Sessions
Sessions
A session in Open represents any interaction between a customer and your support team. This could be a conversation with an AI agent, a human agent, or both working together to help the customer.
What is a Session?
Think of a session as a complete conversation thread. It starts when a customer reaches out and ends when their inquiry is resolved. Each session can include:
- Messages between the customer and AI
- Messages between the customer and human agents
- Files and attachments
- System actions and responses
- Session metadata (duration, channel, status)
Communication Channels
Sessions can happen through multiple channels:
Web Chat
Real-time chat through your website or app
Email conversations with threaded replies
SMS
Text message conversations
Phone
Voice calls with transcription
WhatsApp Business conversations
Slack
Slack conversations
API
API integrations
How Sessions Work
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Session Start
- Customer initiates contact through any channel
- System creates a new session
- AI agent begins the conversation
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During the Session
- AI handles initial responses
- Human agents can join when needed
- Files and information can be shared
- System actions can be triggered
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Session End
- Customer’s inquiry is resolved
- Session is marked as complete
- Summary and insights are generated