InboxTransfer to a human

Transfer a conversation to a human

Switch a conversation between a human agent and the bot.

Transfer a conversation to a human when an agent needs to take over. The bot is disabled for that conversation while the human agent handles it. You can transfer it back to the bot later.

From the Inbox

  1. Open the conversation.
  2. Click the The bot is active banner to transfer it to a human.
Transfer a conversation to a human from the bot banner
Transfer a conversation to a human from the bot banner

To return the conversation to the bot, click the bot icon at the top of the conversation.

Return a conversation to the bot
Return a conversation to the bot

From Contacts

  1. Open Contacts and select one or more contacts using their checkboxes.
  2. Open the actions menu.
  3. Select Transfer Conversation to Human or Transfer Conversation to bot.
Transfer selected contacts to a human or bot
Transfer selected contacts to a human or bot

From Flow Builder

In an Actions block, select Inbox, then choose Transfer Conversation to Human or Transfer Conversation to bot.

Choose human or bot handover in Flow Builder
Choose human or bot handover in Flow Builder

The example below connects a Talk to human button to the human handover action.

Example flow connected to human handover
Example flow connected to human handover