Ticket Deflection
Resolving customer questions through self-service or AI before they become a human-handled ticket.
Glossary/Ticket Deflection
Ticket deflection is the share of customer questions resolved without a human agent having to step in — through a searchable help center, self-service answers, or an AI agent handling the conversation end to end. Higher deflection means lower cost per contact and faster answers for customers.
The healthiest deflection comes from genuinely helping customers, not hiding contact options. A good knowledge base answers common questions, and an AI agent handles the rest conversationally, escalating anything it shouldn't resolve. Deflection rate is a key metric for measuring the ROI of AI and self-service.
Because BotIQ answers from your own knowledge across every channel, it can deflect a large share of routine questions while still handing complex cases to your team.
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