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Voice / Outbound Calls

A deliberate callback. A result you can follow.

Connect your application or phone system to the telephone network with Bird Voice. Present an eligible caller identity, choose the destinations you serve and follow the call from routing to its recorded outcome.

Voice / explore the experience

One callback. One original attempt.

Let your application own callback intent and duplicates. Follow the telephone record without turning an uncertain response into another call.

Application callback queue

Fieldnotes Studio

Case FN–1042

A customer asked for a callback about their studio visit.

Business request pending
Your application owns the attempt

SIP origination and deliberate retry policy belong to the connected application. A public call-record read does not dial.

Queued

No original attempt

The request remains queued. Choose an outcome and run the fictional attempt.

Reconciliation updates the observation of the same original call. A terminal result is retained if later evidence conflicts.

Fictional example. No calls, audio, workspace changes or business actions are sent.

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How does an application place a call?

Send a call from your PBX or application through a SIP trunk. Bird checks access, caller identity and destination. Follow the accepted call through its events and final record while your application keeps the customer context.

Put the next action inside your customer workflow.

Customer callbacks

Let a customer request a call from your team, then pass the relevant case or order into your own application. Keep your callback queue, permissions and retry decisions beside that context.

Appointments and service updates

Build a calling workflow around a clear outcome: confirm an appointment, explain an update or connect the customer to the right person. Use call sequences when the conversation needs prompts and keypad input.

A call from your browser

Use the Bird browser phone for a controlled outbound call. Prepare the trunk and caller identity first; the phone gives you a practical way to check the connection and inspect its result.

An answered call is the start of the conversation.

Check audio in both directions, keypad tones where needed and a clean hangup. Then match the call record to the job your application intended to complete. A telephone answer can be a person, voicemail or another system; it does not establish that the customer completed the task.

Before dialing

Confirm access to the trunk, an eligible caller identity, destination permissions and available wallet funds.

If a call fails

Find the stage that failed. Authentication can fail before a record exists; recorded refusal and carrier response help you choose the next check.

Before retrying

Inspect the last call and your application state. Avoid duplicate callbacks when a timeout leaves the outcome uncertain.

Questions before you connect

Can I use my existing PBX?
Yes. Connect SIP-capable equipment to a Bird trunk and keep the calling logic your application or PBX already owns. Test transport, authentication, audio and keypad behavior before rollout.
How do I test an outbound call?
Connect a SIP client or PBX to your Bird trunk, use a verified caller ID and call an enabled destination. Confirm two-way audio, then inspect the call record in the dashboard or Voice API. A call record alone does not mean the recipient answered.
How are outbound calls priced?
Review the destination rate card and its billing minimum and increment. Check the recorded answered time and rated cost. Capacity, number charges and additional call components belong in the complete workload estimate.

Build the rest of the calling path

Place and inspect your first call

Voice overview Choose the calling path for your customer journey.

SIP trunking Connect your PBX, softphone or SIP application to the telephone network.

Call sequences Turn prompts, keypad choices and named branches into a versioned workflow.

Browser calling Place an outbound call from your workspace with a browser phone and your SIP trunk.

Voice pricing Review the current destination rates and call components.

Related resources

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