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Agent → Add a New Agent

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Summary

Create a new agent in a specified ChatWoot account by providing the account ID, agent's full name, email, and role, with optional availability and auto offline settings.

Inputs

  • Account ID (required) — The numeric identifier of the ChatWoot account where the agent will be added.
  • Name (required) — Full name of the new agent.
  • Email (required) — Email address of the new agent.
  • Role (required) — Defines if the agent is an 'Agent' or 'Administrator' in the account.
  • Additional Options — Optional parameters including availability status ('available', 'busy', 'offline') and auto offline setting (boolean) to configure agent's availability behavior.

Output shape

a single record representing the newly created agent's details as returned by the ChatWoot API

The operation submits a request to create the agent and returns the API's response. Optional request parameters like batching or proxy settings may influence the request but do not affect the returned data shape.

Examples

Example 1: Add an available agent to account ID 5 with administrator role

Set Account ID to 5, Name to 'Jane Doe', Email to 'jane.doe@example.com', Role to 'Administrator', and Availability Status to 'Available' in Additional Options.

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