Thank you for the clarification, Santiago!
You're absolutely right - I misunderstood your original question. You're asking about automatic messages being sent during a live agent conversation when the customer goes silent, not during the bot flow phase.
Yes, Genesys Cloud does have a feature for this scenario called Inactivity Handling that can be configured at the queue level. Here's how it works:
Configuration:
Administrators can configure inactivity time limits for messaging interactions (including WhatsApp) in queue settings
The timeout period can be set between 1 minute to 30 minutes
You select which messaging channels this applies to (WhatsApp, Web Messaging, Apple Messages for Business, etc.)
Cheers,
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Cameron
Online Community Manager/Moderator
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-06-2026 13:21
From: Santiago Montoya
Subject: Automatic messages in Genesys-Whatsapp
thanks for your answer, but that solucion seems to be when the user is still in the flow, but my inquiry is when the customer and agent are having a conversation and the customer is not answer for a period of time.
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Santiago Montoya
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-06-2026 13:13
From: Cameron Tomlin
Subject: Automatic messages in Genesys-Whatsapp
Hello Santiago,
I have seen what you are asking for done within the bot flow. You can configure "No Input Detection" settings that trigger when a customer doesn't respond. I have seen it:
- Set up customizable timeout periods (ranging from 100 milliseconds to 10 seconds for voice, with defaults at 1 second)
- Configure automated retry prompts that send follow-up messages when no input is detected
- Set maximum retry attempts (Max No Inputs) that allow the flow to branch to different paths when thresholds are exceeded
- Use continuation reprompts (up to 10 for AI-powered slots) to re-engage the customer
With whatsapp, when an agent sends a message via WhatsApp, you have up to 24 hours from the customer's last inbound message to reply with a free-form message. If more than 24 hours pass without a customer response, only pre-approved WhatsApp "template messages" can be sent.
Hope this helps!
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Cameron
Online Community Manager/Moderator
Original Message:
Sent: 05-06-2026 13:02
From: Santiago Montoya
Subject: Automatic messages in Genesys-Whatsapp
hello
I have a digital bot flow in genesys that is working in Whatsapp, is there a way to send messages automatically form the agent side if the customer is not answering the conversacion during 5 min as example ?
#ConversationalAI(Bots,VirtualAgent,etc.)
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Santiago Montoya
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