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What is a chatbot for business messaging?

Last reviewed July 22, 20261 min readReviewed by BroadNet engineering

Quick answer

A messaging chatbot is an automated agent that holds two-way conversations with customers on channels like WhatsApp, RCS, and SMS — answering FAQs, checking order status, capturing leads, and triaging support around the clock. It can be rule-based (following scripted flows) or AI-powered (understanding natural language), and the best implementations hand off to a human agent when the conversation needs one.

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The long answer

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Rule-based vs AI-powered

Rule-based bots follow decision trees and keywords — predictable and easy to control; AI-powered bots understand natural language for more flexible conversations. Many production bots combine both. See /answers/what-is-conversational-ai.

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What it handles well

High-volume, repetitive interactions — order tracking, FAQs, appointment booking, lead qualification — where instant 24/7 answers beat waiting for an agent. See /answers/whatsapp-for-customer-support.

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The human handoff

A good bot recognizes its limits and escalates to a human with full context, so customers never get trapped in a loop. This blend of automation and people is what makes messaging support scale. See /answers/what-is-omnichannel-orchestration.

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Channels and compliance

Run the bot where your customers are — WhatsApp for rich threads, SMS for reach — and respect each channel's opt-in and policy rules. See /products/omnichannel.

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