---
title: phone.setOutboundAi | Doing Work API
description: Turn the shop's outbound AI calls on or off. legal_name is the shop's name as registered with the state; every call starts with it, and calls are refused w
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/phone-setoutboundai/
---

# phone.setOutboundAi

Turn the shop's outbound AI calls on or off. legal_name is the shop's name as registered with the state; every call starts with it, and calls are refused without it. connect_ai lets a person who stays on the line talk with the shop's voice AI (phone.setVoiceAi); otherwise calls only play Doing Work's fixed message. Owner only.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/phone/outbound-ai` |
| MCP tool | `phone_setOutboundAi` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Shop](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#shop) |

## When to use it

Turn the shop's outbound AI calls on or off. legal_name is the shop's name as registered with the state; every call starts with it, and calls are refused without it.

## What to tell the owner

Say what you did in plain words and what happens next.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `enabled` | boolean | yes |
| `legal_name` | string | no |
| `connect_ai` | boolean | no |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/phone/outbound-ai
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "enabled": true
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |