{"id":697,"date":"2026-07-10T15:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enfonica.com\/blog\/?p=697"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:14:44","slug":"introducing-route-by-caller-id-in-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enfonica.com\/blog\/introducing-route-by-caller-id-in-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Route by Caller ID in Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not all calls are created equal. Your biggest client calling about a renewal deserves a very different experience to an unknown number that&#8217;s called four times this week trying to sell you a car warranty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until now, treating callers differently in Flow meant working around the edges. Today, we&#8217;re making it official with a new step: <strong>Route by Caller ID<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>What it does<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Route by Caller ID does exactly what it sounds like. Drop it into any Flow, give it a list of phone numbers, and it checks the incoming caller&#8217;s number against that list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If it&#8217;s a match: the call takes the <strong>Match<\/strong> exit.<\/li><li>If it&#8217;s not (including calls with a withheld or anonymous number): it takes the <strong>No Match<\/strong> exit.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, you&#8217;re free to build whatever experience makes sense: send matched callers straight to a senior rep, skip them past the queue, or route unmatched callers off to voicemail. The step itself doesn&#8217;t play any audio. It&#8217;s a silent fork in the road that lets the rest of your Flow do the talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Numbers are entered in full international format (E.164), so a mobile number would look like: +6142345678. This keeps things unambiguous, regardless of which country your callers are dialling from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>VIP treatment for your best customers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every business has callers who shouldn&#8217;t have to wait in the same queue as everyone else. Think key accounts, VIP clients, or your own team calling in from the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Route by Caller ID, you can build a Flow that recognises these numbers automatically and sends them straight where they need to go: a direct line to their account manager, a shorter queue, or a personalised greeting that uses their name. No more &#8220;please hold&#8221; for the people who matter most to your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Shutting the door on nuisance callers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The same logic works just as well in reverse. If a number keeps calling with no legitimate reason to, like a persistent scammer, a known spam number, or someone you&#8217;ve simply asked to stop calling, add them to your Caller ID list and route them straight to a polite rejection message, or nowhere at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a simple, effective way to protect your team&#8217;s time and keep your call queues focused on the conversations that actually matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Beyond VIPs and blocklists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you start thinking in terms of &#8220;who is this?&#8221;, the possibilities open up. A few ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Partner and supplier lines<\/strong>: route known business partners directly to procurement or operations, skipping your general support queue.<\/li><li><strong>Internal staff numbers<\/strong>: let your team dial in and reach an internal menu, while customers get the standard customer-facing flow logic.<\/li><li><strong><strong>New leads vs. customers<\/strong>: <\/strong>if it&#8217;s a new lead calling, send them to a menu to select what they&#8217;re after. If it&#8217;s an existing customer, add their number to the list and they&#8217;ll skip the options entirely, going straight through to your team.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Build amazing call experiences for your customers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the day, that&#8217;s what this is all about. A phone call is often the moment your business matters most to a customer \u2014 and how that call is handled says a lot about who you are. <strong>Route by Caller ID<\/strong> gives you one more tool to make sure the right people get the right experience, every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to give it a go? Head into the Flow editor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/console.enfonica.com\">Enfonica Console<\/a> and drop the new step into your call flow, or check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/enfonica.com\/docs\/flow\/steps\/route-by-caller-id\/\">documentation<\/a> for the full rundown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not all calls are created equal. 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