After-hours calls
Answered by text within seconds, booked where possible.
Missed Call Recovery
A missed call is not a lost customer yet — but it becomes one within a few minutes.
In short
Missed call recovery sends an automatic text message the moment a call goes unanswered, opening a conversation the caller can reply to. The AI then answers their question, qualifies them and offers an appointment — so an unanswered ring turns into a booked job instead of a call to your competitor.
The Problem
Nobody leaves voicemails any more.
- Calls come in while your team is with customers, driving, or on another line.
- Most callers hang up rather than leave a voicemail.
- The ones who do leave a message often aren't called back the same day.
- You have no idea how many calls you actually missed last month.
- The caller phones the next business on the list within minutes.
The Solution
The text goes out before they've put the phone down
The instant a call goes unanswered — busy, after hours, or simply nobody picked up — the system sends a text from your business number: a short, human message that acknowledges the missed call and asks how it can help. Most people reply, because replying to a text is easier than calling back.
From there the conversation is handled by AI: question answered, enquiry qualified, appointment offered, and the whole thing logged to your CRM. If the caller wants a person, they get one. You also get, for the first time, a real count of how many calls you were missing.
Use Cases
Where it earns its place
Busy periods
Overflow calls recovered instead of lost.
On-site teams
Trades and field staff stop losing work they cannot answer.
Measurement
A clear record of missed call volume, so you know what it was costing.
Workflow
What actually happens, step by step
Every step is configured for your business, and every step is visible to you.
- Call goes unansweredBusy, after hours, or nobody available
- Text sent in secondsFrom your business number, in your tone
- Caller repliesFar more likely than a voicemail or a callback
- AI handles the conversationAnswers the question and qualifies the enquiry
- Appointment offeredLive availability inside the text thread
- Escalated if neededUrgent or complex enquiries routed to a person
- Logged in CRMMissed call, conversation and outcome all recorded
Benefits
What changes in the business
- Missed calls become text conversations, not lost jobs
- Response within seconds, at any hour
- Works while your team is genuinely unavailable
- Real visibility of how many calls you miss
- Bookings recovered from calls you never answered
- Pairs with an AI receptionist for full coverage
Integrations
Connects with your existing tools
We can integrate with platforms including the following. We're not an official partner or reseller of these products unless stated, and we confirm feasibility for your specific setup during the audit.
GoHighLevel
HubSpot
Salesforce
Google Calendar
Microsoft Outlook
Twilio
WhatsApp
Instagram
Facebook Messenger
Zapier
Make
OpenAI
Stripe
Questions
Missed Call Recovery questions, answered
How is this different from an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist answers the call itself. Missed call recovery is the safety net for calls that still go unanswered — during an outage, on a line you haven't automated, or when a caller hangs up. Many businesses run both.
Does the text come from my business number?
Yes, so the caller recognises it and their reply reaches the same conversation.
What if the caller just wants to talk?
They can call back and reach a person, or the conversation can trigger a callback from your team or an AI voice agent.
Will it text people who called by mistake?
Wrong numbers happen; the message is short, polite and easy to ignore, and repeat texting is suppressed.
How quickly can this go live?
It is one of the fastest automations to launch — often within a week, since it needs only your phone system and a message you approve.
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Industries we build this for
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