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Newcomer
December 16, 2024
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How to add a dial by name / dial by extension option into the contact center

  • December 16, 2024
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Hello! 

 

We've been on zoom phone and zoom contact center since January of 2024. We have our main line number in our contact center. We have dial by name enabled in our zoom phone system, but our main line number lives in zoom contact center. I'm trying to figure out how to add the dial by name / dial by extention option into the contact center flow for our reception number. All the topics I'm seeing on this concern zoom phone. 

 

I was able to hobble a solution together by having the caller choose dial by name in the contact center, then having it exit to an outbound number that lives in zoom phone where I enabled the dial by name. BUT it's very clunkly (two separate greetings saying the same thing). We just recently discovered this issue and are trying to fix it ASAP! Thanks.

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Newcomer
December 18, 2024

Having same issue, looking for solution
I feel that the Collect Input is limited unless there is a way to send variables to a A Receptionist on the Zoom /UC side followed by the extension number, while at the same time allowing there to be one touch options for menu direction in the Collect Input

Newcomer
October 6, 2025

In search of a solution for the same issue! Similar to the original poster- our company's main number(s) come directly into the Contact Center rather than Zoom phone. We want to offer dial-by-extension as an option in our main menu call flow. Need a solution ASAP!

MGSR
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Community Manager
October 15, 2025

Welcome to the Zoom Community, @WOLO! Kindly check this article for managing Zoom Phone dial-by-name directory. Let us know if it helps or if you need further assistance.

Newcomer
December 2, 2025

That is great for Zoom phone but is there a way to do the same within an IVR for Zoom Contact Center.     We would like the ability to dial by extension OR dial a list of options from the IVR menu