July updates

Previously, only the Vkontakte community could be connected to Usedesk. But it happens that clients, instead of contacting through the community, write to you in a personal message or, in principle, you work only through your personal page. Now you can also connect it to Usedesk and process all messages without leaving the system. You will no longer have to check your personal account periodically, and the client will no longer have to wait until you see his message.
How to set up integration

Previously, to create such a rule, you had to retype all the conditions. If there are 1–2 conditions, it is not difficult, but if there are dozens of them, it took a lot of time to create one similar rule. Now the "Copy" function has appeared on the page with the list of rules. You have to delete unnecessary conditions, edit them or add new ones. And to completely delete a rule, you no longer need to go inside – hover over the list of rules and click the cross.

The main report was transformed; now it's the turn of the others. We have improved the table with information on agents to make it easier for you to work with it. Here's what you can do with the data now ↓

Last month, we implemented Instagram via the official API to handle mentions and comments on posts. Now in Usedesk you can process private messages (direct), even taking into account the limitations of Instagram when replying to a message.
How to integrate and what are the restrictions for messages

Displays sending a message. Previously, when you pressed the "Send" button, the entire text of the message was cleared, and nothing happened for a few seconds. Not understanding what was happening, users were able to click on the "Send" button a little or completely exit the application, having lost all the typed text. We worked through the process of sending a message, and now when you click "Send":

1. The send button disappears, the message download mode appears.
2. The typed text and attached files do not disappear but become a little lighter without editing.
3. If the message is not sent, an error notification will appear.

And to make typing messages more convenient, we enlarged the window for entering text and added the ability to make a line break if the text does not fit into one line.

Audio and video files can now be included directly in the application. Now, if a client sends you an audio or video file, you don't need to download it. We have added players to the application that you can listen to audio and watch videos. You can stop recording, pause and rewind, adjust the volume, watch the time, download, and expand the video to fullscreen.

Previously, articles in the widget were displayed in a general list in chronological order. So that users do not get confused and quickly find the information they need, we began to display articles taking into account the structure of your knowledge base: section name → list of categories → list of articles. The user will immediately find out which section he needs, select a category and quickly find an article with an answer to his question.

Now the call recording can be decrypted, that is, translate audio messages into text. It is enough to press the "Decrypt" button in the call log, and an internal comment with the text of the decrypted call will appear in the tickets card. You no longer have to listen to the entire recording to find the desired fragment or study the history of communication with the client - you can quickly go through the text and highlight the necessary information for yourself. This saves a lot of time.

The functionality is not included in the basic Usedesk package and is paid separately - we will form the actual cost later.

And now you have the opportunity to use the decryptor for a whole month for FREE. It is important for us that you give it a try and give feedback. To connect, submit an application → support@usedesk.ru

So far, they have done only for UIS telephony. Furthermore! We will extend the functionality to other telephony.

Acebot — is another official provider with which you can work with the WhatsApp Business API. If you are already using this service or just eyeing it, this integration is for you.
How to connect

When initializing a chat, a token is now used instead of a signature. In the new versions of the SDK, we have made adjustments to the initialization of the chat when the system identifies the user by the given parameters. Recall that these are:

• name;
• email;
• phone.

The changes have affected the signature parameter. Previously, clients specified the signature parameter themselves. We replaced the signature with a token to avoid mistakes, and we will create a unique signature for each chat ourselves.

Also, the token is tied to the user's name, email, and phone number. If any of these parameters is entered relative to the previous ones, a new token will be requested.