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In-App Support Chat

Get instant help with KnoxCall’s integrated support chat powered by Chatwoot.

Overview

The Support Chat widget provides real-time assistance:
  • 💬 Live chat with KnoxCall support team
  • ⚡ Instant responses during business hours
  • 📎 Send screenshots and files
  • 📧 Email notifications for offline messages
  • 💾 Conversation history preserved
  • 🔒 Secure and private
Available on: All plans (Free, Starter, Pro, Enterprise)

Accessing Support Chat

Chat Widget Location

Look for the chat bubble:
  • Bottom-right corner of admin UI
  • Blue/purple circular icon
  • Shows unread message count (if any)
Click to open:
  1. Click chat bubble
  2. Chat window slides up
  3. Start conversation

When Chat is Available

Business Hours (EST):
  • Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm
  • Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Status indicators:
  • 🟢 Online: Team available now
  • 🟡 Away: Team may be unavailable, response delayed
  • 🔴 Offline: Outside business hours
Offline messages:
  • Still send messages when offline
  • Team responds when back online
  • Email notification sent when responded

Starting a Conversation

First Time

  1. Click chat bubble
  2. Enter your name (pre-filled from account)
  3. Enter email (pre-filled from account)
  4. Type your message
  5. Click Send
Conversation started!

Returning User

Conversation history preserved:
  • Previous messages visible
  • No need to re-introduce yourself
  • Continue where you left off

What You Can Ask

Technical Support

Great for:
  • ❓ Configuration questions
  • 🐛 Reporting bugs
  • ⚙️ Feature assistance
  • 🔧 Troubleshooting errors
  • 📚 Documentation clarification
Examples:

Account & Billing

Great for:
  • 💳 Billing questions
  • 📊 Plan comparisons
  • 🔄 Upgrade/downgrade assistance
  • 🧾 Invoice requests
  • 💰 Refund inquiries
Examples:

Feature Requests

Great for:
  • 💡 Suggesting new features
  • 🗳️ Voting on roadmap items
  • 🎨 UX improvements
  • 🔌 Integration requests
Examples:

Not Ideal For

Better alternatives: Emergency Incidents:
  • Use alert email/SMS notifications
  • Enterprise: Dedicated support channel
Complex Debugging:
  • Export logs → Send via email
  • Schedule screen-share call
Sales Inquiries:

Chat Features

Send Screenshots

Attach images:
  1. Click paperclip icon
  2. Select screenshot
  3. Image uploads and sends
Great for:
  • Showing error messages
  • UX issues
  • Configuration screenshots
Tip: Use browser screenshot tools or OS snipping tool.

Send Files

Attach files:
  • Logs (CSV exports)
  • Configuration files (JSON)
  • Error reports
Max file size: 10MB

Rich Formatting

Text formatting:
Links:
Code blocks:

Emoji Support

Add context with emoji:

Response Times

We reply during business hours, as quickly as we can. No response time is guaranteed on the Free, Starter or Pro plans. Enterprise support terms are set in your Enterprise agreement.

Email Notifications

Get notified when:
  • ✉️ Support team responds
  • 📬 New message while you’re away
  • 🔔 Chat was offline, now online
Email includes:
  • Message preview
  • Link to continue conversation
  • Option to respond via email

Conversation History

Your message history:
  • All past conversations saved
  • Search previous conversations
  • Review solutions to past issues
Access history:
  1. Open chat widget
  2. Click menu icon (top-right)
  3. Select “Conversation History”
  4. Browse past chats
Privacy:
  • Only you see your conversations
  • Not shared with other users
  • Team members can see (for context)

Tips for Best Support

1. Be Specific

✅ Good:
❌ Vague:

2. Include Context

Helpful information:
  • Route name
  • Environment (production, staging, dev)
  • Error messages (exact text)
  • What you expected vs. what happened
  • Steps to reproduce

3. Attach Screenshots

When useful:
  • Error messages
  • Configuration screens
  • Unexpected UI behavior

4. Share Relevant IDs

Include:
  • Route ID (e.g., route_abc123)
  • Request ID (from logs)
  • API key ID (not full key!)
  • Error timestamps
Don’t share:
  • Full API keys
  • Secret values
  • Sensitive credentials

5. Check Documentation First

Before chatting:
  1. Search docs.knoxcall.com
  2. Check troubleshooting sections
  3. Review related guides
If still stuck: Chat us! We’re here to help.

Privacy & Security

Your data:
  • 🔒 Conversations encrypted in transit (TLS)
  • 🔐 Stored securely
  • 👁️ Only visible to you and support team
  • 🗑️ Deleted on request
What we don’t collect:
  • Secret values
  • Full API keys
  • Sensitive customer data
Best practices:
  • Don’t paste full API keys
  • Redact sensitive info from screenshots
  • Use key IDs instead of full keys

Troubleshooting

Issue: “Chat widget not appearing”

Causes:
  • Ad blocker blocking widget
  • Browser extension conflict
  • JavaScript disabled
Fix:
  1. Disable ad blocker on knoxcall.com
  2. Try different browser
  3. Ensure JavaScript enabled

Issue: “Can’t send messages”

Causes:
  • Network connectivity issue
  • Firewall blocking chatwoot domain
  • Browser cache issue
Fix:
  1. Check internet connection
  2. Clear browser cache
  3. Refresh page
  4. Try incognito mode

Issue: “No response from support”

Possible reasons:
  • Outside business hours (check status indicator)
  • High ticket volume (wait a bit longer)
  • Message went to spam (check email)
If urgent:

Alternative Support Channels

If chat unavailable:

Email Support

Community Forum

  • community.knoxcall.com
  • Ask other users
  • Share solutions
  • Vote on feature requests

Documentation

  • docs.knoxcall.com
  • Comprehensive guides
  • Troubleshooting sections
  • Code examples

GitHub Issues

  • github.com/knoxcall/issues
  • Bug reports
  • Feature requests
  • Public roadmap

Enterprise Support

Enterprise plan includes:
  • 🎯 Dedicated Slack channel - Direct access to engineering team
  • 📞 Phone support - Call for critical issues
  • 📺 Screen-share sessions - Live troubleshooting
  • 🚀 Priority bug fixes - Issues resolved faster
  • 👔 Account manager - Dedicated point of contact
Contact sales: sales@knoxcall.com to upgrade

Feedback on Support

Rate your experience:
  • After conversation resolved, rate support (1-5 stars)
  • Leave feedback comment
  • Helps us improve!
We read every piece of feedback and continuously improve our support.
  • Documentation: Comprehensive guides at docs.knoxcall.com
  • Status Page: Service status at status.knoxcall.com
  • Blog: Tips and updates at blog.knoxcall.com

Next Steps

Start Chat

Get help now

Documentation

Browse guides

Email Support

Send detailed inquiry

Community

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📊 Statistics

  • Level: beginner
  • Time: 2 minutes

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