Troubleshooting custom metadata variables in Zapier for Bland AI integration

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to trigger a phone call in Bland AI via Zapier and pass custom metadata variables into my Blend Pathway (e.g. lead name, company, budget, etc.).

Here’s exactly what I’m doing:

- In the "Send Phone Call in Bland AI" Zapier action, I’m filling the **Metadata field (bottom one)** with this raw JSON:

{
  "leadFullName": "XXX",
  "company": "XXX",
  "typeOfService": "XXX",
  "industry": "XXX",
  "geography": "XXX",
  "searchDescription": "XXX",
  "budgetRange": "XXX",
  "listOfQuestionsAndPointsToClarify": "XXX"
}

- The field above Metadata is left completely empty.
- I’m **not** using “Extract Call Info into Variables” in the Blend Pathway.
- In my Bland prompt, I reference the variables like `[leadFullName]`, `[company]`, `[searchDescription]`, etc.

However, during the test calls, Blend does not resolve the variables — the bot literally says “Hi [leadFullName]” instead of inserting the actual value.

Is there a known issue with metadata being passed via Zapier to Bland?  
Do I need to format the field differently or configure something else in the Zap?

Thanks so much in advance for your help!