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Additionally, you may customize the link. Your link must reference a page that would setup the chat session (the base URL above - but it must match the facility ID your account is provisioned in - i.e. "pop0" - please contact your service provider to know which facility your account is provisioned in) . You may add Information describing the account and target queue  specified via query string (see table below for supported variables). Once the user clicks on the link the chat application will start running, so it is recommended to configure the link to open a new browser window or tab.

The chat application encapsulates all the logic of initiating and maintaining the chat session while providing a flexible mechanism to configure behaviour and styling. The application will adjust itself (based on the configuration options defined for the target queue

The following table describes the different query string parameters supported by the application:

  ParameterRequired  Description
cidYesYour account ID.
qidYesID of the queue the chat session is being directed to.
langNoLanguage to be used, this parameter is optional. It can be used to enforce the chat session to be in a specific language. Current supported values are: EN-US; FR-FR; ES-ES. Using any unsupported language will be interpreted as EN-US. The app will use the browser's preferred language if  the lang variable is not specified.
fnNoUser's first name.
lnNoUser's last name.
eaNoUser's email adress.
pnNoUser's phone number.
iqryNoUser's inquiry (or reason why the chat session is being opened).
popidNoId of the screen-pop action to be used when the chat session is served to the agent. Screen-op actions must be defined within the administration portal. For security reasons, only the id of the action is allowed to be passed via query string.
itagNoInterop tag (typically an identifier within your own web site that will be used later on to cross reference information).



For more information on Reactive Chat, see Initiating Reactive Chat.

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