Channels Overview

    Which channels you can connect, on which plan, and what their status means.

    Channels are the accounts your customers reach you on. Open Channels in the sidebar: each card shows Connect for a new channel and Manage for one already connected. The toolbar button Connect channel opens a quick picker for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and Telegram; every other channel connects from its own card.

    Supported Channels

    Each plan includes a set of channel types. A locked card shows the plan it starts on.

    ChannelWhat it doesFrom plan
    InstagramDMs, story replies and comments (Business or Creator account)Free
    MessengerMessages and comments on your Facebook PageFree
    TelegramMessages to your Telegram botFree
    WhatsAppWhatsApp Business Platform number, templates and broadcastsStarter
    TikTokPublishing posts from the Content Hub only (no messages)Starter
    SMSTwilio, Telnyx, Vonage or MessageBird numbersStarter
    EmailGmail, or any mailbox over SMTP and IMAPScale
    Website ChatA chat widget for your websiteStarter
    Custom ChannelAny service you connect through webhooksScale

    Channel Status

    Each card shows its state:

    • Active: connected and receiving messages.
    • Paused: still linked, but over your plan's channel limit or outside its channel types. It receives and sends nothing until you upgrade or choose which channels stay active.
    • Disconnected: not connected. Reconnect it from the card. A red banner at the top of the app explains why, for example lost access after a password change.

    Good to Know

    A few rules apply to every channel:

    • One account can be connected in only one workspace at a time.
    • A workspace keeps one Instagram account, one Facebook Page, one WhatsApp number and one Telegram bot. Connecting a different one of the same type replaces the previous one.
    • Connected channels count across your whole organization against your plan's channel limit.
    • If a channel stays disconnected for more than 30 days, its conversations and messages are deleted. Contacts are always kept.

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