Hi team! I'm using the built-in VAPI voice (Paige) with a fr-CA assistant. I noticed that Idle Messages are only available in English and not editable. Could you please enable support for custom idle messages so I can write them in French? That would greatly improve user experience for my audience. Thanks a lot! https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1384709694161162300/1384709694504964330/Screenshot_2025-06-17_214120.png?ex=68536ae5&is=68521965&hm=f732582e9c9611eaf1003e388dfff1ee739ef3edabe0b6aa3698a983664fd679&

You can set custom idle messages in French for your VAPI assistant by specifying them in the

messagePlan.idleMessages

property when creating or updating your assistant via the API. Here’s an example payload:

json
{
  "messagePlan": {
    "idleMessages": [
      "Êtes-vous toujours là ?",
      "Puis-je vous aider avec autre chose ?",
      "N'hésitez pas à me poser des questions."
    ]
  }
}

This will override the default English messages and use your French phrases instead. For more details, see the [Vapi Assistants API documentation](https://docs.vapi.ai/api-reference/assistants/create). Source: - [Vapi Assistants API Reference Create Assistant](https://docs.vapi.ai/api-reference/assistants/create)

@Vapi Im not using API, i meant directly inside my assistant settings of VAPI dashboard. Can I add this code inside my assistant prompt itself?

You can set custom French idle messages for your fr‑CA Paige assistant by configuring the

messagePlan.idleMessages

via the Vapi SDK or API, even though the UI only shows English.. https://docs.vapi.ai/assistants/idle-messages

Hey, are you planning to support PATCHing assistants soon? I just want to update idleMessages without recreating the whole config — it’s pretty heavy to do via Make.com @Vapi

@Alexan,