GOHIGHLEVEL ANSWERS & PROMPTS: PLAYBOOK T04 · VOICE AI & PHONE
AUTHOR: DANIEL HALLMAN
KEYWORD: VOICE
What Usually Happens
Connecting a public Google Business tracking number straight into Voice AI lets automated spam scrapers and robocallers talk to your bot for minutes at a time, burning paid AI usage and filling your CRM with junk leads.
How We Fix It in HighLevel
Use a 1-step HighLevel IVR workflow trigger before connecting to Voice AI or your ring group: play a friendly 4-second greeting asking the caller to press 1, wait 5 seconds for a keypress, and hang up cleanly if no key is pressed.
3-Step Implementation Checklist
- Create an IVR workflow triggered on Incoming Call for your public tracking number.
- Add a 'Gather Input on Call' step with a 4-second prompt ('Thanks for calling [Business Name], press 1 to connect with our team') and a 5-second timeout.
- Route digit 1 to your ring group or Voice AI receptionist, and end the call on timeout so robocalls never trigger AI billing.
MODE: AGENT PROMPT
PASTE THIS PROMPT INTO CLAUDE CODE, CURSOR, CHATGPT, OR YOUR GHL ASSISTANT
SAFE READ-FIRST WORKFLOW
Protect our GoHighLevel tracking numbers from spam robocalls before they reach our Voice AI agent:
1. Create a 1-step DTMF Call-Screening IVR workflow on our public Google Business tracking number.
2. Play a 4-second greeting: "Thanks for calling {{location.name}}. Press 1 to connect with our team."
3. Wait 5 seconds for digit 1. If pressed, forward to our dispatch ring group / Voice AI receptionist; if no key is pressed, end the call without triggering Missed-Call Text-Back or Voice AI billing.
RUN WITH OUR GHL-TOOLS MCP SERVER OR RUST CLI (DANIELHALLMAN.COM/MCP)
SUPPORTS --DRY-RUN PREVIEW
# 1. MCP Tool Call (ghl-crm-mcp)
{
"tool": "workflows_create_ivr",
"arguments": {
"location_id": "<YOUR_LOCATION_ID>",
"prompt_text": "Thanks for calling, press 1 to connect with our team.",
"valid_digit": "1",
"timeout_seconds": 5,
"dry_run": true
}
}
# 2. Or run via ghl-crm Rust CLI
ghl-crm workflows create-ivr --location-id <YOUR_LOCATION_ID> --digit 1 --timeout 5 --dry-run
Similar GoHighLevel Questions & Fixes
PLAYBOOK T08 · Voice AI & Phone
How do you stop iPhone Live Voicemail from breaking GoHighLevel Missed-Call Text-Back?
Lower your GoHighLevel Incoming Call Timeout to 15 seconds and turn on Call Whisper ('Press 1 to accept') so Apple iOS 18+ cannot intercept the call at 18 seconds.
PLAYBOOK T09 · Voice AI & PhoneHow do you use GoHighLevel Voice AI with an existing office desk phone without swapping your main number?
Keep the business's main number on Google Business Profile so the front desk rings first for 15 seconds, then use Conditional Call Forwarding (*71) to roll unanswered and after-hours calls to your GoHighLevel Voice AI number.
PLAYBOOK T11 · Voice AI & PhoneHow do you make GoHighLevel Voice AI calls feel fast and natural without awkward pauses?
Keep every spoken response under 25 words, strip all markdown bullets from the voice prompt, and pair a 4-second DTMF greeting with a low-latency SIP bridge when sub-second response times are needed.
PLAYBOOK T07 · Workflows & AutomationHow do you stop GoHighLevel Missed-Call Text-Back from texting while a rep is calling back?
Disable the 0-second built-in missed-call checkbox and replace it with a 5-step workflow that waits 45 seconds and exits automatically if an outbound call or text happens first.
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