mubashshir.ansari
06/04/2025, 9:56 AMVapi Support Bot
06/04/2025, 9:58 AMfallbackPlan in warm-transfer-experimental mode.
A possible workaround is to use a custom server-side workflow (e.g., with Twilio conferencing and webhooks): detect transfer failure via Twilio's statusCallback, and then programmatically re-initiate a Vapi assistant session with the original caller. This approach requires handling call state and logic in your backend.
There is no built-in option or official workaround for this in Vapi as of now ([docs](https://docs.vapi.ai/calls/call-handling-with-vapi-and-twilio), [docs](https://docs.vapi.ai/call-forwarding)).
Sources:
- [Call Handling with Vapi and Twilio](https://docs.vapi.ai/calls/call-handling-with-vapi-and-twilio)
- [Call Forwarding](https://docs.vapi.ai/call-forwarding)Vapi
06/04/2025, 9:59 AMmubashshir.ansari
06/04/2025, 10:29 AMmubashshir.ansari
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06/04/2025, 1:40 PMmubashshir.ansari
06/04/2025, 1:55 PMtypescript
// api/connect
const redirectTo = assignedUser?.phone_number || redirectNumber;
const conferenceUrl = `${BASE_URL}/api/departments/conference`
const client = twilio(process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID, process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN);
const callUpdated = await client.calls(callSID).update({
url: conferenceUrl,
method: "POST",
});
// 2) Dial the specialist
const statusCallbackUrl = `${BASE_URL}/api/departments/participant-status`;
const callCreated = await client.calls.create({
to: redirectTo!,
from: phoneNumber,
url: conferenceUrl,
method: "POST",
callToken,
statusCallback: statusCallbackUrl,
statusCallbackMethod: "POST",
});
console.log("Call created:", callCreated);
return NextResponse.json({
status: "Call initiated successfully",
});
typescript
// api/conference
import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
import twilio from "twilio";
export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
const formData = await request.formData();
const callSID = formData.get("CallSid") as string;
const client = twilio(process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID, process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN);
console.log("Call SID:", callSID);
const call = await client.calls(callSID).fetch();
console.log("Call:", call);
if (!call) {
return NextResponse.json({ error: "Call not found" }, { status: 404 });
}
const VoiceResponse = twilio.twiml.VoiceResponse;
const twiml = new VoiceResponse();
// Put the caller(s) into a conference
const dial = twiml.dial();
dial.conference(
{
startConferenceOnEnter: true,
endConferenceOnExit: true,
},
`call-${callSID}`
);
console.log("TWIML:", twiml.toString());
return new NextResponse(twiml.toString(), {
headers: {
"Content-Type": "text/xml",
},
});
}Kings_big💫
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