Dhina
03/10/2025, 7:42 PMVapi Support Bot
03/10/2025, 7:44 PMfirstMessage
configuration - make sure it's properly set in your assistant configuration [like this example](https://docs.vapi.ai/examples/voice-widget)
2. Verify your API key configuration - custom OpenAI API keys sometimes cause issues where the system stops after initial greeting [source](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1211483291191083018/1339884806229458946)
3. Try clearing your cache or changing the first message slightly - this has resolved similar issues [source](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1211483291191083018/1332483845949231154)
Network/System Issues:
1. Check for SIP connection drops if using Twilio integration [source](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1211483291191083018/1334137548162728040)
2. Look for transcription overlap issues in your logs [source](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1211483291191083018/1336360452208332831)
Troubleshooting Steps:
1. Review your logs for error messages or warnings [source](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1211483291191083018/1340813822193041499)
2. Verify webhook configurations if you're using them [source](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1211483291191083018/1336399188665040968)
3. Check network connectivity to ensure there are no disruptions [source](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1211483291191083018/1334001638876250233)
The good news is there's no length limit for the assistant's first message, so that shouldn't be the issue! [source](https://docs.vapi.ai/changelog/2024/11/25)
Let me know if any of these solutions help or if you need more specific guidance! š ļø
Sources:
- [Voice Widget Example](https://docs.vapi.ai/examples/voice-widget)Vapi Support Bot
03/10/2025, 7:44 PMKings Big
03/12/2025, 6:49 PMDhina
03/21/2025, 8:16 PMKings Big
03/23/2025, 7:57 AMplayht:s3://voice-cloning-zero-shot/801a663f-efd0-4254-98d0-5c175514c3e8/jennifer/manifest.json:0.9:undefined:undefined:undefined:undefined:1.2:16000:e1980c43a8410a5426d18f2071915312d96da35292e91cc841bb52c497c917e9
, "297" Text: "Thank you for contacting USA Medical Group. If this is a true medical emergency, please hang up and dial nine-one-one. I can help you with booking, canceling, and listing your appointments, sending a message to the nurse, front desk and answering general office questions How may I help you today?"
šµ 19:37:38:416 Say Request Saying 297... (say: Thank you for contacting USA Medical Group. If this is a true medical emergency, please hang up and dial nine-one-one. I can help you with booking, canceling, and listing your appointments, sending a message to the nurse, front desk and answering general office questions How may I help you today?)
We are sending the complete message to PlayHT voice provider. It is coming from their side. So I will suggest to change the voice provider or the model. As you can see in the log above, we have sent the complete message. But eventually, it stopped on their side playing out the complete voice message. So changing the provider or model will help you or even sometimes the first message.