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# Assign Conversation

This action allows the user to redirect the control of the conversation to an agent.

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### Settings

The action uses the following settings:

| Setting            | Description                                                                                                                    | [Parsed](/actions-and-operations/dynamic-parsing.md) |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Action             | This mode allows to specify if the agent should take over or if there is a request for an operator to step in the conversation | :no\_entry:                                          |
| Take Over Message  | This mode allows to set the text to show when the agent takes over the conversation                                            | :no\_entry:                                          |
| Pick Mode          | This mode allows to choose between different logics to choose the agent who will take over the conversation                    | :no\_entry:                                          |
| Group              | This mode allows to set the group of agents who are available                                                                  | :no\_entry:                                          |
| Selected Operators | This mode allows to set the specific agent or agents who are available                                                         | :no\_entry:                                          |

### Trigger

On Conversation Handed Over. This action will trigger any child operations once the assigned conversation is handed over to the chatbot.

### Variables

This action produces the following variables after being activated:

| Variable    | Description                                                                  |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| chat\_state | It is equal to 'operator\_requested' if the selected mode is 'Request Agent' |

### Availability

Channel specific availability follows the table below:

| Channel          | Availability     |
| ---------------- | ---------------- |
| Facebook         | Fully Available. |
| WhatsApp         | Fully Available. |
| Telegram         | Fully Available. |
| Web              | Fully Available. |
| Alexa            | Fully Available. |
| Google Assistant | Fully Available. |
| Slack            | Fully Available. |
| API              | Fully Available. |

This action can be used only inside interactions and not as child of other actions.