# Set up Recording Prompts

Cloud Voice can announce to everyone on a call that recording is taking place. You do this by assigning a recording prompt to each type of communication, so the system plays your chosen message when recording begins (or, for one-click recording, when it stops). Each call type has its own prompt, so you can tailor the wording to internal, inbound, outbound, and manually triggered recordings.

:::caution
Recording calls is regulated in many regions, and the rules often require you to tell every party that the call is being recorded. These prompts are usually how you deliver that notice, so confirm your prompt wording and recording setup meet the laws that apply to your callers before you rely on them.
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Every prompt is a custom audio file that you create once and then select from a drop-down list. The workflow is the same in each case: build the prompt under **Voice Prompt**, then assign it under **Recording**.

:::tip
Keep each prompt short and clear. Both parties hear it before they start talking, so a long message delays the conversation.
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## Prompt for internal calls

When recording of internal calls is turned on, you can attach a prompt that plays as soon as the call connects. Both parties hear it before recording starts.

:::note
A prompt only plays if the matching recording is already switched on. Assigning a prompt here does not start recording by itself: turn on recording for the call type or object separately, then use this page to pick the message callers hear.
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1. Create the prompt.
   1. Sign in to the management portal and go to **PBX Settings > Voice Prompt > Custom Prompt**.
   2. Upload an audio file or record a new prompt for internal calls.

      ![The Custom Prompt page with options to upload or record an audio file](/images/pbx/recording-customize-prompt.png)

      :::note
      Any file you upload must meet the [audio file requirements](/pbx/administrator-guide/audio-files-requirements/).
      :::
2. Assign the prompt.
   1. Go to **Call Features > Recording**.
   2. In the **Recording Tones** section, choose your prompt from the **Internal Call Being Recorded Prompt** drop-down list.

      ![The Recording Tones section with the internal call prompt selected](/images/pbx/internal-recording-prompt.png)
   3. Click **Save**, then **Apply**.

## Prompt for inbound calls

When recording is enabled for specific objects such as an extension or a trunk (a trunk is the line that connects your phone system to an outside carrier), you can play a prompt on inbound calls to those objects. The prompt plays once the call is answered, and recording begins.

1. Create the prompt.
   1. Sign in to the management portal and go to **PBX Settings > Voice Prompt > Custom Prompt**.
   2. Upload an audio file or record a new prompt for inbound calls.

      ![The Custom Prompt page with options to upload or record an audio file](/images/pbx/recording-customize-prompt.png)

      :::note
      Any file you upload must meet the [audio file requirements](/pbx/administrator-guide/audio-files-requirements/).
      :::
2. Assign the prompt.
   1. Go to **Call Features > Recording**.
   2. In the **Recording Tones** section, choose your prompt from the **Inbound Call Being Recorded Prompt** drop-down list.

      ![The Recording Tones section with the inbound call prompt selected](/images/pbx/inbound-recording-prompt.png)
   3. Click **Save**, then **Apply**.

## Prompt for outbound calls

When recording is enabled for specific objects such as an extension or a trunk, you can play a prompt on outbound calls from those objects. The prompt plays as the call connects, and recording begins.

1. Create the prompt.
   1. Sign in to the management portal and go to **PBX Settings > Voice Prompt > Custom Prompt**.
   2. Upload an audio file or record a new prompt for outbound calls.

      ![The Custom Prompt page with options to upload or record an audio file](/images/pbx/recording-customize-prompt.png)

      :::note
      Any file you upload must meet the [audio file requirements](/pbx/administrator-guide/audio-files-requirements/).
      :::
2. Assign the prompt.
   1. Go to **Call Features > Recording**.
   2. In the **Recording Tones** section, choose your prompt from the **Outbound Call Being Recorded Prompt** drop-down list.

      ![The Recording Tones section with the outbound call prompt selected](/images/pbx/outbound-recording-prompt.png)
   3. Click **Save**, then **Apply**.

## Prompts for one-click recording

Authorized users can turn recording on or off in the middle of a call, either with the recording button in the Cloud Voice App or by dialing the feature code (a short code, usually starting with `*`, that you enter on the phone keypad to trigger a system action; `*1` by default). Because recording can start and stop on demand, one-click recording uses two separate prompts: one when recording begins and one when it ends. The matching prompt plays each time the recording status changes.

:::note
Unlike the internal, inbound, and outbound prompts (which play while the call is being set up), these two prompts play in the middle of the live conversation, each time someone toggles recording on or off. Keep them brief so they do not talk over what is being said.
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1. Create the prompts.
   1. Sign in to the management portal and go to **PBX Settings > Voice Prompt > Custom Prompt**.
   2. Upload audio files or record new prompts for one-click recording.

      ![The Custom Prompt page with options to upload or record an audio file](/images/pbx/recording-customize-prompt.png)

      :::note
      Any file you upload must meet the [audio file requirements](/pbx/administrator-guide/audio-files-requirements/).
      :::
2. Assign the prompts.
   1. Go to **Call Features > Recording**.
   2. In the **Recording Tones** section, choose a prompt from both the **One-Click Recording Start Prompt** and **One-Click Recording End Prompt** drop-down lists.

      ![The Recording Tones section with the one-click start and end prompts selected](/images/pbx/oneclick-recording-prompt.png)
   3. Click **Save**, then **Apply**.