> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.fieldpulse.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setting Up Voicemail

> Set a default voicemail greeting for every FieldPulse Engage phone line using text to speech or a recording, then override it on any single line.

> **Who uses this:** Admins and Team Managers who manage Engage phone lines. Assignment Users and Limited Agents have no Engage access. **Availability:** Engage add-on · United States and Canada.

Voicemail is the greeting a caller hears when a call to an [Engage](https://www.fieldpulse.com/features/engage) phone line goes unanswered. You set one default voicemail greeting that covers every phone line under **Engage** > **Settings** > **Voicemail Settings**, and you can give an individual line its own greeting under **Phone Numbers**. Every greeting is either text to speech — you type the message and Engage reads it — or an audio recording you made yourself.

## Overview

Engage voicemail works on two levels. The **default voicemail greeting** plays on any phone line that has no voicemail set for it, so one message covers the whole account. A **custom voicemail greeting** on an individual phone line replaces the default on that line only, which is how you give one line a Spanish greeting, an after-hours message, or a location-specific message while every other line keeps the default.

Each greeting uses one of these formats:

| **Greeting type**                                     | **What it does**                                                                |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Text to Speech**                                    | Engage reads the message you type aloud to the caller.                          |
| **Audio Recording**                                   | Plays an audio sample you recorded or uploaded under the **Audio Samples** tab. |
| **Default Voicemail** *(individual phone lines only)* | Plays the account's default greeting on this line.                              |

## Before you begin

* Confirm **Engage** is enabled on your account. The FieldPulse team turns Engage on — contact [support@fieldpulse.com](mailto:support@fieldpulse.com) or use the chat feature in the bottom right corner of your screen.

* Confirm your role has Engage access. Assignment Users and Limited Agents do not have access to Engage — see [Engage User Roles Details](/add-ons/engage/user-roles).

* To use an audio recording, record or upload the audio first under the **Audio Samples** tab — see [Setting Up Audio Samples](/add-ons/engage/audio-samples).

## Step-by-step setup

### Set the default voicemail greeting

The default voicemail greeting plays on every Engage phone line that does not have a greeting of its own.

1. Go to **Engage** > **Settings** > **Voicemail Settings**.

2. Select **Text to Speech** to type a message for Engage to read, or **Audio Recording** to use a greeting you recorded.

3. Enter the message, or choose the recording.

4. Select **Save**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/5BdDqd61hXUujis9/static/images/_api/9077046-setting-up-voicemail/01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=5BdDqd61hXUujis9&q=85&s=8e983c7e184a45715f4c0d9c658e9e93" alt="Voicemail Settings selected in the Engage settings menu, with the Default Voicemail Greeting section showing the Text to Speech and Audio Recording buttons, the message box, and Save" width="1200" height="616" data-path="static/images/_api/9077046-setting-up-voicemail/01.png" />

### Set a greeting for one phone line

A custom voicemail greeting on a phone line overrides the default greeting for that line.

1. Go to **Engage** > **Settings** > **Phone Numbers**.

2. Select the phone line you want to change.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/5BdDqd61hXUujis9/static/images/_api/9077046-setting-up-voicemail/02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=5BdDqd61hXUujis9&q=85&s=bc22f5312af3660e852b61553f7a874f" alt="Phone Numbers selected in the Engage settings menu, showing the Purchased Numbers list with one phone line selected" width="1200" height="672" data-path="static/images/_api/9077046-setting-up-voicemail/02.png" />

3. Under **Custom Voicemail Greeting**, select **Default Voicemail**, **Text to Speech**, or **Audio Recording**.

4. Enter the message for **Text to Speech**, or choose your sample for **Audio Recording**. **Default Voicemail** needs nothing more — the line plays the account default, and you can view or edit that default back under **Voicemail Settings**.

5. Select **Save** before navigating away from the page.

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/5BdDqd61hXUujis9/static/images/_api/9077046-setting-up-voicemail/03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=5BdDqd61hXUujis9&q=85&s=0adbaf56a18cb15cabc163392ee1cf5e" alt="Custom Voicemail Greeting on a phone line with Default Voicemail selected and a note that the default can be viewed or edited" width="1348" height="800" data-path="static/images/_api/9077046-setting-up-voicemail/03.png" />
  </Frame>

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/5BdDqd61hXUujis9/static/images/_api/9077046-setting-up-voicemail/04.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=5BdDqd61hXUujis9&q=85&s=4f7df5e9de662aa20e7173b8d93b5395" alt="Custom Voicemail Greeting on a phone line with Audio Recording selected and a message that no audio samples have been added yet" width="1200" height="488" data-path="static/images/_api/9077046-setting-up-voicemail/04.png" />
  </Frame>
</Columns>

## Settings reference

Supported audio file types differ by platform:

| **Platform**   | **Supported file types** |
| -------------- | ------------------------ |
| **Web app**    | .mp3                     |
| **Mobile app** | .mp3 and .wav            |

## Voicemail summaries

Every voicemail gets an AI-generated summary, written from the prompt set up under **Engage** > **Settings** > **Transcripts and Summaries** — see [Setting Up Call Transcripts and Summaries](/add-ons/engage/call-transcripts-summaries). Open a voicemail's details page to read the **Voicemail Summary** below the recording, on the web app and in the mobile app.

## FAQs

### Can archived or deleted voicemails be restored in Engage?

No. Once a voicemail has been archived in Engage, it cannot be restored. Save or act on any voicemail you need before you archive it.

## Related articles

* [Engage Overview](/add-ons/engage/overview)

* [Setting Up Audio Samples](/add-ons/engage/audio-samples)

* [Setting Up Call Transcripts and Summaries](/add-ons/engage/call-transcripts-summaries)

* [Phone Line Settings Details](/add-ons/engage/phone-line-settings)

* [Setting Up Call Routing](/add-ons/engage/call-routing)

* [Setting Up Ring Duration](/add-ons/engage/ring-duration)

* [Setting Up Working Hours](/add-ons/engage/working-hours)

Your setup is working when an unanswered test call plays the greeting you set — the default greeting on lines with no greeting of their own, and the custom greeting on any line you overrode.


## Related topics

- [Setting Up Ring Duration](/add-ons/engage/ring-duration.md)
- [Setting Up Audio Samples](/add-ons/engage/audio-samples.md)
- [Setting Up Call Routing](/add-ons/engage/call-routing.md)
- [Setting Up Engage Notifications](/add-ons/engage/notifications.md)
