Managing Zoom Contact Center phone numbers

Admins can obtain phone numbers and assign them as entry points for voice or SMS flows. You can assign the same phone number as the entry point to one voice flow and one SMS flow. This allows consumers to call or text the same phone number to reach either flow.

You can also assign phone numbers for dialing into a video engagement or making an outbound SMS.

Requirements for managing phone numbers

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How to view phone numbers

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Number Management then Phone Numbers.
  3. Use the following options to search or filter phone numbers.

Information in the phone number table

You will see the following information for each Zoom Contact phone numbers:

How to obtain phone numbers

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Number Management then Phone Numbers.
  3. Click Add Number.
  4. Enter the required information:
  5. Click Search.
    Note: If there are no available numbers in the selected location, click Create Ticket to obtain numbers.
  6. Select the numbers to obtain.
  7. If you see the Business Address Verification section, you are required to add documents to comply with local regulations. Click Add Address, fill out the address form, then click Add.
  8. Click Done.
    The numbers will appear with empty Assigned To fields in the phone number table.

How to enable or disable SMS/MMS for a phone number

After obtaining a phone number, you can enable SMS for it to allow receiving and sending SMS. You can also disable SMS if you only want the number for voice engagements.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Number Management then Phone Numbers.
  3. Select the phone numbers you want to disable to enable SMS for.
  4. Under General Info, select the Messaging check box to enable or disable it.
    Note: Verification is required to enable messaging.
  5. If enabling SMS, assign a campaign, then click Save.

How to assign a phone number as an entry point to a voice or SMS flow

After obtaining a phone number, you can assign/add as an entry for a voice or SMS flow. Alternatively, you can add a phone number as an entry point using the Flows page or flow editor.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Number Management then Phone Numbers.
  3. Click the ellipses icon then Product next to the number you want to assign.
  4. In the Product drop-down menu, select Contact Center, then click Save.
  5. Click the ellipses icon then Assign.
  6. Select the check boxes to Voice Flow or SMS Flow.
  7. In the drop-down menu for the checked box, select the flow to assign the number to.
  8. Click Save.
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Admins with access to the Number Management tab in the Zoom web portal should refer to the Number Management guide.