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
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 chat bubble
- Chat window slides up
- Start conversation
When Chat is Available
Business Hours (EST):- Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm
- Saturday-Sunday: Closed
- 🟢 Online: Team available now
- 🟡 Away: Team may be unavailable, response delayed
- 🔴 Offline: Outside business hours
- Still send messages when offline
- Team responds when back online
- Email notification sent when responded
Starting a Conversation
First Time
- Click chat bubble
- Enter your name (pre-filled from account)
- Enter email (pre-filled from account)
- Type your message
- Click Send
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
Account & Billing
Great for:- 💳 Billing questions
- 📊 Plan comparisons
- 🔄 Upgrade/downgrade assistance
- 🧾 Invoice requests
- 💰 Refund inquiries
Feature Requests
Great for:- 💡 Suggesting new features
- 🗳️ Voting on roadmap items
- 🎨 UX improvements
- 🔌 Integration requests
Not Ideal For
Better alternatives: Emergency Incidents:- Use alert email/SMS notifications
- Enterprise: Dedicated support channel
- Export logs → Send via email
- Schedule screen-share call
- Email: sales@knoxcall.com
- Enterprise demos and quotes
Chat Features
Send Screenshots
Attach images:- Click paperclip icon
- Select screenshot
- Image uploads and sends
- Showing error messages
- UX issues
- Configuration screenshots
Send Files
Attach files:- Logs (CSV exports)
- Configuration files (JSON)
- Error reports
Rich Formatting
Text formatting: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
- 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
- Open chat widget
- Click menu icon (top-right)
- Select “Conversation History”
- Browse past chats
- Only you see your conversations
- Not shared with other users
- Team members can see (for context)
Tips for Best Support
1. Be Specific
✅ Good: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
- Full API keys
- Secret values
- Sensitive credentials
5. Check Documentation First
Before chatting:- Search docs.knoxcall.com
- Check troubleshooting sections
- Review related guides
Privacy & Security
Your data:- 🔒 Conversations encrypted in transit (TLS)
- 🔐 Stored securely
- 👁️ Only visible to you and support team
- 🗑️ Deleted on request
- Secret values
- Full API keys
- Sensitive customer data
- 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
- Disable ad blocker on knoxcall.com
- Try different browser
- Ensure JavaScript enabled
Issue: “Can’t send messages”
Causes:- Network connectivity issue
- Firewall blocking chatwoot domain
- Browser cache issue
- Check internet connection
- Clear browser cache
- Refresh page
- 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)
- Email support@knoxcall.com
- Mention chat conversation ID
Alternative Support Channels
If chat unavailable:Email Support
- support@knoxcall.com
- Response within 24 hours
- Good for detailed issues
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
Feedback on Support
Rate your experience:- After conversation resolved, rate support (1-5 stars)
- Leave feedback comment
- Helps us improve!
Related Resources
- 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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