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AI Chatbots are available on the Pro and Agency plans. Bulk Message subscribers will see an upgrade prompt instead of the bot dashboard.

What are AI Chatbots?

WhatsAble AI Chatbots are intelligent WhatsApp assistants powered by OpenAI. Each bot is trained with your business’s own knowledge base and configured with a distinct personality, response style, and escalation rules — so customers get accurate, on-brand answers around the clock without any manual effort. Once live, your bot:
  • Reads each incoming WhatsApp message and generates a contextually accurate reply from your knowledge base
  • Waits a configurable delay before sending (to feel human, not robotic)
  • Detects human-handoff keywords and notifies your team the moment a customer asks to speak with someone
  • Follows your custom escalation instructions for edge cases that go beyond the knowledge base

Dashboard overview

The AI Chatbots dashboard (/ai-bots) lists every bot in your workspace as cards. The default bot always appears first with a Default star badge.
ActionHow
Create a botClick Create New Bot in the top-right corner
SearchType in the search bar to filter bots by name
SortUse the sort dropdown to switch between Newest and Oldest
EditClick Edit on a bot card to open the full configuration form
Set as defaultClick Set Default on any non-default bot card
DuplicateOpen the ⋮ menu → Duplicate — clones all settings as a new bot named (Copy)
DeleteOpen the ⋮ menu → Delete — requires confirmation
Only one bot can be default at a time. The default bot is the one WhatsAble uses when no specific bot is assigned to an incoming conversation.

Plan requirements

AI Chatbots require a Pro or Agency subscription. Workspace owners on the Bulk Message plan will see an upgrade notice in place of the bot dashboard. Visit your Pricing Plans page to upgrade.
PlanAI Chatbot access
Bulk Message✗ Not included
Pro✓ Full access
Agency✓ Full access + multiple phone numbers

How a bot processes a message

1

Message arrives

A customer sends a WhatsApp message to your connected number.
2

Delay window

The bot waits for the configured Response Delay (5–60 seconds). If the customer sends more messages in that window, they are batched and answered together.
3

AI generates a reply

The bot constructs a response using your Business Mission, Knowledge Base, Custom Instructions, and selected Tone.
4

Handoff check

If any Trigger Keyword is detected, or the Custom Handoff Scenarios condition is met, the bot stops replying and (optionally) sends you a notification.
5

Reply sent

The response is delivered to the customer over WhatsApp.

Bot assignment in Notifyer Chat

Once you have bots configured, you control which bot handles each conversation from the Notifyer Chat interface. Assignment can be automatic (via the default bot) or manually overridden per conversation.

Auto-assignment — the default bot

When a new inbound WhatsApp message starts a conversation and no specific bot has been manually assigned to that contact, the system automatically uses the bot marked as Default in your AI Chatbots dashboard.
Only one bot can be the default at a time. To change which bot handles new conversations automatically, go to the AI Chatbots dashboard and click Set Default on the bot you want.

Manual assignment per conversation

Every conversation in Notifyer Chat has a right-side contact panel. Inside that panel, under the AI Assistant section, is a Bot Assign dropdown.
1

Open the contact panel

In Notifyer Chat, select any conversation. The contact details panel opens on the right.
2

Find the Bot Assign dropdown

Scroll to the AI Assistant section. Below the AI / Human Agent toggle you will see a Bot Assign selector showing either the currently assigned bot name or Select Bot.
3

Pick a bot

Click the dropdown and choose any bot from your workspace. The assignment updates immediately — the selected bot takes over responses for that conversation from the next incoming message.A checkmark appears next to the currently assigned bot so you always know which one is active.
4

Unassign if needed

If a bot is already assigned, the dropdown shows an Unassign Bot option at the top. Selecting it removes the bot assignment from that contact entirely and falls back to the default bot for any future messages.

AI Assistant / Human Agent toggle

Alongside bot assignment, each conversation has a Human Agent ↔ AI Assistant toggle.
PositionBehaviour
AI Assistant (on)The assigned bot handles replies automatically; messages are also synced with connected automation tools (Zapier, Make, n8n, etc.)
Human Agent (off)The bot stops replying; a team member takes over manually; automation sync is paused
When a customer triggers a handoff keyword or the bot’s Custom Handoff Scenarios are met, flip this toggle to Human Agent to mute the bot and take control of the conversation yourself.

Assignment priority summary

ScenarioBot used
New conversation, no manual assignmentDefault bot
Manual assignment set in the contact panelManually assigned bot
Bot unassigned in the contact panelDefault bot (fallback)
Toggle switched to Human AgentNo bot — human only

Next steps

Bot Configuration

A field-by-field breakdown of every setting in the bot configuration form — identity, knowledge base, tone, delay, and handoff.

Embedding Process

Connect a WhatsApp number to your workspace before deploying a bot.