Viewing Zoom Phone call history logs (Classic View)

The logs page (also known as call logs) displays a record of all inbound and outbound calls that involve phone users in the account. You can filter data by date, direction (inbound or outbound), site, call type, department, or cost center. You can also subscribe to email notifications for call logs.

Note: You can also view logs for call recordings, voicemails, and SMS.

Requirements for viewing call history logs (Classic View)

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How to view and export call logs

You can view logs for all phone users in your account.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Phone System Management then Logs.
  3. Click the Calls tab.
  4. (Optional) Use the following controls to filter and search call log entries:
  5. On the top right, click Export to CSV to save a CSV file containing the current call log entries you've filtered using the options in the previous step.
  6. (Optional) On the top right, click New View to be redirected to the revamped call log page.
    You will have access to advanced filters for call type, result, extension type, number type, group, events in the call, spam, and result. The call path column also provides detailed descriptions of the steps that take place during a call.

How to identify call log entries

The following points explain the columns in the log table to help you identify log entries:

From and To columns

Forward to column

Displays the first name, last name, and extension of the person to whom the call was forwarded.

Type column

Displays the type of call made.

Mode column

Displays the mode the call made.

Device column

Identifies the phone user's desk phone model, Zoom app, app platform, or Call Me On feature.

Device Private IP and Device Public IP columns

Displays the device's private and public IP addresses.

Time column

Displays the date and time that the call was made.

Result column

Identifies how the call was handled. One of the following labels will be applied:

Path column

Identifies how calls were routed. One of the following labels will be applied:

Duration column

Displays the call's duration.

Note: If the call is through DTMF and user call history, the duration is the total duration of the call. If the call is through billable hours, the duration is the start and manual end time for the call.

Client code column

Displays the client code, a unique number that identifies phone calls for billing. You can add or edit a client code or view the client code number.

Site column

Only visible if you have enabled multiple sites. Displays the associated site of the extension that made or received the call.

Charge column

Displays the call's charge.

End-to-End Encryption

Displays if the call used end-to-end encryption.

FAC Required column

The user was required to input the extension number and PIN code for this call.

Department column

Displays the department.

Cost Center column

Displays the cost center.

Auto Delete column

Displays when the call log will be automatically deleted.

How to identify call log entries for specific scenarios

Warm transferred call

If a phone user made or received a call and warm transferred it, you will see these call log entries:

Blind transferred call

If a phone user made or received a call and blind transferred it, you will see a log entry showing the original two parties on the call before the transfer. Click Details in the last column to view the phone number that the other party was transferred to. You will also see the Transfer label in the Path column.

Merged call (three-way call)

If a phone user merges a call, click Details for the associated log entry to show the call participant that merged the call and the call participant that is being merged into the call.

How to view call history for a specific user

Follow these steps if you want to display the call history for a specific phone user or view only missed calls for a specific user.

Note: User call history provides less detail than the account-wide log and does not show entries for calls routed through auto receptionists or call queues. Call history can also be viewed by the associated phone user.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Phone System Management then Users & Rooms.
  3. Click the name of the user for whom you want to see the call history.
  4. Click History.
  5. Use the search options at the top to filter call history by date or contact. You can also click the column headings to sort entries.
  6. Identify calls using the following:

How to use the log to view bill charges

Note: We recommend using the Zoom Phone usage reports to verify bill charges. The steps below provide an alternative if you need to view charges for a period of more than one month.

Follow these steps to use the CSV export of the call log to view bill charges.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Phone System Management then Logs.
  3. Use the From and To fields to select the date range of your bill.
  4. Click the Show charged call logs only checkbox to display entries for charged calls.
  5. Open the CSV file using spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel.
    Note: The following instructions apply to Microsoft Excel 2007 or later.
  6. Click the first row (1) to highlight the headers.
  7. Click the Data tab, then click Filter.
  8. In the first column (NO), click the downward arrow, uncheck (Blanks), and then click OK.
    This will hide the duplicate charges in the call log.
  9. Click the last column (L) to highlight the charges.
  10. See the Sum value located in the bottom-right area of Excel. This should match the total Zoom Phone usage charge on your bill.