# Reject

The `<Reject>` verb rejects an incoming call before it is answered. Because the call is never answered, no charges accrue.

> **Note:** `<Reject>` must be the first verb PressOne reaches in the document. If any other verb runs first, the call is already answered and `<Reject>` no longer applies.

## Attributes

| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `reason` | string | `rejected` | Reason for rejecting the call. One of `busy` or `rejected`. |

## Nesting

`<Reject>` is a self-closing element with no text content and no nested verbs.

## Examples

Rejecting a call with the default reason:

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
  <Reject/>
</Response>
```

Rejecting a call as busy:

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
  <Reject reason="busy"/>
</Response>
```

## See also

- [Hangup](/voice/oneml/hangup)
- [OneML overview](/voice/oneml/overview)