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Teams and assignment

Every chat reaches the right person, without anyone watching the queue

Put agents into teams such as Sales and Support, answer the questions you get every day with one shortcut, and tell visitors when you are back. On Business, new chats go to an available agent on their own.

Plans Teams, saved replies and business hours on Team and Business. Automatic assignment on Business

The Assignment settings in the Live Chat portal: new chats go to the least busy agent, up to 5 open chats each, with Mei and Kenji available.
Pick in turns or least busy, set a limit per agent, and see who can take chats now.

Less waiting, less typing

The next free agent gets the next chat

A chat is assigned as soon as it waits for a person: when it starts, or when the AI assistant hands it to the team. Agents count as available while their inbox is open and they are not set to Away. When nobody is, the chat waits for the next agent who comes online.

  • In turns, or to the agent with the fewest open chats
  • A limit of open chats per agent
  • Assignment within each team
The Live Chat inbox with a chat moved to the Support team and the saved replies list opened by typing / in the reply box.
Move a chat to a team from its header, and type / to insert a saved reply.

What your team gets

Teams

Group agents, move a chat to a team from its header, and filter the inbox by team.

Saved replies

Write an answer once and insert it with / and its shortcut. {visitor_name} and {agent_name} become first names. Up to 200 per workspace.

Business hours

Set your opening hours, time zone and days off. Outside them the chat says when you are back and asks for an email.

Automatic assignment

On Business, chats go to available agents in turns or to the least busy one, so nothing sits in Unassigned.

Questions

Which plans include this?

Teams, saved replies and business hours are on Team and Business. Automatic assignment is on Business.

Can agents still take a chat themselves?

Yes. Agents can take or reassign any chat, and an agent at the limit can still take more by hand.

Does the AI keep answering outside business hours?

Yes, if the AI assistant is on. Visitors also see when you are back, and can leave an email so your reply reaches them.

Can we manage these from code?

Yes. With an admin key, the REST API manages teams, business hours, saved replies and assignment.

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