AI receptionist

Answer every call, even when the front desk is busy

An AI receptionist on your business number greets callers, answers routine questions from approved knowledge, books a configured appointment, and hands the call to a person when it should.

Direct answer

What does a Callfora AI receptionist do?

It answers inbound calls on a number you assign, uses knowledge you approve, books a calendar slot only after a confirmed read-back, and transfers to a fallback extension when the caller needs a person. It follows the caller's language for English and Hindi. Booking needs a calendar owner, configured locations, and available slots.

The path

Answer, book, hand off, inspect.

The receptionist is a configured role on the same routing surface as people—not a separate virtual receptionist product.

The line rings while the front desk is already on a call.

Answer with the instructions you wrote.

The receptionist greets callers with your business name and answers routine questions from approved knowledge.

  • Greeting you write
  • Answers from approved facts
  • Test in chat before a live call
See AI agents

Available on Call Centers and Enterprise. AI usage and deployment configuration apply.

Callfora AI agents: a receptionist, sales agent, support agent, and appointment scheduler configured for the business

Receptionist configuration

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Operating sequence

A visible path from the first hello to a measured outcome

  1. 01

    Answer

    Greets callers with your business name and the instructions you write.

  2. 02

    Approved knowledge

    Answers routine questions only from the facts you published.

  3. 03

    Configured booking

    Collects required details, reads them back, and books an available slot.

  4. 04

    Human handoff

    Transfers to the fallback extension when the caller asks for a person.

  5. 05

    Inspectable outcome

    The booking, transfer, and conversation stay in the same workspace.

In the workspace

Configure it like a teammate

Choose the receptionist role, write the instructions, add knowledge, and test it in chat before it answers a call.

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Callfora AI agents: a receptionist, sales agent, support agent, and appointment scheduler configured for the business

Knowledge

Answer from the facts you approve

Keep a shared knowledge base for hours, locations, and routine questions. Incomplete booking details are never booked.

Callfora shared knowledge base that AI agents answer from

Routing

Put the receptionist on a number, IVR option, or after-hours rule

AI agents are destinations on the same routing surface as people, queues, and time conditions.

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Callfora admin portal routing of numbers to queues, IVR menus, AI agents, and time conditions

Booking

Confirmed appointments land on the team calendar

The receptionist collects name, contact details, time, and location, reads them back, and books into the team calendar.

Callfora team calendar with appointments and meetings in the same workspace as calls

Reserved captures

Desktop configuration. Mobile confirmation.

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Appointment booking

  1. 01

    Caller asks for an appointment

  2. 02

    Receptionist collects name, email, mobile, time, and location

  3. 03

    Reads the details back and books the calendar

Operational boundary: Booking requires a calendar owner, configured locations, and available slots. Incomplete details are never booked.

Human handoff

  1. 01

    Caller asks for a person

  2. 02

    Receptionist transfers the call

  3. 03

    The team picks up with the call history in the workspace

Operational boundary: Transfers go to the fallback extension you configure for the agent.

Questions

Questions about the AI receptionist

What does the AI receptionist do on the first hello?

It greets callers with the business name and instructions you write, answers routine questions from approved knowledge, and collects booking details when that task is configured.

When does it book an appointment?

Only after it collects name, email, mobile number, preferred time, and location, reads them back, and finds an available slot on the configured calendar. Incomplete details are never booked.

How does a caller reach a person?

When the caller asks for a person, or the request is outside the instructions, the receptionist transfers to the fallback extension you configure.

The AI receptionist is available on the Call Centers and Enterprise plans. Availability depends on plan, modules, permissions, and deployment configuration. Booking needs a calendar owner, configured locations, and available slots. Live voice also needs the speech gateway for that workspace. AI responses can be wrong; review the instructions and knowledge you give it, and tell callers when they are speaking with an automated assistant where the law requires it.

AI receptionist

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