Getting Started with Smartlead.ai Campaigns
With Topa.io, you can connect your SmartLead email campaigns directly to Topa and automatically send AI-generated voicemails and SMS messages to your prospects. This helps you 5X–10X your reply rates by combining email + voicemail + SMS follow-ups. Follow the steps below to set up your SmartLead campaign.
Step 1 — Create a New Smartlead Campaign
From your Topa.io dashboard, click Create New Campaign.
Select SmartLead Campaign.
Optional settings:
Daily Voicemail Limit
Apply a limit to control how many voicemails are sent every 24 hours.Voicemail Timing
You can choose whether voicemails are sent:Only on the first email in your Smartlead sequence
Or on multiple steps in the sequence.
Step 2 — Enter Campaign Details
Fill in the required fields:
Campaign Name
Send Number
AI Voice
Click Test to preview the AI voice.
Tip
Use punctuation such as ! … or - to improve clarity and pacing of the AI-generated voicemail.
Step 3 — Generate Part 2 of Your Message
Voicemails are built using two message parts.
Before continuing, you must generate Part 2 of the voicemail.
Click Generate.
Listen to the audio preview.
Confirm that names and wording are pronounced correctly.
If needed:
Adjust the wording
Add punctuation
Regenerate the audio
Repeat until the voicemail sounds natural.
Step 4 — (Optional) Enable SMS Follow-Up
If your Twilio number is SMS-enabled:
Toggle Send SMS.
Enter your SMS message.
You can use the same personalization variables as the voicemail.
Available variables include:
{name}{company}
Example SMS:
Hi
{name}, I just left you a quick voicemail about the email I sent. Feel free to reply here if that's easier.
Step 5 — Add Additional Campaign Steps (Optional)
By default, the first step will trigger:
A voicemail
An SMS message (if enabled)
This happens when the first email is sent from your Smartlead campaign.
You can also add additional steps if you want voicemail and SMS follow-ups later in your sequence.
For example:
Topa allows up to 10 campaign steps.
This enables a full multi-channel outreach sequence across:
Email
Voicemail
SMS
Step 6 — (Optional) Add a Campaign Webhook
If you want to receive voicemail and SMS delivery results through a webhook, you can enable this feature.
Example webhook response:
{
"destinationnumber": "+447534000000",
"name": "Jonny",
"company": "",
"email": "",
"linkedinurl": "",
"custom1": "",
"custom2": "",
"custom3": "",
"date_time": "2025-12-08T16:12:27.833665+00:00",
"campaign": "Test",
"voicemail_text": "Hi Jonny...",
"detail": "Voicemail drop successful (machine_end_beep)",
"voicemail_status": "SUCCESS",
"sms_status": "sent",
"source": "webhook"
}Step 7 — Create the Campaign and Copy Your Webhook URL
Click Create Campaign.
Copy the Webhook URL shown on the confirmation screen.
You will paste this URL inside Smartlead in the next step.
Step 8 — Connect Topa.io to Smartlead.ai
Inside Smartlead.ai:
Go to Settings → Webhooks.
Click Add Webhook.
Paste the Webhook URL from Topa.io.
Select the Smartlead campaign you want to connect.
Set Event Type to Email Sent.
Click Add or Save.
Topa.io will now automatically trigger voicemails and SMS messages when emails are sent from your Smartlead campaign.
Step 9 — Manage Leads and Conversations in Topa
Once the integration is active, Topa can automatically:
Enrich leads with B2B cellphone numbers
Deliver voicemails
Send SMS messages
You can manage all activity inside the Topa Inbox, where you can:
Reply to SMS conversations
Send additional voicemails
Continue conversations with prospects
Topa also includes a mini CRM, allowing you to:
Add notes
Assign owners
Update lead statuses
Manage blacklist entries
You can also enrich additional B2B contacts and push them into the inbox to start SMS conversations.
Step 10 — (Optional) Provide White-Label Access to Clients or Staff
You can provide white-label logins for team members or agency clients.
From their login, users can view:
Delivered voicemail records
SMS delivery results
Inbox conversations with leads
Enriched cellphone numbers
Users can also:
Reply to SMS messages
Send voicemails
Manage blacklist entries
Assign leads or update statuses
The white-label dashboard contains no Topa branding, allowing agencies to provide campaign visibility to clients without exposing the Topa platform.