Inbound webhooks not working

Hi — I found guidance suggesting that inbound webhooks may not work properly on Twilio SIP trunk imported numbers.

That appears to match our issue exactly.

Our setup:

  • Twilio number
  • connected to Retell via Twilio SIP trunk / imported number flow
  • outbound calls work
  • inbound callback detection logic works in our backend
  • inbound webhook responds correctly with callback-aware values
  • but the live inbound callback call still does not use the correct inbound callback opener

What I need confirmed:

  1. Do inbound webhooks fully work on Twilio SIP trunk imported numbers?
  2. If not, is this a known limitation?
  3. If it is a limitation, what is the recommended supported workaround for missed-call callback routing on imported Twilio SIP numbers?
  4. Should we instead use SIP headers / another inbound configuration method for callback state?
  5. If inbound webhook overrides are unsupported on this number type, is buying/using a Retell-native number the only reliable way to get this behavior?

If helpful, I can provide:

  • webhook payload
  • webhook response
  • example transcript
  • exact call behavior
  • screenshots from CRM and Retell