Methods for Omni-Channel

Omni-Channel is a comprehensive customer service solution that lets your call center route any type of incoming work item—including cases, chats, phone calls, or leads—to the most qualified, available agents in your organization. Omni-Channel provides a customizable customer service solution that integrates seamlessly into the Salesforce console and benefits your customers and support agents.

For more information on Omni-Channel, see Set Up Omni-Channel.

  • acceptAgentWork

    Accepts a work item that’s assigned to an agent. Available in API versions 32.0 and later.

  • closeAgentWork

    Changes the status of a work item to “Closed” and removes it from the list of work items in the Omni-Channel widget. Available in API versions 32.0 and later.

  • declineAgentWork

    Declines a work item that’s assigned to an agent. Available in API versions 32.0 and later.

  • getAgentWorks

    Returns a list of work items that are currently assigned to an agent and open in the agent’s workspace. Available in API versions 32.0 and later.

  • getAgentWorkload

    In API version 35.0 and later, we can retrieve an agent’s currently assigned workload. Use this method for rerouting work to available agents.

  • getServicePresenceStatusChannels

    Retrieves the service channels that are associated with an Omni-Channel user’s current presence status. Available in API versions 32.0 and later.

  • getServicePresenceStatusId

    Retrieves an agent’s current presence status. Available in API versions 32.0 and later.

  • login

    Logs an agent into Omni-Channel with a specific presence status. You also can use this method to reconnect to Omni-Channel after a connection error. Available in API versions 32.0 and later.

  • logout

    Logs an agent out of Omni-Channel. Available in API versions 32.0 and later.

  • setServicePresenceStatus

    Sets an agent’s presence status to a status with a particular ID. In API version 35.0 and later, we log the user into presence if that user is not already logged in, so you don’t have to make additional calls. You also can use this method to reconnect to Omni-Channel after a connection error.

  • Methods for Omni-Channel Console Events

    JavaScript can be executed when certain types of events occur in a console, such as when a user closes a tab. In addition to the standard methods for console events, there are a few events that are specific to Omni-Channel. These events apply to Salesforce Classic only.