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- .setTabOrder()
- Launcher Button Customization
- Zoho SalesIQ
- Launcher
- Chat
- .Chat.start()
- chatEventChannel
- .Chat.startWithTrigger()
- .Chat.setWaitingTime()
- .Chat.get()
- .startChat()
- .openNewChat()
- .openChatWithID()
- .setQuestion()
- .setChatTitle()
- .setDepartment()
- .setDepartments()
- .getDepartments()
- .getChats()
- .getChatsWithFilter()
- .setOperatorEmail()
- .Chat.setVisibility()
- .shouldOpenUrl()
- .showOfflineMessage()
- .fetchAttenderImage()
- .setRatingVisibility()
- .setFeedbackVisibility()
- .setVisitorNameVisibility()
- .disablePreChatForms()
- .enablePreChatForms()
- .disableScreenshotOption()
- .enableScreenshotOption()
- .showOperatorImageInChat()
- .endChat()
- .showFeedbackAfterSkip()
- .open()
- .hideQueueTime()
- Chat Actions
- Notification Icon
- Loggers
- Visitor
- Visitor Tracking
- Notification
- Conversation
- Knowledge Base
- FAQ
- Download Sample App
- Release Notes
.startChat()
This API can be used to automatically initiate a chat from the visitor side with a pre-defined message which you can configure using this API, right after the visitor clicks on the chat widget to initiate a chat.
Example
CopiedZohoSalesIQ.startChat("Hello there!!");
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