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Incoming or inbound SMS message showing as calls / not showing at all in GoHighLevel

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Try to reset Twilio number if you are NOT on Leadconnector phone system:

If resetting the Twilio number is not working, When inbound SMS is not coming into CRM:

1. Login to https://www.twilio.com/login

2. Go to the top right -> Click Account -> Click Subaccounts

If you have multiple subaccounts in Twilio, you can return to the agency view on the platform, copy the Account SID for the specific location, and use it to search within Twilio.

If you are on LC phone, please contact support





Now go back to Twilio with the copied Account SID

Search based on the Twilio Subaccount SID in CRM agency settings -> Twilio


Paste the Account SID here and click on it:

Check if the Twilio number is MMS capable:

Click on Phone numbers:

Check if it is configured as:

If not, please click the phone number and scroll down to replace the webhook:

Click save and now you can test again to see if incoming SMS will show up in CRM.

If you have some messaging service that’s connected to the Twilio number, click into the messaging service here:

Note for LC phones that might be the case once signing up for A2P messaging service, don’t follow the steps here.

Click Sender Pool on the left

Remove all the Twilio numbers here

If NOT:

Verify if the Twilio number has an icon † next to it

† Can send/receive SMS to domestic numbers only

Left panel, Click Monitor -> Messaging

Put the lead’s phone number (remove all phone format) in the TO field:


Click the Date on the left for further details:

If it says delivered but the contact is not receiving it, grab this Message SID and open a ticket with Twilio support

If you hover over the records, it will preview the content of the message. What does the status say?

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