Build inbox automations using Workflows to automate repetitive tasks for your team in the inbox. You'll also be able to make use of conversation actions (tag, close, assign, etc.) and conditional rules or branching.
A walk-through of some commonly used automations you can explore:
Create an inbox automation
To create inbox automations using Workflows, go to Automation > Workflows and click + New workflow in the top right.
You can use one of the prebuilt templates or build a Workflow from scratch by choosing a trigger. Common triggers to use for inbox automations are:
Customer opens a new conversation in the Messenger
Customer sends their first message
Customer sends any message
Decide when the Workflow should trigger based on your criteria. For example, this Workflow will only trigger for Users on the Pro plan with a monthly spend greater than 500. 👇
Once you're in the Workflow builder, use the + icon to add actions, such as:
Tag conversation
Tag person
Assign
Snooze
Wait
Mark as priority
Apply SLA
Custom Action (using API)
Add a note
Close
Set or update conversation data attributes.
Trigger processes based on tickets.
Actions in a path are prioritized from top to bottom and will occur in that order.
Here are some more examples of inbox automations you can try out.
Apply rules to an existing Workflow
Instead of creating a new Workflow for each inbox automation and defining rules at the trigger level, you can Apply rules to an existing Workflow path and then define the conditions which must be met.
If you use the Apply rules action, the bot will look through each path and execute any actions which match the rules you set. This means the Workflow can still trigger for other customers, but certain actions will only be taken if they match the rules.
For example, if a Workflow routes a conversation to your Support team, you could Apply rules which check each path and take the following actions IF:
Plan is Premium > Apply SLA Premium Support
Message content contains project > Tag conversation with Projects
Learn how to use the Workflows builder for all your automations.
How orchestration works
Orchestration is what Workflow will run in what order. This explains how Workflows with customer facing content and background automations work side-by-side.
Workflows with customer facing content:
Only one Workflow with customer facing content can be running at any point.
If the conditions of the conversation change then another Workflow with customer facing content can jump in.
Workflows with background automations:
Any Workflows of this kind will run in a conversation if targeting rules match the conversation. This means you can run multiple background automations at the same time in one conversation (common for tagging).
You can filter by Background to find your background-only automations. These also include an icon next to the title to help identify which Workflows will run in the background:
Learn how to prioritize the order your Workflows run in.
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