Automate greetings, route calls and provide 24/7 assistance

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Screen calls in many languages with AI Receptionist

Your phone system is often the first contact customers have with your business. The 3CX AI Receptionist transforms that first contact into customer confidence, answering calls instantly, screening them and filtering out spam before they reach your team.

Powered by OpenAI, it understands and speaks many languages, adapting to your company’s tone and processes. It can schedule meetings, handle inquiries, route calls and capture key details all through natural, human-like conversations.

For businesses managing high call volumes, the AI Receptionist improves caller experience, reduces manual workloads, and lowers the cost of handling routine calls.

Easy Integration & Setup

AI Receptionist integrates directly through the Admin Console. Once connected to OpenAI, administrators can create AI Agents, assign extensions and define behavior in just a few clicks.

Reliability & Control

With encrypted HTTPS connections and strict access control, all call data remains private so your AI Receptionist runs securely within your 3CX environment. Admins can define usage budgets via OpenAI’s dashboard to manage costs predictably.

Scalable for Any Size

On-premise or hosted, the setup works within your organization’s existing communication policies. As call volume grows, you can create new agents, tailor them to different departments, or localize for specific markets without additional hardware or complexity.

Your AI Receptionist questions answered…

It’s an AI-powered virtual receptionist that answers and routes calls automatically using OpenAI integration.

It can handle routine tasks such as greetings, routing and information capture, freeing human staff to focus on complex or high-value interactions.
Yes. The AI Receptionist provides 24/7 availability, ensuring every call is answered even when your team is offline.

Absolutely. You can configure voice type, accent and language to match your business image and customer base. The AI is also flexible - if a caller speaks a different language, AI Receptionist recognizes it and responds in that language to guide them politely or explain the available options.

Fallback routing sends the call to a live agent or voicemail instantly, ensuring no conversation is lost.

Yes. All communication between 3CX and OpenAI uses encrypted HTTPS and administrators maintain full control of API keys and access.
Currently, 3CX AI Transcription only supports voice interactions.
The current maximum duration is 3 minutes per call.

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Industries We Work With

  • Healthcare
  • Automotive
  • Education
  • Technology
  • Government
  • Services
  • Hospitality
  • Finance

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