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Route inbound calls

Choose who answers and what happens when no one is available.

Reviewed September 23, 2026

Start with the number

Open https://app.message.com/settings/phones/numbers and select the number. Review its department and routing configuration. Check agent extensions and devices before expecting the phone to ring.

Add a menu when useful

Use https://app.message.com/settings/phones/ivr-menus to build a menu and attach it to a number. Give callers short, specific choices and test each branch, including no input and an invalid key.

Set fallback behavior

Set company defaults at https://app.message.com/settings/phones/call-handling and per-number voicemail or after-hours behavior at https://app.message.com/settings/phones/voicemail. Test when agents are online, busy and unavailable.

Keep going

Put the next step into practice, or ask us about your setup.