Build Phaxio workflows with AI Agents

Phaxio has long been the go-to solution for developers wanting simple, programmable fax capabilities. But fax communications don’t need to live in isolation. By combining Phaxio with Runbear’s AI agent platform, your team can manage, track, and automate fax workflows directly within your favorite team chat—like Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Discord. With Runbear, AI agents empower teams to send, query, and summarize faxes as easily as chatting to a human teammate, transforming time-consuming manual processes into streamlined, AI-driven workflows.

About Phaxio

Phaxio is a developer-centric API platform that enables businesses and software applications to send and receive faxes programmatically, removing the need for complex fax hardware. Core features include easy file-to-fax conversion, reliable delivery with batching and retry logic, a simple RESTful API, and secure document handling. Phaxio is adopted by teams in healthcare, legal, real estate, logistics, and any sector where fax remains a compliance-driven communication channel. Developers love Phaxio’s developer-first design, while businesses rely on its pay-as-you-go pricing and straightforward approach to integrating faxes into modern workflows. Most teams adopt Phaxio to modernize legacy fax workflows without sacrificing compliance or accessibility for external partners who still require fax communication.

Use Cases in Practice

Runbear’s Phaxio integration unlocks real-world workflow enhancements that save time, reduce context switching, and boost transparency for any team. Imagine a sales coordinator initiating a client fax directly from Slack, where an AI agent confirms dispatch and provides instant delivery status. Or compliance managers scheduling weekly fax activity reports that show up—beautifully visualized—inside the team's main channel, ready for review. Audit teams can query logs for specific fax numbers or date ranges, instantly retrieving records and analytics without digging through the Phaxio dashboard. All these scenarios leverage the AI agent's natural language understanding and seamless connection to Phaxio, removing friction and unlocking smarter collaboration. For teams already leveraging automated summaries for project updates, as highlighted in our guide on building a Slack daily digest you can chat with, this integration extends similar convenience to compliance and communications with faxed documents. Similarly, just as teams automate business reporting with Runbear (see How to Automate KPI Reporting), fax traffic and compliance monitoring can now be triggered and managed right inside your chat tools—making your Phaxio data work harder for your team.

Phaxio vs Phaxio + AI Agent: Key Differences

When teams use Phaxio as a standalone solution, managing fax communications means logging into the Phaxio dashboard, manually checking statuses, exporting usage reports, and handling team requests individually. By integrating Phaxio with Runbear's AI agents in tools like Slack, these manual steps are transformed into simple, conversational workflows. Team members access, query, and send faxes—plus generate scheduled summaries—all without leaving their collaboration platform. Here’s how real workflows evolve with Runbear + Phaxio:

Implementation Considerations

Before rolling out Runbear’s AI agent integration with Phaxio, teams should consider a few practical factors. Setup requires connecting Phaxio’s API keys to Runbear and defining the permissions the AI agent will have within your team chat platforms. Teams may need short training sessions to familiarize members with new command formats and AI responses—though natural language support keeps onboarding simple. Review your data governance policy: ensure only authorized team members can send or access sensitive fax data via chat, and confirm your Runbear settings support appropriate access controls. For highly-regulated industries, verify that audit logs and compliance reports generated via the AI agent meet your documentation standards. Lastly, assess the cost-benefit: while AI automation can save significant time, factor in both Phaxio's per-page pricing and any usage-based fees from Runbear, projecting anticipated fax volume for ROI analysis. Advance planning on these fronts will ensure a smooth adoption and maximize team productivity.

Get Started Today

Runbear’s AI agent integration transforms Phaxio faxing from a manual, siloed task into a seamless part of the team’s daily workflow. By handling everything from fax sending to compliance reporting right inside Slack or Teams, AI agents empower teams to be more efficient, transparent, and collaborative. Ready to unlock smarter automation and bring your Phaxio workflows to where your team works? Try the Runbear + Phaxio integration today and give your team the intelligent edge it deserves—no faxes (or teammates) left behind!