----------------------------- **While I generate an answer, here are some sources that might be helpful**: * [Create Phone Call]() * [Get Call]() * [List Calls]() * [Get Phone Number]() -----------------------------

### Answer To filter incoming calls to only approved numbers using Vapi, you can follow these two methods: ### 1. Preventing Non-Member Calls from Being Answered Unfortunately, Vapi does not provide a direct way to prevent calls from being answered based on the incoming number before answering the call. You will need to answer the call first and then implement the filtering logic. ### 2. Checking Caller Number and Ending the Call if Not a Member 1. **Answer the Call and Get the Call ID**: When an incoming call is received, you'll automatically get the

id

of the call in the response. Use this ID to fetch call details if necessary. 2. **Retrieve Call Details to Get Caller Number**: You can use the

Get Call

API to retrieve details of the call, including the caller's phone number. Here is an example of how to get the call details:

python
   import requests

   call_id = "<call_id>"
   url = f"https://api.vapi.ai/call/{call_id}"
   headers = {
       "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
   }

   response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
   call_details = response.json()
   caller_number = call_details['customer']['number']

3. **Check Caller Number Against Google Sheets**: Use Google Sheets API to check if the caller's number exists in your members' list. 4. **End the Call if Caller is Not a Member**: If the number is not found, you can end the call programmatically. Example of ending the call (assuming a function to end the call):

python
   import requests

   end_call_url = f"https://api.vapi.ai/call/{call_id}/end"
   headers = {
       "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
       "Content-Type": "application/json"
   }

   response = requests.post(end_call_url, headers=headers)
   if response.status_code == 200:
       print("Call ended successfully")

In summary, you'll need to answer the call, retrieve the caller's number using the

Get Call

API [(1)]() , check it against your list in Google Sheets, and then end the call if the number is not approved. : [Get Call]()

If you are figuring stuff out with zapier you would be surprised how easy it is to use python requests to interact with the same APIs.

Config your assistant to have a zapier web hook in the serverUrl part of the vapi assistant.

Your endpoint will be receiving events from that agent so when an inbound call is created your endpoint is notified.

In that payload is the id of the call which you will need to use to send an API request to the vapi server to end the call.

This is what I am referring to @JM