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Steps to Create Proactive Chat Triggers in Zendesk

Follow these steps to set up proactive Chat triggers in Zendesk, ensuring you collect customer info before chats reach agents.

What steps should I follow to create a proactive Chat trigger in Zendesk?

Creating a proactive Chat trigger involves setting up actions to gather customer information before the chat reaches an agent.

First, maintain your existing proactive chat conditions. Then, add actions to send a welcome message, wait a few seconds, ask for the customer's name, wait again, and finally request their email address. This sequence helps in collecting essential customer details proactively. For more comprehensive instructions, refer to theoriginal guide.


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