How do I pass in a custom assistant.firstMessage

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Ask Inkeep•5/7/24, 1:21 PM

Hi @mojodaxx, I'm an AI assistant for Vapi. I'll analyze available sources and get back to you shortly.

Ask Inkeep•5/7/24, 1:21 PM

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While I generate an answer, here are some sources that might be helpful:

Outbound Calls from Python
Create Assistant
Update Assistant
Web Calling
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Answer

When you specify both

assistantId

assistantId

and custom properties within the

assistant

assistant

parameter in your payload, it's important to understand how Vapi interprets this. If you provide an

assistantId

assistantId

, it uses the configuration of the assistant associated with that ID from the dashboard. However, when you also include custom properties within the

assistant

assistant

object (like

firstMessage

firstMessage

in your case), you're essentially creating a transient, on-the-fly assistant configuration for that call only. This means the call will not inherit other settings from the assistant specified by

assistantId

assistantId

but will use the properties you've explicitly included in the

assistant

assistant

object in your payload.

To pass in a custom

firstMessage

firstMessage

while retaining the other configurations of your assistant from the dashboard, you would typically need to ensure that all required properties of the assistant are included in the

assistant

assistant

parameter of your payload. This may involve replicating the configurations you've set up in the dashboard within your API request payload.

However, based on the information available in the documents, there isn't a direct mention of a method to override only the

firstMessage

firstMessage

of an assistant while keeping the rest of the assistant's configurations intact from the dashboard settings without specifying the entire configuration in the request (1) .

If maintaining the dashboard configuration is crucial, and only the

firstMessage

firstMessage

needs to be dynamic, you might consider programmatically retrieving the assistant's configuration using an API call to List AssistantsList Assistants (2) , modifying the

firstMessage

firstMessage

in your application logic, and then passing the entire configuration in your call creation API request. This approach, though not dir

Ask Inkeep•5/7/24, 1:21 PM

ectly documented, would involve additional steps to dynamically adjust the

firstMessage

firstMessage

.

Remember, when experimenting with API requests, it's good practice to use a development or sandbox environment to avoid unintended impacts on live operations.

Sources
[1] Create Phone Call
[2] List Assistants

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Ask InkeepAPP•5/7/24, 1:23 PM

Got it. Tagging @Vapi Team for additional help.

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