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  Inbound Voice Appointments  (AI Worker) with  Vapi AI * OVERALL * - Popular starting tool for the AI piece of things if you are voice AI.  Vapi has new integration tools straight into Google and GHL calendars.  However, it can be expensive on usage based on choices of vendors you have Vapi use, but you have lots of control over the costs and the estimated speed (latency). -------------------------------------------- 1a)  Feb 18, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5MdqGeefE&ab_channel=SandeepKaistha%7CFlipbytes  .  Sandeep uses  Vapi  AI ( https://vapi.ai/ ) for AI piece.  Calendly  and  Google Calendar. 1b) 25 Jan 2025 https://youtu.be/gTKhAHpmakg by Quince McCants on Massage Palor scheduling.    Vapi AI  ( https://vapi.ai/ ) for AI piece.  Make.com  to build tools and link.  Might be using Google Sheets for scheduling? 1b) 6 Jan 2025 https://youtu.be/aWaPi5OejK...

New Vapi GHL Calendar tool   New Vapi tool for GoHighLevel, integration: https://docs.vapi.ai/tools/go-high-level    on 5/19/2025 . See https://youtu.be/18iapASQkVw for  Vapi  to  GHL .

Vapi Workarounds Perhaps just as interesting is workarounds: a) You can use the Postman tool and b) copy the Vapi doc for the functionality in question c) change Postman's URL line to the URL for the create tool or other functionality, d) set the Postman authorization to your secret API key, and e) finally run the command to create the tool.  Credit Quicy at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04zG-A38ja4&ab_channel=QuincyMcCants%7CVoiceAIAutomation . This allows for handling issues with Vapi's UI.   

Vapi Bugs The "joys" of working with something new like Vapi is bugs.  You hope they fix them, but you know they will do the bug fixing on their own schedule.   As of Feb 21, 2025, Vapi's built-in phone numbers (that are free) do not handle call transfers or call forwarding well , so use Twilio phone numbers (Caller ID verified only if on free plan) so things will work.  The call transfers or call forwarding result in the weird "Exiting meeting because room was deleted" error when the call ends.  Credit goes to Quincy at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04zG-A38ja4&ab_channel=QuincyMcCants%7CVoiceAIAutomation  at 7:14 mark. This is a UI bug. Just changing the "Assistant" on a "Phone Number" fails to apply the change if one does not click into another field on that same Phone Number screen.

 Costs/Prices of Building AI Agent Incorporate Business in TX Corporate Website Phone #s Tool Costs Servers to run this on COMPARE ($7.25 x 2000) = $14,500 (or $1,208/mo) is US minimum wage. WHAT I CHARGE $2000 = one-time upfront setup fee and first month + couple hours of their time + more of my time $500/month (if paid upfront for the year) x 12 months = $6000 is AI worker plus I deal with phone setup and bill $600/month (if paid monthly as you go) x 12 months = $7200 is AI worker plus I deal with phone setup and bill second line and second language (usually Spanish) AI worker for half price so ($250/mo. x 12) = +$3000. TOOL PRICING - MOST COMBINATIONS REQUIRE 2 OR 3 --------------------- AI -------------------- elevenlabs.io  is priced at $0 (15 min), $5/mo (30 min)  (.16/min) , $11/mo (250 min)  (.04/min) , $99/mo (1,100 min)  (.09/min) , $330/mo (3,600 min)  (.09/min) , $1200/mo (13,750 min)  (.09/min) . Plus they charge $.10 to $.12/minute. ...

 Plan to Build Inbound Receptionist  AI Worker  Scheduler  YouTube search prompt is "Voice Receptionist", "AI Voice Assistant". -------------------------------------------- VAPI AI 1a)  Feb 18, 2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5MdqGeefE&ab_channel=SandeepKaistha%7CFlipbytes  .  Sandeep uses  Vapi  AI ( https://vapi.ai/ ) for AI piece.  Calendly  and  Google Calendar. 1b)  Dec 12, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF5fhzYeapg&ab_channel=CraigRobinson . Craig uses  Vapi AI  ( https://vapi.ai/ ) for AI piece.  Make.com  to build tools and link.   Google Calendar . He makes a bunch of VAPI/Make tools. 1c)  Nov 29, 2024  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_31odHUUxA&ab_channel=Matt%7CAIAutomation shows demo.  Overall it shows build process at the same URL. Matt uses  Vapi AI  ( https://vapi.ai/ ) for AI piece.  Make.com  to build tools an...