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# Configuring Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface

# Configuring Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated January 30, 2025  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Set up the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application to enable
agents to send messages to customers through different messaging channels.
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| Task | Description |
|-|-|
| 1. [Install agent-initiated messaging interface](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ydzLG30ewrvhgceB1AiXSQ "You can install the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application (sn_agent_initiated) if you have the admin role. The application installs related ServiceNow Store applications and plugins if they are not already installed."). | Install the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application to integrate a messaging channel with your ServiceNow instance. |
| 2. [Set up agent-initiated message interface for a messaging channel](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RJfbocyrF0Pr7KUAaPGDrA "Set up the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application to send messages from a messaging channel."). | Set up the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application to send messages from a messaging channel. |
| 3. (Optional) [Associate user profiles with agent-initiated messages](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ZOwEnhHTY~nNbvu6sj9i1A "Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for associating user profiles with agent-initiated messages."). | Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for associating user profiles with agent-initiated messages. |
| 4. (Optional) [Validate recipient IDs for agent-initiated messages](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/oz3xJk_0yc9COlKXTc4sGw "Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for validating the format of a recipient ID associated with a messaging channel.")Validate recipient IDs for agent-initiated messages . | Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for validating the format of a recipient ID associated with a messaging channel. |
| 5. (Optional) [Determine whether messaging channels are available for agent-initiated messages](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/DsX2NGZ52qZrlGAJ8UCPXQ "Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for determining whether a messaging channel is applicable to a user profile in an agent-initiated message."). | Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for determining whether a messaging channel is applicable to a user profile in an agent-initiated message. |
[Table 1. Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface configuration tasks]

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* **[Install Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ydzLG30ewrvhgceB1AiXSQ)**   
  You can install the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application (sn_agent_initiated) if you have the admin role. The application installs related ServiceNow® Store applications and plugins if they are not already installed.
* **[Set up Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface for a messaging channel](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RJfbocyrF0Pr7KUAaPGDrA)**   
  Set up the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application to send messages from a messaging channel.
* **[Associate user profiles with agent-initiated messages](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ZOwEnhHTY~nNbvu6sj9i1A)**   
  Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for associating user profiles with agent-initiated messages.
* **[Validate recipient IDs for agent-initiated messages](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/oz3xJk_0yc9COlKXTc4sGw)**   
  Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for validating the format of a recipient ID associated with a messaging channel.
* **[Determine whether messaging channels are available for agent-initiated messages](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/DsX2NGZ52qZrlGAJ8UCPXQ)**   
  Use scripted extension points to call custom scripts for determining whether a messaging channel is applicable to a user profile in an agent-initiated message.
* **[Components installed with Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Xcn0c~2CQJHv9InXCd33ag)**   
  Several types of components are installed with installation of the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application, including tables, plugins, and ServiceNow Store applications.
* **[Messaging channels for Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/NJeHxXfwp~rzpWk4xZ3YKA)**   
  Install and configure applications to enable a messaging channel for use with the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application.