WhatsApp Multi-Agent
WhatsApp multi-agent is a setup where multiple human agents and AI agents can access and respond to customer conversations on a single WhatsApp Business number simultaneously.
In Depth
By default, the WhatsApp Business app supports only one user per number. Multi-agent capability, enabled through the WhatsApp Business API, allows teams to share a single WhatsApp number while maintaining organized, assigned conversations. This is essential for any business handling more than a handful of daily WhatsApp conversations.
Multi-agent platforms provide features like conversation assignment (routing to the right agent), transfer (moving conversations between agents), internal notes (team collaboration on a conversation), and supervisor monitoring. AI agents fit naturally into multi-agent setups — handling initial contact and routine queries, then transferring to specialized human agents when needed while preserving the full conversation context. The customer experiences a seamless conversation with one number, unaware of the transitions happening behind the scenes.
Related Terms
WhatsApp Business API
The WhatsApp Business API is a programmatic interface that enables medium and large businesses to send and receive messages on WhatsApp at scale, with automation, chatbot integration, and CRM connectivity.
WhatsApp Chatbot
A WhatsApp chatbot is an automated conversational agent deployed on WhatsApp Business that handles customer interactions, answers queries, and executes tasks through the messaging platform.
Team Inbox
A team inbox is a unified communication hub where all customer messages from multiple channels are collected, organized, and managed by a support team.
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