Query a workspace by phone: phone share with PIN

What it is and what it is for

Ask about documents without an app and without logging in? With a phone share, the recipient calls an inbound number, enters their PIN and talks to the Conversation Agent about exactly one workspace. It requires a “Protected agent” with inbound enabled and a workspace of type Business.

How it works

  1. Open Conversation AI → Conversation Agents. Use New Conversation Agent to create an agent with the Protected agent role.
  2. On the Telephony tab, choose the country and enable inbound. PaperOffice assigns the pool number for that country. Save.
  3. Open Workspaces, open the workspace and switch to the Sharing tab.
  4. Click New external share and choose the Phone channel.
  5. Enter the Recipient mobile number and a PIN (4–6 digits). Optional: language, voice, expiry date, delivery email.
  6. Click Save and activate sharing. Give the recipient the inbound number and the PIN.

Good to know

  • Only the registered mobile number may call. All recipients dial the same inbound number; caller number and PIN identify the share.
  • If one mobile number has several shares, each workspace needs its own PIN.
  • After three wrong PINs, access is locked for 15 minutes.
  • The agent sends documents only to the fixed email address in the share.
  • The access right of the email share does not apply to the phone.
  • Calls are a paid feature. They are charged to the account that shares the workspace.

More: Workspace by phone on paperoffice.ai.