> ## Documentation Index
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# Conferences

> Create, modify, and end multi-participant audio conferences with the Telnyx TeXML REST API, including participant management and recording controls.

A conference object represents a multi-participant audio session.

## Creating conference

A conference is instantiated in the following way:

1\. When a `<Dial>` to a non-existent `<Conference>` is executed

Documentation: [`<Conference>`](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/voice/programmable-voice/texml-verbs/conference)

2\. When Telnyx processes a TeXML response that includes a `<Dial>` verb with a `<Conference>` noun, it attempts to place the current call into a named conference.

Documentation: [`<Dial>`](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/voice/programmable-voice/texml-verbs/dial)

## Managing Existing Conferences

Once instantiated, conferences can be managed via REST API endpoints, including:

* [Fetch a conference resource](https://developers.telnyx.com/api-reference/texml-rest-commands/fetch-a-conference-resource)

* [List all conferences](https://developers.telnyx.com/api-reference/texml-rest-commands/list-conference-resources)

* [Update a conference](https://developers.telnyx.com/api-reference/texml-rest-commands/update-a-conference-resource)

* [List associated recordings](https://developers.telnyx.com/api-reference/texml-rest-commands/list-conference-recordings)