💬 Inbox

Reply, assign & label conversations

4 min readUpdated June 2026All plans
Your Tanvik inbox is a shared team inbox for all incoming WhatsApp conversations. Multiple agents can view and reply to conversations, and the AI Agent can handle replies automatically when enabled.
Replying to messages

Open any conversation from the inbox list. Type your message in the reply box at the bottom and press Enter or click Send. You can send:

  • Session messages — any text, image, video, document, or audio (only available within 24 hours of the customer's last message)
  • Template messages — pre-approved templates you can send anytime, even after the 24-hour window closes
The 24-hour session window: WhatsApp only allows free-form messages within 24 hours of a customer replying. After that, you can only send approved templates. Tanvik shows a warning when the window is about to close.
Assigning conversations to agents

Click the Assign button at the top of any conversation and select a team member. The conversation moves to their queue. Assigned conversations are highlighted in their inbox view.

Agents can also self-assign by clicking Claim on unassigned conversations.

Best practice: Use assignment to avoid two agents accidentally replying to the same customer at the same time.
Using labels

Labels help you organise and filter conversations. Common label setups:

LabelWhen to use
Hot LeadCustomer has shown strong buying intent
Follow UpNeeds a message in 24–48 hours
ClosedDeal won or conversation resolved
SupportHas a question or complaint, not a lead

To add a label: open the conversation, click the Label icon in the top bar, and select or create a label. You can filter your inbox by label to focus on specific conversations.

Bot vs human mode

Each conversation can be in Bot mode (AI Agent replies automatically) or Human mode (your team replies). You can switch at any time using the toggle at the top of the conversation.

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Bot mode (default when AI Agent is on)
AI Agent handles replies. Switch to Human when the customer has a complex query the AI can't resolve, or when you want to close the deal personally.
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Human mode
Your team replies. The bot stays silent. Switch back to Bot when the conversation is resolved or handed back to the AI.