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Set up your business phone line (Twilio)

Use your own Twilio number as a business line: calls ring your team's phones in turn, voicemails and missed calls land in Calls.

Where to find it: Calls → Phone line settings Owners and admins 5 min

Before you start

  • Twilio connected in Settings → Connect your accounts → Text messages (Account SID + Auth token).
  • A voice-capable Twilio number.

How it works

How it works, step by step

  1. Your customer → Your Twilio number: Calls your business number
  2. Your Twilio number → CompanyFlowHQ: Asks us what to do
  3. CompanyFlowHQ → Your team's phones: Rings each phone in turn
  4. CompanyFlowHQ: Nobody answers: voicemail and a missed call in Calls

The steps at a glance

1Open Calls2Switch the lineon3Pick your number4Who answers5Missed calls
Step 1 of 5
  1. In the menu on the left, tap Calls. On a phone, tap the ☰ menu button at the top first.

    companyflowhq.com/callsCompanyFlowHQCommand Cent…LeadsInboxCallsHelp deskMailUploadsCallsSearch ⌘KMenuCommand CentreLeadsInboxCallsHelp deskMailUploads
  2. Under Phone line settings, turn on Business phone line.

    companyflowhq.com/callsCompanyFlowHQCommand Cent…LeadsInboxCallsHelp deskMailUploadsCallsSearch ⌘KPhone line settingsBusiness phone lineCallsPhone line settingsBusiness phone line
  3. Tap Find my Twilio numbers, then Use this number next to yours.

    companyflowhq.com/callsCompanyFlowHQCommand Cent…LeadsInboxCallsHelp deskMailUploadsCallsSearch ⌘KFind my Twilio numbers+44 20 3000 0000Use this numberCallsFind my Twilio numbers+44 20 3000 0000Use this number
  4. Under Who answers, type Phones to ring, in order — one per line — and choose how long each rings.

    companyflowhq.com/callsCompanyFlowHQCommand Cent…LeadsInboxCallsHelp deskMailUploadsCallsSearch ⌘KPhones to ring, in order (one per line)+447700900123CallsPhones to ring, in order (one per li…+447700900123
  5. Under When nobody answers, turn on Take a voicemail (and Add callers as leads if you like). Tap Save.

    companyflowhq.com/callsCompanyFlowHQCommand Cent…LeadsInboxCallsHelp deskMailUploadsCallsSearch ⌘KTake a voicemailSaveCallsTake a voicemailSave

✅ How do I know it worked?

  • Ring your number from another phone: your phones ring, and the call shows in Calls.

⚠️ Common mistakes

Problem“Connect your Twilio account first.”FixConnect Twilio under Settings → Connect your accounts → Text messages, then come back.
ProblemThe number says Can't take calls.FixThat Twilio number has no voice. Buy a voice-capable number in Twilio.

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