Working with callback requests using Virtual Agent

Versão de lançamento: Australia

Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026

2 min. de leitura

As a customer, you can request a callback from a customer service agent through a Virtual Agent conversation. You can request an immediate voice callback or schedule a voice or video callback that you can reschedule or cancel.

For more information about setting up Omnichannel Callback, refer to Configuring Omnichannel Callback

Request a callback from a Virtual Agent chat

Request an immediate voice callback or schedule a voice or video callback from a Virtual Agent chat on the ServiceNow portal.

Antes de Iniciar

Role required: none

Por Que e Quando Desempenhar Esta Tarefa

You can request an immediate callback only for a voice channel. Use the Schedule for later option to request a video call.

Procedimento

Navigate to the Customer Service Portal or Consumer Service Portal home page by adding the suffix /csm or /csp to your instance URL.
For example: https://yourportalurl.com/csm
Select the Chat icon () to open the chat window and begin a Virtual Agent chat.
Select Show me everything.
Select Request a callback.
Enter your phone number and a reason for requesting the callback.

Select whether to receive an immediate voice callback from an agent or schedule a voice or video callback for later.

Type of callback	Action
Immediate voice callback	Select Right now.
Scheduled voice or video callback	Select Schedule for later. Select the type of call. For a phone call, select Voice. For a video call, select Zoom. Select a date and time from the calendar and select Schedule. The date and time slots indicate the agent's availability.

Resultado

A callback request is created.
The chat shows the details of the callback time, either the estimated time until the agent phones back or the scheduled date and time set for the phone or video call.
A confirmation email is sent.

Reschedule a callback from a Virtual Agent chat

Reschedule a callback from a Virtual Agent chat on the ServiceNow portal.

Antes de Iniciar

Role required: none

Por Que e Quando Desempenhar Esta Tarefa

Only logged-in users can reschedule callbacks.

Procedimento

Navigate to the Customer Service Portal or Consumer Service Portal home page by adding the suffix /csm or /csp to your instance URL.
For example: https://yourportalurl.com/csm
Select the chat icon () to open the chat window and begin a Virtual Agent chat.
Select Show me everything.
Select Reschedule a callback.
Reschedule the upcoming callback request or a different request.
- To reschedule the upcoming callback request, select Yes.
- To reschedule a different request, select it from the list of requests.
Choose a date and time from the calendar and click Schedule.
The date and time slots indicate the agent's availability.

Resultado

The request is rescheduled.

A confirmation message is displayed in the chat.

A confirmation email is sent.

Cancel a callback from a Virtual Agent chat

Cancel a callback from a Virtual Agent chat on the ServiceNow portal.

Antes de Iniciar

Role required: none

Procedimento

Navigate to the Customer Service Portal or Consumer Service Portal home page by adding the suffix /csm or /csp to your instance URL.
For example: https://yourportalurl.com/csm
Select the chat icon () to open the chat window and begin a Virtual Agent chat.
Select Show me everything.
Select Cancel a callback.
Cancel the upcoming callback request or a different request.
- To cancel the upcoming callback request, select Yes.
- To cancel a different request, select it from the list of requests.
Confirm the cancellation in the confirmation message.

Resultado

The callback request is canceled.
The chat shows the details of the canceled callback request.
A confirmation email is sent.