Pronunciation Dictionaries not applied in firstMessage
I’ve implemented Pronunciation Dictionaries in my Voice AI integration using ElevenLabs voices, and they are working properly during conversation. However, I’ve noticed that if a word with a custom pronunciation rule appears in the assistant’s
This behavior seems to indicate that Vapi may not be applying pronunciation dictionary transformations at the time the
Steps to Reproduce:
The pronunciation dictionary rule should be applied to words inside the
Actual Result:
The rule is ignored, and the word is pronounced incorrectly.
Can you confirm whether pronunciation dictionaries are currently supported for the
Some example calls:
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firstMessage property, the pronunciation dictionary is not applied.This behavior seems to indicate that Vapi may not be applying pronunciation dictionary transformations at the time the
firstMessage is rendered.Steps to Reproduce:
- Create a pronunciation dictionary in ElevenLabs (via Vapi API) with a rule for a specific word.
- Associate the dictionary with the assistant’s voice configuration in Vapi.
- Set the assistant’s firstMessage property to include the target word.
- Start a call or conversation.
The pronunciation dictionary rule should be applied to words inside the
firstMessage.Actual Result:
The rule is ignored, and the word is pronounced incorrectly.
Can you confirm whether pronunciation dictionaries are currently supported for the
firstMessage property?Some example calls:
Organization ID: e4f4156e-e34d-4d6d-92dc-65ad983fde37
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