Is there a way to access the Call ID of the call that is currently being made? I need to inherit that call and then pass it in a API tool call. Thanks.

To access the Call ID of the current call, capture the

id

field from the response when you initiate the call using the Vapi API. For example:

json
{
  "id": "7420f27a-30fd-4f49-a995-5549ae7cc00d",
  ...
}

You can then pass this Call ID to your API tool call as needed. Note: There is no documented way to access the Call ID from within a running assistant or tool call context; you should manage it in your application logic when handling the call creation response. [See Vapi documentation for details](https://docs.vapi.ai/calls/call-features#sample-response) Source: - [Call Control Features Vapi Documentation](https://docs.vapi.ai/calls/call-features#sample-response)

Extract the Call ID from the "id" field in the call creation response or the call ID in webhook events, then pass it to your API tool as needed..

Is there a way to do this when starting the call from the Vapi dashboard within the running assistant?

No, the Vapi dashboard doesn’t directly show the Call ID when starting a call, but you can extract it using browser dev tools or from webhook events if using the API, it’s returned in the response.id of vapi.calls.create()..