Elevate live chat conversations to a voice/video call

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End users by admins, makers, or analysts - - This feature is released. Apr 1, 2020

Business value

Businesses can offer expanded channel choice to customers by offering the ability to elevate a conversation from live chat to a voice/video call to provide expediency is addressing complex issues.

Feature details

This feature allows organizations to elevate live chats to include voice/video communication. Voice conversations can be more efficient for resolving complex customer issues. Adding video creates a more personal connection with your customer and allows for quick exchanges of visual information.

The feature enables:

  • Administrators to configure chats to enable the elevation to voice and video.
  • Agents to elevate a text chat to a voice or video conversation with their customers.
  • Agents and customers to control their voice or video conversation using common controls like camera on/off, mute/unmute, and end call.

See also

Call options and visual engagement in live chat (docs)