---
title: "bird voice calls get"
description: "Get a call"
canonical: "https://bird.com/docs/cli/reference/voice-calls-get"
---

# `bird voice calls get`

## Usage

```bash
bird voice calls get <call-id> [flags]
```

## Description

Get one call by ID, live or ended: its direction, start and end, whether a leg is still live, whether it produced a recording or transcript, and who took part. The call ID from `bird voice calls create` returns not found until the call's initial leg registers, and after the call's retention ends. The call does not carry its legs or its sequence run; use `bird voice legs list` with `call_id` for the legs and each leg's cost.

## Examples

```bash
bird voice calls get <call-id>
bird voice calls get <call-id> -f text
# the id to pass comes from
bird voice calls list
```

## Options

| Name                | Description                                      |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `--response-schema` | Print the fields this command returns, then exit |

## Related

| Name                                                                | Description   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| [`bird voice calls create`](/docs/cli/reference/voice-calls-create) | Create a call |
| [`bird voice calls list`](/docs/cli/reference/voice-calls-list)     | List calls    |

## Related resources

- [Should I use a Bird SDK or call the API directly?](/explained/platform/should-i-use-an-sdk-or-call-the-api-directly) (answer)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first email](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-email) (docs)

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