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## Setting Up Call Forwarding
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- ### 1. Defining Destinations and Messages
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+ ### 1. Create a Transfer Call Tool in the Dashboard
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- The ` transferCall ` tool includes a list of destinations and corresponding messages to notify the caller:
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+ The recommended approach is to create your transfer call tool in the Vapi dashboard:
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+ 1 . Navigate to ** Tools** in your Vapi dashboard
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+ 2 . Click ** Create Tool**
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+ 3 . Select ** Transfer Call** as the tool type
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+ 4 . Configure your destinations:
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+ - ** Department A** : ` +1234567890 ` with message "I am forwarding your call to Department A. Please stay on the line."
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+ - ** Department B** : ` +0987654321 ` with message "I am forwarding your call to Department B. Please stay on the line."
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+ - ** Department C** : ` +1122334455 ` with message "I am forwarding your call to Department C. Please stay on the line."
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+ ### 2. Alternative: API Configuration
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+ You can also define the tool via API with destinations and corresponding messages:
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``` json
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{
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```
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- ### 2 . Using the ` transferCall ` Function
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+ ### 3 . Using the ` transferCall ` Function
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When the assistant needs to forward a call, it uses the ` transferCall ` function with the appropriate destination:
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}
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```
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- ### 3 . Customizing Messages
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+ ### 4 . Customizing Messages
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Customize the messages for each destination to provide clear information to the caller:
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