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### Answer To pass the response from your custom function call back to the assistant in Vapi, you need to ensure that the server handling the function call responds correctly to the assistant's request. When your assistant triggers a function call, it expects a response in a specific format so that it can continue the conversation or take necessary actions based on the response. Based on the official Vapi documentation, when a function is called, your server should respond with a JSON object that contains the result of the function call. The assistant will then decide what to do with the response based on its system prompt [(1)]() . Here's a general structure of how the response should look:

json
{
  "result": "Your custom message or data here"
}

In your case, after obtaining the

availability

from your

BookingApi

, you should ensure that this information is sent back to Vapi in the expected format. However, your current implementation only logs the availability to the console and returns the response object locally within the

getAvailability

function. This local return does not communicate back to the assistant. To effectively respond to the assistant with the function call result, you need to implement server-side logic that captures the function call from the assistant, processes it (just as you've done with

getAvailability

), and then sends a HTTP response back with the desired

result

payload. Here's a simplified server-side example in Node.js, assuming you're using Express.js for handling HTTP requests:

javascript
app.post('/your-function-endpoint', async (req, res) => {
    const data = req.body; // Assuming your parameters are sent in the body
    let api = new BookingApi();
    let availability = await api.getAvailability(data);
    res.json({"result": availability}); // Respond back to Vapi with the availability
});

This example assumes that you have a server endpoint (

/your-function-endpoint

) that Vapi calls when the

availability

function is triggered. The server then processes the request, retrieves the availability, and responds with the availability data in the format expected by Vapi. Remember, the interaction between your assistant and your server relies on HTTP requests and responses. Ensure your assistant's function configuration points to the correct server URL where your logic for handling function calls is implemented. For more detailed guidance on setting up your server to handle function calls and respond appropriately, please refer to Vapi's documentation on [Function Calling]().