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Call settings

Call settings control how inbound calls are handled — who answers first, when to transfer, and which numbers to block.

Answering mode determines who picks up the phone first when a call comes in.

The AI receptionist answers immediately. Best for businesses that want 24/7 coverage without human involvement.

Your staff's phone rings first. If nobody answers within the configured ring time (5–60 seconds), the AI receptionist takes over.

When staff-first is enabled, you configure:

Setting Description
Staff phone number The number to ring first
Max ring time How long to ring before AI takes over (5–60 seconds)
Hold music What the caller hears while waiting (ambient, classical, electronica, guitars, rock, soft-rock)
Connecting message Spoken to the caller while ringing staff
Agent fallback message Spoken when staff doesn't answer and AI takes over
Staff answering hours Schedule when staff-first is active (outside these hours, AI answers directly)

Transfer rules let your receptionist route calls to specific people or departments based on what the caller says. You can create up to 10 transfer rules per receptionist.

Each rule has:

  • Label — Short name (1–200 characters)
  • Condition — When to trigger, in natural language (1–2000 characters)
  • Destination — Phone number to transfer to
Label Condition Destination
Owner Caller asks to speak with the owner or manager Owner's mobile
Billing Caller has questions about billing, payments, or invoices Finance line
Emergency Caller describes an emergency or urgent medical situation Emergency contact
Specific person Caller asks for Sarah by name Sarah's direct line

Block specific phone numbers from reaching your receptionist. Blocked callers are rejected immediately. Numbers can also be blocked directly from a conversation history or client profile.

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