's not as easy as playing the right sound while connected to a fax machine.

Use Phaxio.com instead of Twilio.com.

answered Oct 16 '11 at 19:46

Jordan Warbelow-Feldstein

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At the time of writing Phaxio costs $2/mo for an inbound number and 7-10 cents per page for sending and receiving. – Nick Woodhams Jul 09 '15 at 06:13
Seems like an inexpensive way to build an in-house web-based fax gateway for an intranet. – Sun Aug 04 '15 at 18:11
Not sure why this is an accepted answer. Doesn't even point you in the right direction for programatically communicating with fax machines. – redbmk Feb 15 '16 at 21:42
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Because the answer was "No" – Jordan Warbelow-Feldstein Feb 15 '16 at 22:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 20 '17 at 19:02

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UPDATE: Twilio now offers Programmable Fax :)

answered Apr 20 '17 at 19:02

Jonathan Bredo Christensen

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Convert Image to Fax "Sound", Send via Twilio?

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