Click-to-call

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Who should read this article: Administrators

Users may place outbound calls directly from integrated applications, browser extensions, or the Voiso interface using click-to-call.

Introduction

The Click-to-call feature lets users initiate outbound calls by clicking a phone number in an integrated application or a highlighted number in a browser window. Through the Voiso API, Virtual agents can be connected to automated click-to-call calls. It streamlines workflows by removing the need to manually copy and paste numbers into Agent Panel, improving speed and accuracy when connecting with customers.

Click-to-call is supported in several areas of Voiso:

CRM integrations

Several CRM integrations, including HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zoho, support native click-to-call using embedded Voiso functionality. The following table shows the integrations that support click-to-call:

Integration Click-to-call Screen pop Calling list import Call history
Salesforce
✔
✔
✔
✔
Hubspot
✔
✔
✔
✔
Zoho
✔
✔
✔
✔
Freshdesk
✔
✖
✖
✖
Bitrix24
✔
✖
✖
✖
Syntellicore
✔
✖
✖
✔
Panda
✔
✔
✔
✔
Leverate
✔
✖
✔
✖

When enabled, agents can click any phone number in the CRM to place a call through Agent Panel. The call uses the same Caller ID, routing, and recording settings defined in Voiso.

Important

Agents must be signed in to Agent Panel for click-to-call from CRM integrations to work.

For setup instructions, refer to the specific CRM integration article under Integrations.

Google Chrome extension

The Voiso Chrome extension enables click-to-call and click-to-SMS from any webpage that contains phone numbers.

Once installed and signed in, the extension automatically detects and highlights phone numbers. Agents can then:

  • Click a number on any web page to start an outbound call in Agent Panel.
  • Select SMS with Voiso to open the New SMS page with the number pre-filled.

User account and role settings

You must grant click-to-call permissions to users to enable them to use this feature. The user’s account must have the Allow click-to-call permission granted.

This permission can be assigned individually in the user profile, role, or inherited through a Security Access Group.

Security Access Groups

Administrators can control click-to-call access organization-wide through Security Access Groups.

Granting the Allow click-to-call permission in a Security Access Group automatically enables it for all members of that group, ensuring consistent outbound calling privileges.

Enabling outgoing calling

Click-to-call requires at least one outbound Caller ID and a valid extension assigned to the user.
To confirm that outgoing calling is configured correctly:

Go to Users and ensure the user has an assigned extension and Caller ID. Refer to How to enable outgoing calling for more information.

Once configured, agents can initiate calls through click-to-call from CRMs, browser pages, or any Voiso interface that displays clickable phone numbers.

Using click-to-call with virtual agents

You can create an application that uses the Voiso API Startcall and Stopcall endpoints to initiate calls to your virtual agent bot. Your bot must have an extension that the Endpoint uses to connect the call to the bot.