# Call Broadcast

Broadcast calls (a light dialer) to a defined list of phone numbers.

![image](../_static/images/fusionpbx_call_broadcast2.png)

-   To create a call broadcast click the **plus** on the right

Fill in the following fields

-   **Name-** Name for the Call Broadcast.
-   **Accountcode** Used by some billing systems.
-   **Timeout-** Amount of time till hangup.

\* **Concurrent Limit-** Used to pace the calls calls if the timeout was
60 and the concurent limit is 100 then we would schedule 100 calls every
60 seconds.

-   **Caller ID Name-** Name that will be used on outbound caller id.
-   **Caller ID Number-** Number that will be used on outbound caller
    id.

\* **Destination Number-** This is the internal number to call. Send the
call to an IVR Menu or some other number. If sending to a conference
room make sure the room has a pin number or something that requires user
input you don\'t want to add voiemail messages into the conference room.

    For example *9198

\* **Phone Number List-** List of phone numbers to call in the call
broadcast. This is the external number to call. Set a list of phone
numbers one per row in the following format: 123-123-1234\|Last Name,
First Name

| `5551231234|example 1`
| `5551231234|example 2`
| `5551231234|example 3`

-   **Voicemail Detection-** Set **True or false** to detect an
    answering machine.
-   **Description** Help organize and label what the call broadcast is
    for.

![image](../_static/images/fusionpbx_call_broadcast1.png)

-   Once you have everything filled out click the **Call Broadcast
    name** you just created. On the top right click the **Send
    Broadcast** button to start the call broadcast. To stop the call
    broadcast click **STOP BROADCAST** on the top right.

Uses
[sched_api](https://www.freeswitch.org/confluence/display/FREESWITCH/mod_commands)
to schedule an API call in the future. Is used to schedule calls to the
provided number/extensions and send them to the extension an IVR Menu,
Conference Room, or any other number. Could be used among other things
to schedule a Conference.
