What is an outbound AI voice agent?
An outbound AI voice agent is an AI that places calls from a list and holds a natural conversation towards a goal you set: confirm, remind, qualify, re-engage. It dials within the hours you allow, retries when nobody answers, handles voicemail the way you decide, and writes down what happened. It is not a robocall: it speaks, listens, answers questions from your knowledge base and stops when asked.
What outbound calls are good for
- Appointment confirmations and reminders - a call the day before, with the option to reschedule.
- Follow-up after a web lead - the visitor who left a number on your site gets a call within minutes, not days.
- Lead qualification - the agent asks the first questions, so your salesperson calls the people who are ready.
- Re-engaging past customers - a service due, a renewal, an offer for people who bought before.
- Surveys and feedback - a short call after a purchase or a service visit, summarised for you.
How a campaign runs
- Connect your contacts. Upload a list, or add contacts one by one from the dashboard.
- Write the brief. Tell the agent what the call is about and what a good outcome looks like, in plain language. It uses the same knowledge and voice as on your website.
- Set the window. Choose the calling hours, the pace and how many times to retry when nobody answers.
- Launch and read the results. Every call ends with an outcome, a transcript and a summary; interested contacts become leads, and people who ask for a call back become callback requests.
Your rules, your list
Outbound calling has rules, and they differ from country to country. The campaign calls only the contacts you provide, inside the hours you set, and honours a do-not-call list you control: anyone who asks not to be called again is added to it. Consent for the calls and the calling rules that apply where your contacts live remain your responsibility, as with any phone campaign.
What you get back
Frequently asked questions
What is an outbound AI voice agent?
An AI that calls a list of contacts on your behalf and holds a natural conversation towards a goal you set - confirm, remind, qualify or re-engage - then records the outcome, a transcript and a summary of each call.
Do I need a phone number for outbound calls?
Yes. The agent calls from a phone number on your account, which requires a payment card on file. Call minutes are drawn from your usage credit.
Can the agent book an appointment during a call?
It can offer times, take the contact's preference and record it for you; with your calendar connected in the dashboard it can book directly.
What about people who do not want calls?
They are added to your do-not-call list the moment they ask, and the agent does not call them again.
How are outbound calls charged?
Per call minute, from your usage credit - the same credit your website agent uses. The current rates are shown in your dashboard.
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