Before you start
Prepare an HTTPS receiver that can record test requests and process JSON. Decide which account and contact records it may update. Use a dedicated test contact and phone number for validation. A call-start notification is asynchronous. Do not depend on its response to delay the call, rewrite the greeting, or supply information the assistant must have before speaking.Configure the assistant
- Open the assistant’s Call Settings.
- Under Webhooks, enter the call-start destination in Incoming webhook if your workflow needs it.
- Enter the results destination in Post-call webhook.
- Wait for the settings to show Saved.
- Use the test control to check basic reachability, then make a real test call. The test control sends a sample; it is not proof of the real event’s contents.
- Inspect both received requests and associate them with the test call before creating mappings.
Map the correct event
The current call-start notification usesevent: "call_started" and includes call_control_id, direction, to, from, contact_id, and assistant_id. Contact identity can be absent.
The assistant’s post-call webhook sends the following flat object. Text/identity fields are strings or null, numeric duration fields are numbers or null, collections default to empty arrays or objects, and added_to_wallet is always true in this payload. Do not infer a closed list of values for free-text provider/analysis fields.
Use
contact_id to identify the contact. Capture your own event before wiring a CRM action. The public v3 API response envelope and other webhook types are separate contracts.
Verify delivery and processing
Complete a call with a recognizable detail. Confirm the receiver captured its payload, wrote to the correct record, and completed any downstream action. Test a missing summary and a repeated event. Usecall_id to avoid duplicate notes or messages.
Respond promptly: the post-call request times out after 10 seconds; the call-start request uses 5 seconds. Do not rely on guaranteed retries or exactly-once delivery. A receiver should record failures and provide a way to reconcile missing call results.
Troubleshooting
- Test button works but no real event arrives: check the selected assistant and saved URL, then inspect the real call and receiver logs.
- Request arrived but CRM did not update: verify identity mapping, authorization, and each downstream action’s result.
- Missing transcript or analysis: leave the value unknown and handle it explicitly; do not reuse a previous call’s value.
- Duplicate notification: record processed call IDs before sending.