Dr House
09/09/2025, 11:51 PMVapi Support Bot
09/09/2025, 11:52 PM"destination" property with the external number in E.164 format, and if SIP REFER is enabled on your SIP trunk?
This is a common cause of silent transfer failures in Vapi setups.
Sources:
- [Vapi documentation: call forwarding](https://docs.vapi.ai/call-forwarding)
- [Vapi SIP Trunking Telnyx external number call forwarding troubleshooting](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1343963959421829172)Dr House
09/10/2025, 12:00 AMChiranjeet Mishra
09/10/2025, 3:17 PMendedReason. If it's not assistant-forwarded-call, review the assistant configuration. [Here is the detailed guide on how to do this.](https://docs.vapi.ai/phone-calling/transfer-calls/debug-forwarding-drops)
2. **Server Message Configuration**:
- Ensure your server isn't overriding Vapi's call control. If "phone-call-control" is present in serverMessages, consider removing it.
3. **Phone Call Provider Bypass**:
- Verify phoneCallProviderBypassEnabled is set to false for Vapi to handle call control.
4. **Transfer Scenario Compatibility**:
- Check if your transfer scenario is supported. For instance, web-to-phone transfers are not supported.
5. **Analyze Telephony Provider Logs**:
- If the call was forwarded successfully but then dropped, investigate using your telephony provider's logs with the phoneCallProviderId.
6. **SIP Packet Analysis (if applicable)**:
- Use Wireshark to ensure REFER packets were sent and check for any error responses from the SIP provider.
These steps should help identify and resolve the call drop issue during transfers.Dr House
09/14/2025, 9:50 PMChiranjeet Mishra
09/17/2025, 6:53 AM