7 Easy Steps to Build an AI Chatbot to Freshchat

Freshchat, a customer messaging platform from Freshworks, is a great tool for real-time communication between businesses and customers - live chat, Messenger, etc.

The AI chatbot can automate repetitive interactions with your clients, enabling you to:

• Have 24/7 customer support 🕛
• Reduce response time to your clients 😁
• Reduce your business operating costs 💰

We’ve put together a step-by-step guide on how to build such a chatbot and how to integrate it into your Freshchat.

Step #1: Create an Amio account

Amio is an AI conversational platform that will help you to create your chatbot. It will answer customers’ questions and connect to live agents in Freshchat when needed.

Both Freshchat and Amio offer free trials, allowing you to test the software before making any commitments. You can sign up here:

• Amio booking a demo and free trial
• Freshchat free trial and plans‍

Step #2: Create a chatbot using the Amio template bot

The easiest to start with is to create a bot from a template (i.e. e-commerce template) to expedite the bot creation process.

After that, you can customize it to suit your company's specific requirements.

Step #3: Pick your channel

Choose the channel you prefer for your chatbot - Facebook Messenger, Viber, Webchat, Whatsapp, etc.

Step #4: Connect Freshchat to Amio

Follow the instructions in Amio documentation to connect your Freshchat and Amio accounts.

Step #5: Implement handover to your live agent

In the Amio app, you can route customers from chatbot to live agent in Freshchat. For instance when the client wishes to connect with a live agent.

Ensure to specify the available times for your agents, and establish a fallback option to email when they are unavailable. You can do that by adding conditions on the amio platform.

Step #6: Testing

Before making the chatbot accessible to all your site visitors, ensure thorough testing to confirm proper functionality. Verify that the transition to Freshchat occurs seamlessly.

The completed integration should follow this workflow:

Voila! Your chatbot is connected to Freshchat and your operators can handle all the requests that the chatbot wasn’t able to.

Step #7: Monitor and Improve

Regularly assess the chatbot's analytics in Amio, gather user feedback, and refine the chatbot based on user interactions.

Conclusion

That concludes the 7 steps to address your customer service requirements and implement a chatbot integrated with your Freshchat live agent account.

If you're interested in deploying this solution in conjunction with Freshchat, you can sign up at Amio. Share your preferences, and we'll ensure to assist you with any requirements you may have.