LOCKSMITH · 24/7
Answering service for locksmiths
A locksmith call is almost always an emergency: someone locked out of their house at midnight, stranded next to their car in a parking lot, or a business that can’t open because a lock failed. Those callers are stressed, in a hurry, and will hang up and dial the next locksmith the second they hit voicemail. For a trade that runs entirely on urgency, a missed call is a job lost in real time.
AfterCaller is a 24/7 AI answering service built for locksmiths. It answers every call in one ring — around the clock — captures the location and the job, qualifies the caller, and dispatches the work to your techs. You stay on the road serving customers while the phone keeps getting answered like you hired a full-time dispatcher.
THE COST OF A MISSED CALL
A lockout is a 30-second decision.
Stranded callers hire whoever answers and can get there fastest. Voicemail loses that job instantly.
Answer every lockout the moment it happens
Home lockouts, car lockouts, broken keys, and failed commercial locks all share one thing: the customer needs help now and is calling several locksmiths at once. Whoever picks up first and gives a clear ETA wins the job. If you’re mid-rekey or driving, that call goes to voicemail and straight to a competitor.
AfterCaller answers live 24/7, captures the exact location and the type of lockout, and dispatches the job to your nearest available tech with the details they need — so you capture the emergency work you’re currently sleeping through or missing on the road.
Qualify callers and screen out the scams
Locksmithing attracts price-shoppers and the occasional bad-faith caller. AfterCaller qualifies each caller by job type, vehicle or property, and location, sets clear expectations on your call-out and starting prices, and books the legitimate work — so your techs spend their time on real, profitable jobs.
It also captures the higher-value work: rekeys, lock installs, safe work, access-control, and commercial master-key systems, booking estimates and jobs with the context your techs need.
Runs on your existing line, dispatches to your tools
Keep your number and forward unanswered, busy, and after-hours calls to AfterCaller. It works alongside you, picking up everything you can’t, so no urgent lockout is ever lost to voicemail.
Jobs sync to your calendar and CRM with the location and job details, customers get an SMS confirmation with an ETA, and you review every call and a daily summary in one dashboard.
What you get.
Answers 24/7 in one ring
Captures lockout emergencies at any hour while you’re on a job or on the road.
Dispatches with location
Captures the exact address or location and routes the job to your nearest tech with an ETA.
Qualifies & screens
Sets price expectations and filters price-shoppers and bad-faith calls so you run real jobs.
English & Spanish
Answers in English and can handle Spanish-speaking callers (available on request) — so you never lose a job to a language barrier.
Missed-call text-back
Any call it can’t complete gets an instant SMS follow-up, so the lead doesn’t cool off or call a competitor.
Books higher-value work
Schedules rekeys, lock installs, safe and access-control jobs, and commercial work.
WORKS WITH YOUR TOOLS
- Jobber
- Housecall Pro
- ServiceTitan
- Google Calendar
Don’t see your CRM? Tell us during setup and we’ll wire it up.
SIMPLE PRICING
Unlimited calls · No contract · No per-minute fees
White-glove setup included — live in 24 hours
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked.
Can it handle after-hours lockout calls?
Yes. It answers live 24/7, captures the location and lockout type, and dispatches the job to your nearest available tech with an ETA.
Will it dispatch jobs or just take messages?
It dispatches. AfterCaller qualifies the caller, captures the location and job details, books the work, and sends the customer an SMS confirmation.
Can it screen out price-shoppers and scam calls?
Yes. It qualifies callers by job type, property or vehicle, and location, and sets clear price expectations so your techs run real, profitable jobs.
Does it work with my existing number and CRM?
Yes. Keep your number, forward unanswered and after-hours calls, and jobs sync to your calendar and CRM with an SMS confirmation to the customer.
How fast can I go live?
Most locksmith businesses are live within 24 hours once we’ve configured your services, pricing, service area, and dispatch rules.
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Never miss a lockout call again.
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