--set the user_exists to true or false
	if (context ~= "public") then
		if (user_exists == nil) then
			--get user exists true or false
				cmd = "user_exists id ".. destination_number .." "..domain_name;
				user_exists = trim(api:executeString(cmd));
				--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[app:dialplan] "..cmd.." user_exists: "..user_exists.."\n");
		end
	end