unwilling-turquoise•2mo ago
How to configure my Vapi API Request tool so that on every inbound call it automatically
How to configure my Vapi API Request tool so that on every inbound call it automatically sends the real caller’s phone number (e.g. +14155551234) in the request body to my n8n webhook instead of the literal {{call.from}}?
Context: I’m building an inbound voice assistant in Vapi that uses a custom API Request tool (get_customer_info) to POST to our n8n webhook and look up callers in our CRM.
Goal: On every inbound call, I need Vapi to automatically inject the real caller’s phone number (e.g. +14155551234) into the JSON body of that API request—rather than sending the literal template {{call.from}}.
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To send the real caller’s number in your Vapi API Request tool, use {{customer.number}} not {{call.from}} in the request body. Vapi auto-replaces it on live calls before sending the request to your n8n webhook..