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How do I set up LiveChat?

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First, you need to create an account with LiveChat (visit www.livechatinc.com to do this). Once your account is enabled, complete the following steps:

  1. In your LiveChat account, go to the "Apps" tab in the left-hand column and then Select "Build Your App" towards the bottom of the page, you should then see a page with "Explore API console" at the Top.
  1. You will then be Re-directed to the Dev Console.
  1. To create a Personal Access Token (PAT) you can select "Create a Personal Access Token" from within the dev console, then on the following page click on "Create new token+"
  1. When Creating your "Personal Access Token", you will need to assign a name and its scopes.
  1. The Scopes to add can be found below.
properties_read, 
greetings_read, 
banlist_read, 
multicast:ro, 
accounts.roles--all:ro, 
tags_read, groups--all:ro, 
access_rules:ro, 
properties--my:ro, 
visitors_read, 
agents_read, 
languages_read, 
archives_read, 
agents--my:ro, 
chats--access:ro, 
agents--all:ro, 
accounts--my:ro, 
sessions--my:ro, 
chats--my:ro, 
accounts--all:ro, 
canned_responses_read, 
accounts--all:rc, 
in_app_msg_manage, 
groups--my:ro, 
surveys_read, 
properties--all:ro, 
customers:ro, 
chats--all:ro, 
groups_read, 
routing_read
Click to copy
  1. After you have created a "Personal Access Token", you can copy the "Token" from within Livechat and apply it to your SuperControl account on Integrations > Admin tools > LiveChat. Paste to LiveChat API Keys and confirm clicking ‘

Additionally should you require a "Base64 Encoded", you can copy that instead of the base token when you are creating a "Personal Access Token".

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