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How to let your agent handle voicemails automatically
How to let your agent handle voicemails automatically

Set up your phone agent to detect voicemails and either hang up or leave a custom message.

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Written by Maurizio
Updated over 2 months ago

If your agent makes outbound calls but no one answers, the call goes to voicemail. But your agent can leave voicemails! Your agent knows exactly when the call goes to voicemail, so you can set up what the agent should do.

What to choose

When your agent reaches voicemail, it can:

  1. Hang up: End the call immediately

  2. Leave an AI voicemail: It waits for the beep and then leaves a message.

Set it up

  1. Go to your agent

  2. In the setup tab, scroll down to the 'Call settings' and look for 'Voicemail'.

  3. Choose what happens when voicemail is detected:

    • Pick "Hang up" to end calls right away

    • Pick "Leave an AI voicemail" to leave a message

  4. If leaving a message, write your voicemail script. The agent will say this literally.

  5. You can also include dynamic variables if you sent them, like {{customer_name}} or {{customer_address}}. Learn more about dynamic variables.

Example voicemail: "Hi {{customer_name}}, this is Jane from Acme Corp. Please give us a callback when you have time."

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