Agent Capacity

Prevent agent overload with smart capacity limits

Set maximum conversation limits per agent and inbox. Create capacity policies with exclusion rules to ensure balanced workloads and better response times.

Per-inbox limitsExclusion rules

Balance workloads automatically

Ensure agents have manageable workloads for better customer experiences.

Capacity Policies

Create flexible capacity policies

Define named policies with custom rules and limits. Assign policies to specific agents or teams based on their role, experience, or workload capacity.

  • Create named policies with descriptions
  • Set different limits for different teams
  • Assign policies to specific agents
  • Multiple policies for different scenarios

Example policies

Support Team Policy

Max 5 conversations per agent across all inboxes

Sales Team Policy

Max 3 conversations, exclude VIP label

Training Policy

Max 2 conversations for new agents

Inbox capacity limits

Live Chat
Max conversations5
WhatsApp
Max conversations3
Email
Max conversations10
Per-Inbox Limits

Set different limits per inbox

Not all channels require the same effort. Set higher limits for email where responses can be async, and lower limits for live chat that needs immediate attention.

  • Set different max conversations per inbox
  • Higher limits for async channels like email
  • Lower limits for real-time chat channels
  • Override global limits per inbox
Exclusion Rules

Smart exclusions for accurate counts

Not all open conversations require active attention. Exclude conversations based on labels or age so they don't count against an agent's capacity limit.

  • Exclude conversations by label (e.g., waiting-for-customer)
  • Exclude conversations older than a duration
  • Conversations waiting for customer response don't count
  • Stale conversations are automatically excluded

Exclusion rules

Conversations that satisfy the following conditions would not count towards agent capacity

Exclude conversations tagged with specific labels

waiting-for-customeron-hold

Exclude conversations older than a specified duration

10
Minutes

Keep your team at peak performance

Start using agent capacity limits to ensure balanced workloads and faster response times.

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