I’m trying to add an inbound phone number to assign to an assistant, under the Phone Numbers section. Seems UK numbers are restricted. Is there a way around this without importing from a provider?

According to the documentation I found, only US phone numbers can be directly created through Vapi, and UK numbers must typically be imported from a provider. However, you can use SIP Trunking as an alternative method without traditional importing:

# SIP Trunking Configuration
1. Set up SIP Trunking with a provider that supports UK numbers
2. Use the Vapi API to configure:
   POST /phone-number
   {
       "provider": "vapi",
       "sipUri": "sip:[protected email]",
       "assistantId": "your_assistant_id"
   }

For detailed guidance, check the SIP configuration guide at [Vapi's SIP documentation](https://vapi.notion.site/SIP-104008c8393f80feaeb7de8ca19565ed). Sources: - [Vapi Documentation Dashboard](https://docs.vapi.ai/quickstart/dashboard) - [Vapi Documentation SIP](https://docs.vapi.ai/advanced/sip) - [Vapi SIP Guide](https://vapi.notion.site/SIP-104008c8393f80feaeb7de8ca19565ed)

To add a UK inbound number, you can import it through a provider like Twilio, or consider using an international number if UK numbers are restricted.