Telnyx for GoHighLevel: calling and texting on your Telnyx account
For HighLevel agencies and sub-accounts that want their numbers, minutes and texts on their own Telnyx account, with the phone and the texting tools inside HighLevel. This guide covers your options, how the integration works, what it costs and what does not work yet.
Status, September 2026: private HighLevel app in early access. Browser calling runs in our pilot account today. Native SMS provider and workflow texting are not switched on yet. What works today
The short answer
HighLevel's built-in phone, LC Phone, runs on Twilio, and HighLevel has no setting that points a sub-account at your own Telnyx account. To use Telnyx with HighLevel you either wire it up yourself, with webhooks or an automation tool, or you install an app that connects the two.
Phone Clover is that app: a private HighLevel app in early access that puts a browser phone and texting tools inside HighLevel and runs them on your own Telnyx account, billed by Telnyx directly.
Compare the paths
Your options for using Telnyx with HighLevel
There are four realistic ways to run a HighLevel account's phone and texting. Only one of them keeps you on HighLevel's own carrier. The other three put your numbers on your Telnyx account and differ in how much you build and maintain yourself.
| Question | LC PhoneBuilt into HighLevel | Automation bridgeZapier, Pipedream and similar | DIY webhooksYour own code and hosting | Phone CloverPrivate HighLevel app, early access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier | Twilio, through HighLevel | Your Telnyx account | Your Telnyx account | Your Telnyx account |
| Calling inside HighLevel | Yes. Built in, including the HighLevel mobile app | No. Calls happen in another tool; you log them back | Only if you build a calling interface | Yes. A browser phone on every HighLevel page, desktop only. Early access |
| Texting | Yes. Conversations, workflows, bulk, mobile app | Partly. Through automation steps you build | Partly. Whatever you build and host | Today: Hosted SMS, failed-text reasons, spam firewall, 10DLC. Coming next: texting in Conversations and workflows |
| Setup effort | Lowest. Turn it on in HighLevel | Medium. Build and maintain each automation | High. Developer time, hosting and upkeep | Set up with you during early access |
| Who owns the numbers | Held inside HighLevel's phone system | You, in your Telnyx account | You, in your Telnyx account | You, in your Telnyx account |
| Cost model | HighLevel's per-minute and per-text rates | Telnyx usage plus the automation tool's plan | Telnyx usage plus build and hosting | Telnyx usage, billed by Telnyx, plus a Phone Clover plan |
Phone Clover
Private HighLevel app, early access
- Carrier
- Your Telnyx account
- Calling inside HighLevel
- Yes. A browser phone on every HighLevel page, desktop only. Early access
- Texting
- Today: Hosted SMS, failed-text reasons, spam firewall, 10DLC. Coming next: texting in Conversations and workflows
- Setup effort
- Set up with you during early access
- Numbers and cost
- Yours, in your Telnyx account. Telnyx usage billed by Telnyx, plus a Phone Clover plan
LC Phone
Built into HighLevel
- Carrier
- Twilio, through HighLevel
- Calling and texting
- Built in, including workflows, bulk and the HighLevel mobile app
- Setup effort
- Lowest. Turn it on in HighLevel
- Numbers and cost
- Held inside HighLevel's phone system. HighLevel's per-minute and per-text rates
Automation bridge
Zapier, Pipedream and similar
- Calling and texting
- Calls happen in another tool. Texts go through automation steps you build
- Setup effort
- Medium. Build and maintain each automation
- Numbers and cost
- Yours, in Telnyx. Telnyx usage plus the tool's plan
DIY webhooks
Your own code and hosting
- Calling and texting
- Whatever you build and host
- Setup effort
- High. Developer time, hosting and upkeep
- Numbers and cost
- Yours, in Telnyx. Telnyx usage plus build and hosting
LC Phone as described in HighLevel's own documentation, September 2026. Automation tools and DIY builds vary; the rows describe the typical setup.
Who this is for, and who it is not for
Phone Clover is early and focused. It is a good fit for some HighLevel teams and the wrong tool for others. Better to know now.
A good fit if
- you already have a Telnyx account, or want your numbers and phone bill in your own name;
- your reps work the phone from a desktop browser, inside HighLevel, most of the day;
- you want business texting on the landline or VoIP number your customers already know, without porting it;
- you want to see why a text failed and which of your numbers carriers are flagging;
- you call through tagged contact lists and want each call to leave an outcome, a tag and a task behind.
Not a fit yet if
- your team needs to call from the HighLevel mobile app;
- you need 911 from your phone system;
- you need workflow or bulk texting on Telnyx today;
- you need warm transfer, voicemail drop or a predictive dialer;
- you want the simplest built-in setup with nothing to connect, or your call volume is light enough that a software fee outweighs any per-minute savings.
Under the hood
How the HighLevel Telnyx integration works
Phone Clover sits between two accounts you already control. HighLevel keeps your contacts, conversations and pipelines. Telnyx carries your calls and texts and bills you for them. Phone Clover connects the two and adds the phone your reps use.
HighLevel
Your agency or sub-account
- Contacts, tags and opportunities
- Conversations and timelines
- Tasks and notes
- Your reps, signed in as usual
Phone Clover
Private HighLevel app
- Browser phone and Phone page
- Calling lists and outcomes
- Routing, hours, voicemail
- Number health, failed texts, firewall, 10DLC
Your Telnyx account
Billed by Telnyx, in your name
- Your phone numbers
- Voice and messaging profiles
- 10DLC brand and campaign
- Usage: minutes and text segments
1The HighLevel install
An admin opens the install link we send and approves Phone Clover's permissions on HighLevel's own authorization screen. This is standard OAuth: HighLevel issues a token, Phone Clover stores it encrypted, and no password passes through us. Install at the agency level and each sub-account can be connected without a separate install. After that, reps are signed in automatically whenever they open the phone.
2Your Telnyx API key
In the Settings gear, an admin pastes a Telnyx API key and public key into the Telnyx account card. Phone Clover checks the key with Telnyx, then creates a messaging profile and an outbound voice profile inside your Telnyx account. The key is stored encrypted and never shown again, not even to admins.
3Your numbers
Numbers already in your Telnyx account show up on the Numbers tab, ready to add, and you can buy new ones there, including numbers outside the US. Adding a number moves its texting and incoming calls to Phone Clover inside your Telnyx account, so only add numbers you want Phone Clover to handle. For a landline or VoIP number that lives elsewhere, Hosted SMS adds texting without moving the calls.
4Events coming back
When a call rings or a text is delivered, fails or gets a reply, Telnyx sends an event to Phone Clover. The public key lets Phone Clover check that each event really came from your Telnyx account. That is how incoming calls ring in the browser, how failed texts get a plain-English reason, and how calls land on the contact's timeline in HighLevel.
Why the phone is a widget and not HighLevel's own dialer: HighLevel's developer documentation says third-party call providers can log calls but cannot place or receive them in HighLevel's native call screen. Every phone app for HighLevel works around this with its own calling interface. Phone Clover's is a floating phone on every page plus a full Phone page.
What works today
Straight from our feature status list. Texting and number tools are ready for every early-access account. Calling features run in our pilot account today and roll out to each new account as we set it up.
On: ready today Early accessruns in our pilot account today Soonnot switched on yet
Calling
- Phone on every page Early access
- Click-to-call Early access
- Caller card Early access
- Calling lists Early access
- Outcomes and tasks Early access
- Voicemail detection Early access
- Round robin Early access
- Business hours Early access
- Forward to mobile Early access
- Voicemail Early access
- Recordings Early access
- AI call notes Early access
- Rep dashboard Early access
Texting
- Hosted SMS (Ready today)
- Failed-text reasons (Ready today)
- Retry from another number (Ready today)
- Spam firewall (Ready today)
- 10DLC wizard (Ready today)
- International numbers (Ready today)
- Native SMS provider Soon
- Workflows and bulk Soon
- Mobile app texting Soon
Control
- Your own Telnyx account (Ready today)
- Number health (Ready today)
- Auto-pause (Ready today)
- CNAM (Ready today)
- STIR/SHAKEN status (Ready today)
- Do-not-disturb checks (Ready today)
- Unlimited reps (Ready today)
Read this before you request access
Limits you should know
These are true today. We list them before setup because they decide whether Phone Clover fits your team, and we would rather you hear them from us than find them after a week of use.
No 911
Phone Clover does not provide 911 or E911 on any number. Keep another phone line available for emergencies.
Calling is desktop only
Calls run in a desktop browser inside HighLevel, not in the HighLevel mobile app. Incoming calls can forward to a mobile number when nobody answers.
Native HighLevel texting is not live
Phone Clover as HighLevel's SMS provider, including workflows, bulk texts and mobile app texting, is built but not switched on. Hosted SMS and the number tools work today.
Private app, set up with you
Phone Clover is not on the HighLevel Marketplace and has no self-serve sign-up. You request access, we send the install link and set it up with you.
Calling rolls out per account
Browser calling runs in our pilot account today and is switched on for each new early-access account as we set it up.
Hosted SMS: US landlines and VoIP
Hosted SMS works for US landline and VoIP numbers. Mobile numbers cannot be text-enabled this way.
Calling lists are manual pace
Reps dial one contact at a time. There is no predictive dialing, and a list built from a tag takes the first 100 contacts.
No warm transfer or voicemail drop
Neither is built. Routing offers everyone at once or round robin, with one business-hours window per number.
Setup in 5 steps
Each step has its own guide. During early access we go through them with you, so you are never working from the docs alone.
- 1
Request early access
Tell us about your team, your sub-accounts and what you use today. We reply by email.
Request access - 2
Install in HighLevel
Open the install link we send and approve the permissions, at agency or sub-account level.
Install guide - 3
Connect Telnyx
Paste your Telnyx API key and public key into the Telnyx account card and click Connect Telnyx.
Connect Telnyx - 4
Add your numbers
Add numbers from your Telnyx account, buy new ones, or text-enable a number you already own.
First number setup - 5
Register for texting
Complete A2P 10DLC registration from the Texting tab: business, use case, then review by the carriers.
10DLC guide
What it costs
You get two bills: Telnyx for usage, in your own account, and Phone Clover for the software. Per minute, Telnyx voice costs less than half of LC Phone. Whether your total bill goes down depends on how much you call.
Telnyx list rate paid to Telnyx, against LC Phone's published rate. Rates as of Sep 2026.
Minutes are only part of the bill. Phone Clover adds a monthly plan per sub-account, so at light call volume LC Phone can cost less overall. Teams that call a lot save the most.
- Telnyx, to TelnyxPhone numbers, call minutes and text segments at Telnyx's rates, in your Telnyx account.
- Carrier fees10DLC brand and campaign fees are set by Telnyx and the carriers. Check Telnyx's current pricing before you register.
- Phone CloverA plan per sub-account per month, unlimited reps. Early-access pricing:
Questions about Telnyx and HighLevel
Does GoHighLevel support Telnyx natively?
No. HighLevel's built-in phone, LC Phone, runs on Twilio, and there is no setting to bring your own carrier or SIP trunk. Using Telnyx means an app like Phone Clover, an automation tool, or your own integration.
Do I need my own Telnyx account?
Yes. Phone Clover runs on your Telnyx account, so the numbers stay yours and Telnyx bills you directly. You pay us only for the software.
Can I keep my current business number?
For texting, yes: Hosted SMS adds business texting to a US landline or VoIP number you already own, without porting it, and its calls stay where they are. Mobile numbers cannot be hosted this way.
Do my LC Phone numbers stop working?
No. Installing Phone Clover does not affect calls on your existing LC Phone numbers, and you do not have to port them.
Can workflows and bulk texts send through Telnyx today?
Not yet. Phone Clover as HighLevel's native SMS provider is coming next. Hosted SMS, failed-text reasons, the spam firewall and 10DLC registration work today.
Is it cheaper than LC Phone?
Per minute, yes: Telnyx calls cost less than half of LC Phone's rate. Your total also includes the Phone Clover plan, so teams that call a lot save the most and light users often pay a little more overall.
Is Phone Clover on the HighLevel Marketplace?
Not yet. It is a private HighLevel app in early access. Request access and we send you the install link and set it up with you.
Want Telnyx inside HighLevel? Get early access.
Tell us about your team and your call volume. We reply by email and set up your first sub-account with you.