Follow-up Notifications
By enabling follow-up notifications, customer interactions can be resumed via text message or email even if the customer leaves the website in the middle of the conversation.A Follow-up notification is a feature that sends a notification to a customer when they leave mid-way through a conversation and go offline.
An offline status indicates when a customer has left the website, there is no activity on the website for 4 and a half minutes, or if the customer is viewing another page.
For example, a customer is offline when it has been more than 5 minutes since they were on the website, have not closed it but are viewing another browser tab, or when there is no activity on an open browser for more than 5 minutes.
When Mobile SDK Push is integrated
The Mobile SDK notification is attempted to be sent first.
If a Mobile SDK notification is successful, Message/Email notifications are not sent.
If it fails to be received in 30 seconds, Message/Email notifications are sent.
When Mobile SDK Push is not integrated
Text and email notifications are attempted to be sent at the same time. Texts and emails are sent separately.
Transmission method
Text: XMS → SMS / LMS
Transmission is optimized according to message length, country setting, etc.
Transmission process
In order of SNS → XMS. Only one of the two will be sent.
If there are no SNS settings, the transmission fails, or has been blocked by the recipient, XMS will automatically be sent as an alternative option.
Emails
A default template will be sent.
It is not a Follow-Up notification when:
A manager has initiated the chat and the customer has not replied.
Marketing messages aren’t considered Follow-up notifications.
How to configure text notification settings
In [Channel Settings] - [Chat] - [Follow-up notifications], turn on ‘Phone number’.
Recharge SMS
When you send a text (SMS, LMS), you will be charged a PU (Post Unit) fee (the actual cost of sending) per message. You can check your text usage and how much it costs per message by following the path below.
[Channel settings] → [Billing] → [Subscriptions] → [Current Usage] → [SMS].
When you subscribe to a paid plan, you can prepay PU charges for your expected usage.
[Channel Settings] → [Billing] → [Prepaid usage] → [Usage for Integration] → [SMS].
This feature allows you to send replies to customers via email. For a limited time, you can take advantage of this feature for free!
How to configure email notification settings
In [Channel Settings] - [Chat] - [Follow-up notifications], turn on ‘Email’.
Optional: Linking your email domain
If you have a company email address, you can set up a custom domain and use it to send emails.
(→ How to configure email DNS settings)
Mobile push notifications are sent whenever a customer goes offline. If you a running a mobile app, using mobile SDK notifications will allow you to provide a smooth user experience. It’s the most efficient way to send notifications, as texts, emails, and other notifications aren’t sent.
If you aren’t currently running a mobile app, you can skip this step.
For more detailed instructions on integrating, refer to the developer guides:
How do I know if text notifications have been sent to the customer successfully?
You can check the message sent history by [Channel settings] - [Billing] - [External Post logs] or check [Sent Message List] under the user profile page.
What is the character limit for SMS and LMS?
What are the character limits for SMS and LMS?
For SMS, approximately 70 Korean characters (140 bytes) are allowed and for LMS, approximately 1000 Korean characters (2000 bytes) are allowed.
For Japan or other countries, you may be charged more if the message contains more than 140 bytes (approx. 70 Japanese characters, 160 English characters) including automatically added text.
I received a message that I have used all my text usage.If you are on the free plan or during the free trial period, you are limited to a total of 1,000 PUs (follow-up notifications + marketing messages) for texts, alerts, and emails. After the trial period, you can subscribe to a paid plan and enjoy unlimited usage.