# Call Start Node

**Category:** IVR Designer
**URL:** https://www.simtex.com.au/support/kb/ivr-designer/features-nodes/call-start-node
**Published:** 2025-10-17

**The call’s entry point.** All inbound calls begin here - like the front door to your IVR.
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# Basic Usage

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**Auto-placed**: This node appears by default on your canvas.

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**Single Wire**: You have just one “out” from Call Start, leading to your next logical node (e.g., “Menu” or “Date & Time Switch”).

# Detailed Parameters

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**No Configurable Parameters****The Call Start** node simply indicates where calls enter. No further parameters are needed because it’s always the first node in your flow.

# Example Use Case

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**Standard IVR**: The user calls your business number, hits “Call Start,” then the flow proceeds to a “Menu.”

## Related

- Article: https://www.simtex.com.au/support/kb/ivr-designer/features-nodes/call-start-node
- Category: https://www.simtex.com.au/support/kb/ivr-designer
- Knowledge Base: https://www.simtex.com.au/support/kb
- Full AI reference: https://www.simtex.com.au/llms-full.txt