image for site

Zendesk Messaging Backend: Scalability & Performance

Learn how Zendesk's new messaging backend enhances scalability and performance, supporting more agents and faster interactions.

How does the new messaging backend improve scalability and performance?

The new messaging backend by Zendesk significantly boosts scalability and performance. It supports up to 10,000 concurrent agents and 12,000 concurrent conversations, which is a substantial increase over previous limits. Additionally, the backend improvements have reduced the time for ticket creation and message delivery by 60% and 40% respectively, ensuring faster and more efficient customer interactions.


More related questions

What are the key changes in Zendesk's improved messaging backend?

Zendesk is rolling out significant improvements to its messaging backend to enhance scalability, performance, and modern standards. These changes aim to support more agents and conversations, with up to 10,000 concurrent agents and 12,000…

When will the new messaging backend be available to all Zendesk customers?

The rollout of Zendesk's new messaging backend is happening in phases. It started with new messaging customers in August 2023 and will extend to existing messaging customers by the first half of 2024. The goal is to have all messaging customers…

What are the new capabilities introduced with Zendesk's messaging backend?

Zendesk's improved messaging backend introduces several new capabilities, including support for up to 10,000 concurrent agents and 12,000 concurrent conversations. It also features a unified admin experience, with key settings moved to the Zendesk…

How can I configure messaging triggers in the new Zendesk Admin Center?

With the new messaging backend, messaging triggers are now configured in the Zendesk Admin Center. You can find them under Objects and rules > Business Rules > Messaging triggers. This change centralizes the management of messaging settings, making…

Can I opt out of the new messaging backend in Zendesk?

Opting out of the new messaging backend depends on your customer criteria. Zendesk Chat users who migrated to messaging can opt out, but customers with messaging enabled by default cannot opt out on a self-serve basis. If you wish to opt out, you…

What should I know about agent alias changes in the new messaging backend?

In the new messaging backend, agent aliases will be referred from the support profile, and the chat display name will no longer be used. This change aims to streamline agent profile details. Agents can update their support profile and create macros…

How does the new messaging backend affect CCAPIs and custom implementations?

The new messaging backend does not support CCAPIs for messaging conversations. Customers using CCAPIs should consider using Sunshine Conversation APIs to recreate their experience. Additionally, customers with custom multi-conversation…

Interested indeflectingover 70% of your Zendesk support tickets?

Our AI customer support agent is here to help. Trained on all your help docs, installed directly into your Zendesk account, it can be used to automate customer replies for tickets or live chat. Learn more below.
Zendesk logo

Zendesk Support Tickets

Receive new tickets by email or a support form? This integration is for you.
My AskAI integrated within Zendesk to deflect support tickets
Learn about our Zendesk ticket integration
Zendesk logo

Zendesk Messaging (live chat)

Using Zendesk's Messaging widget on your site for live chat? This integration is for you.
My AskAI integrated within Zendesk to deflect customer support live chat conversations
Learn about our Zendesk Messaging integration

Join1,000+ companies reducing their support costs and freeing up support agents for more important work

Vestd company logo — Customer of My AskAI's AI customer support agents
Genesis company logo — Customer of My AskAI's AI customer support agents
Zinc company logo — Customer of My AskAI's AI customer support agents
Customer.io company logo — Customer of My AskAI's AI customer support agents
Zeffy company logo — Customer of My AskAI's AI customer support agents
NHS company logo — Customer of My AskAI's AI customer support agents
Kontakt.io company logo — Customer of My AskAI's AI customer support agents

Reduce support costs.Spend more time on customer success.

Our AI customer support agents are already used by 👇
Companies using AI assistants on their websites