The built-in missed-call text-back checkbox fires at 0 seconds—even when a plumber or technician wipes their hands and calls right back 15 seconds later—sending a generic 'Sorry we missed your call' text that confuses the caller.
Turn off the native checkbox and run a custom workflow with a 45-second wait step, 'Stop on Response' enabled, and a Goal Event or companion workflow that pulls the contact out the moment an outbound call or manual SMS is logged.
You are configuring our GoHighLevel sub-account for a home service business.
1. Check if the native 0-second Missed-Call Text-Back checkbox is enabled in location settings and recommend disabling it.
2. Draft a 5-step HighLevel workflow named "MCTB — 45s Rep Callback Guard":
- Trigger: Call Status (Direction = Incoming, Status in [Busy, No-Answer, Voicemail]).
- Settings: Enable "Stop on Response" and "Allow Re-Entry".
- Step 1: Wait 45 seconds.
- Step 2: Goal Event / If-Else check for tag "handled-by-rep" or Outgoing Call/SMS activity during the wait window.
- Step 3: Send SMS: "Hey {{contact.first_name}}, sorry we missed your call at {{location.name}}! Are you reaching out for an urgent repair or a quote, and what is the best street address?"
- Step 4: Send Internal Notification to the assigned user when the customer replies.
# 1. MCP Tool Call (ghl-crm-mcp)
{
"tool": "workflows_create_from_recipe",
"arguments": {
"location_id": "<YOUR_LOCATION_ID>",
"recipe": "mctb_45s_outbound_guard",
"wait_seconds": 45,
"stop_on_response": true,
"dry_run": true
}
}
# 2. Or run via ghl-crm Rust CLI
ghl-crm workflows apply-recipe --location-id <YOUR_LOCATION_ID> --recipe mctb-45s-guard --dry-run
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