AppsPhone & Texting

Autessa Phone & Texting · 3 capabilities

Business phone numbers

Every line starts with a number: Autessa gives you free US business numbers, links the ones in your own Twilio account, or turns on texting for the number you already have.

Add a phone number · area code 425
SAMPLE
Area code 425CallsTexts
NumberLocationSupports
(425) 555-0142Bellevue, WACalls · Texts · Pictures
(425) 555-0156Redmond, WACalls · Texts
(425) 555-0171Kirkland, WACalls · Texts · Pictures
(425) 555-0188Bothell, WACalls · Texts
Get this number

Why it matters

What does business phone numbers cover?

Get a free US business phone number in one click or by area code, link the numbers in your own Twilio account, or text from the number you already have.

A business line should not be someone's personal cell. Autessa gives you US business numbers in a click, picks by area code when local matters, and works with the numbers you already have: the ones in your own Twilio account, or your existing number for texting. Every number can be shared with the people who need it and connected to an AI agent, a call flow, or both.

People and AI here

Company admins add and release numbers and decide who answers them. Anyone whose role can use agents can call and text from the numbers shared with them.

In one sentence each

  • Get a business phone number · Autessa gives you a free US business phone number in one click, or lets you pick one by area code, and it takes calls the moment it is yours.
  • Bring your own Twilio account · Link your own Twilio account and use its numbers in Autessa for calls, texts and AI agents, with your credentials encrypted and your settings restored if you unlink.
  • Text from your existing number · Hosted texting moves only the texting of your existing US or Canadian number to Autessa, so customers can text the number they already know while calls stay where they are.

Subtopics

Everything in business phone numbers

On screen

What it looks like

Bring your own Twilio account

Your Twilio account
EncryptedSAMPLE
Account SIDAC••••••••••••••••3f2a
API Key SIDSK••••••••••••••••91c0
Auth Token••••••••••••••••
(206) 555-0133Enable calls
(206) 555-0177Texts only
Link numbers

Text from your existing number

Hosting (425) 555-0100
In progressSAMPLE

Request sent

Texting for your existing number

Done

Sign authorization

Letter of Authorization signed

Done

Verification call

Code keyed in on the first try

Done

Carrier processing

Usually 1 to 7 business days

In review

Ready to text

Not started

FAQ

Questions about business phone numbers

How do I get a business phone number in Autessa?

Open the Phone app, go to Numbers & call flows and choose Add a phone number. Press Get a free number for any available US number, or search by area code to pick one.

Can I use my existing Twilio numbers with Autessa?

Yes. Connect your Twilio account under Texting setup, pick the numbers to link, and they work in Autessa for calls, texts and AI agents.

What is hosted texting?

Hosted texting moves only the texting of a number you already have to Autessa. Calls keep working with your current carrier.

Other areas of Phone & Texting

Business phone numbers, on a number you own.

Every line starts with a number: Autessa gives you free US business numbers, links the ones in your own Twilio account, or turns on texting for the number you already have.

Phone & Texting is built into every Autessa account. Call and text as yourself, or let an AI agent take the line.

100% customizable, code and all

Make Autessa Phone & Texting fully your own.

Use it out of the box, then change anything. Ask Autobot, Autessa’s AI builder, for a new field, screen, report, workflow or agent and it builds it into your copy of the app. Or open the code and edit it yourself. Nothing is locked: the app, its data and its code are yours.

Start free and make it yours