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IVR timeout fallback: route to Hold and assign call when no input is made.

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  • April 14, 2026
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In an IVR step where a customer can be given the option to request a callback or stay on the line and wait for the next available agent, we should be able to re-prompt the caller with the ability to request a callback every few minutes. However, every time we use a Reply Button path in the IVR workflow, it requires input from the end user. Thus, there is no ability for us to say “to request a callback, press 1. Otherwise, stay on the line for the next available agent”. Instead, if we want to offer the ability to request a callback every few minutes, the caller must always make a selection (like press 2 to wait on the line). Without making a selection after 3 minutes, the call will automatically end. This is a horrible caller experience. 
As of right now, we are basically given 2 options: only offer the caller the option of a callback once throughout the IVR, or prompt them over and over again - most of the time ending in the caller getting unintentionally disconnecting because they’re tired of pressing 2 to stay on the line.  

Ideally we should be able to configure how many times the Reply Button path repeats itself after no input and configure an option when no input made.