Mark Abandoned Messaging Sessions Inactive

Configure a timeout for conversations that customers abandon by closing their browser or tab, navigating away from the page, or losing their connection. Abandoned messaging sessions are marked inactive and removed from agent queues, helping service reps focus on active customer conversations.

Where: This change applies to Enhanced In-App Chat and Web channels. View required editions

How: From Messaging Settings, edit your messaging channel and, in the Abandoned Chats section, select Automatically remove abandoned chats and specify a timeout value. Then, in Embedded Service Deployment Settings, click Publish to apply the changes.

Messaging Settings page open to the Abandoned Chats section of a messaging channel.