Operators

Manage chat operators within your ChatHub organizations. Operators are agents who handle customer conversations.

Overview

Operators in ChatHub:

Handle customer chat conversations
Belong to specific organizations
Have active, inactive, or deleted status
Can have individual authentication tokens
Receive and respond to messages

List Operators

Retrieve all operators for a specific organization.

Endpoint

GET /api/operator?organizationId={id}

Request

curl -X GET "https://chatapi.smsbat.com/api/operator?organizationId=24" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {company-token}" \
  -H "Accept: text/plain"

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Location	Required	Description
`organizationId`	integer	Query	Yes	Organization ID

Headers

Header	Value	Required
`Authorization`	Bearer {token}	Yes
`Accept`	text/plain	Yes

Response

[
  {
    "id": 101,
    "name": "John Smith",
    "status": 0,
    "organization": {
      "id": 24,
      "name": "Customer Support"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 102,
    "name": "Sarah Johnson",
    "status": 0,
    "organization": {
      "id": 24,
      "name": "Customer Support"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 103,
    "name": "Mike Wilson",
    "status": 1,
    "organization": {
      "id": 24,
      "name": "Customer Support"
    }
  }
]

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	integer	Unique operator identifier
`name`	string	Operator display name
`status`	integer	Operator status (0=Active, 1=Inactive, 2=Deleted)
`organization`	object	Parent organization details
`organization.id`	integer	Organization ID
`organization.name`	string	Organization name

Operator Status

Status	Value	Description
Active	0	Operator is currently working and can receive chats
Inactive	1	Operator is temporarily disabled
Deleted	2	Operator has been removed from system

Add Operators

Add new operators to organizations using the synchronize endpoint.

Endpoint

POST /api/operator/synchronize

Request

curl -X POST https://chatapi.smsbat.com/api/operator/synchronize \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {company-token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "organizationId": 24,
      "name": "Alex Brown"
    },
    {
      "organizationId": 24,
      "name": "Emma Davis"
    }
  ]'

Request Body

Array of operator objects:

[
  {
    "organizationId": 24,
    "name": "Alex Brown"
  },
  {
    "organizationId": 24,
    "name": "Emma Davis"
  }
]

Request Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`organizationId`	integer	Yes	Target organization ID
`name`	string	Yes	Operator display name

Response

[
  {
    "id": 104,
    "name": "Alex Brown",
    "status": 0
  },
  {
    "id": 105,
    "name": "Emma Davis",
    "status": 0
  }
]

Change Operator Status

Update operator status (Active/Inactive/Deleted).

Endpoint

POST /api/operator/status

Request

curl -X POST https://chatapi.smsbat.com/api/operator/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {company-token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "id": 104,
    "status": 1
  }'

Request Body

{
  "id": 0,
  "status": 0
}

Request Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	Yes	Operator ID
`status`	integer	Yes	New status (0=Active, 1=Inactive, 2=Deleted)

Response

200 OK

Success returns HTTP 200 with no response body.

Status Values

Status	Value	Description
Active	0	Operator can handle chats
Inactive	1	Operator temporarily disabled
Deleted	2	Operator removed from system

Example: Deactivate Operator

curl -X POST https://chatapi.smsbat.com/api/operator/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {company-token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "id": 104,
    "status": 1
  }'

Example: Reactivate Operator

curl -X POST https://chatapi.smsbat.com/api/operator/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {company-token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "id": 104,
    "status": 0
  }'

Example: Delete Operator

curl -X POST https://chatapi.smsbat.com/api/operator/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {company-token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "id": 104,
    "status": 2
  }'

Implementation Examples

Python

import requests

class OperatorManager:
    def __init__(self, company_token, base_url='https://chatapi.smsbat.com'):
        self.company_token = company_token
        self.base_url = base_url
        self.headers = {
            'Authorization': f'Bearer {company_token}',
            'Accept': 'text/plain'
        }

    def list_operators(self, organization_id):
        """Get all operators for an organization"""
        response = requests.get(
            f'{self.base_url}/api/operator',
            headers=self.headers,
            params={'organizationId': organization_id}
        )
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()

    def add_operators(self, operators):
        """Add new operators
        Args:
            operators: List of dicts with organizationId and name
        """
        response = requests.post(
            f'{self.base_url}/api/operator/synchronize',
            headers={**self.headers, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
            json=operators
        )
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()

    def get_active_operators(self, organization_id):
        """Get only active operators"""
        operators = self.list_operators(organization_id)
        return [op for op in operators if op['status'] == 0]

    def find_operator_by_name(self, organization_id, name):
        """Find operator by name"""
        operators = self.list_operators(organization_id)
        for operator in operators:
            if operator['name'].lower() == name.lower():
                return operator
        return None

    def change_operator_status(self, operator_id, status):
        """Change operator status
        Args:
            operator_id: Operator ID
            status: 0 (Active), 1 (Inactive), 2 (Deleted)
        """
        response = requests.post(
            f'{self.base_url}/api/operator/status',
            headers={**self.headers, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
            json={'id': operator_id, 'status': status}
        )
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.status_code == 200

# Usage
manager = OperatorManager('your-company-token')

# List operators
operators = manager.list_operators(organization_id=24)
print(f"Found {len(operators)} operators")

# Get only active operators
active = manager.get_active_operators(24)
print(f"{len(active)} active operators")

# Add new operators
new_operators = manager.add_operators([
    {'organizationId': 24, 'name': 'John Doe'},
    {'organizationId': 24, 'name': 'Jane Smith'}
])
print(f"Added {len(new_operators)} operators")

# Find operator by name
operator = manager.find_operator_by_name(24, 'John Doe')
if operator:
    print(f"Found operator: {operator['name']} (ID: {operator['id']})")

# Change operator status
manager.change_operator_status(104, 1)  # Deactivate
print("Operator deactivated")

manager.change_operator_status(104, 0)  # Reactivate
print("Operator reactivated")

JavaScript (Node.js)

const axios = require('axios');

class OperatorManager {
  constructor(companyToken, baseUrl = 'https://chatapi.smsbat.com') {
    this.companyToken = companyToken;
    this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
    this.headers = {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${companyToken}`,
      'Accept': 'text/plain'
    };
  }

  async listOperators(organizationId) {
    const response = await axios.get(
      `${this.baseUrl}/api/operator`,
      {
        headers: this.headers,
        params: { organizationId }
      }
    );

    return response.data;
  }

  async addOperators(operators) {
    const response = await axios.post(
      `${this.baseUrl}/api/operator/synchronize`,
      operators,
      {
        headers: {
          ...this.headers,
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        }
      }
    );

    return response.data;
  }

  async getActiveOperators(organizationId) {
    const operators = await this.listOperators(organizationId);
    return operators.filter(op => op.status === 0);
  }

  async findOperatorByName(organizationId, name) {
    const operators = await this.listOperators(organizationId);
    return operators.find(op =>
      op.name.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase()
    );
  }

  async getOperatorById(organizationId, operatorId) {
    const operators = await this.listOperators(organizationId);
    return operators.find(op => op.id === operatorId);
  }

  async changeOperatorStatus(operatorId, status) {
    const response = await axios.post(
      `${this.baseUrl}/api/operator/status`,
      { id: operatorId, status },
      {
        headers: {
          ...this.headers,
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        }
      }
    );

    return response.status === 200;
  }
}

// Usage
const manager = new OperatorManager('your-company-token');

async function manageOperators() {
  // List operators
  const operators = await manager.listOperators(24);
  console.log(`Found ${operators.length} operators`);

  // Get active operators
  const active = await manager.getActiveOperators(24);
  console.log(`${active.length} active operators`);

  // Add new operators
  const newOperators = await manager.addOperators([
    { organizationId: 24, name: 'John Doe' },
    { organizationId: 24, name: 'Jane Smith' }
  ]);
  console.log(`Added ${newOperators.length} operators`);

  // Find operator by name
  const operator = await manager.findOperatorByName(24, 'John Doe');
  if (operator) {
    console.log(`Found: ${operator.name} (ID: ${operator.id})`);
  }

  // Change operator status
  await manager.changeOperatorStatus(104, 1); // Deactivate
  console.log('Operator deactivated');

  await manager.changeOperatorStatus(104, 0); // Reactivate
  console.log('Operator reactivated');
}

manageOperators();

PHP

<?php

class OperatorManager {
    private $companyToken;
    private $baseUrl;

    public function __construct($companyToken, $baseUrl = 'https://chatapi.smsbat.com') {
        $this->companyToken = $companyToken;
        $this->baseUrl = $baseUrl;
    }

    public function listOperators($organizationId) {
        $url = $this->baseUrl . '/api/operator?organizationId=' . $organizationId;

        $ch = curl_init($url);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
            'Authorization: Bearer ' . $this->companyToken,
            'Accept: text/plain'
        ]);

        $response = curl_exec($ch);
        curl_close($ch);

        return json_decode($response, true);
    }

    public function addOperators($operators) {
        $ch = curl_init($this->baseUrl . '/api/operator/synchronize');

        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
            'Authorization: Bearer ' . $this->companyToken,
            'Content-Type: application/json',
            'Accept: text/plain'
        ]);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($operators));

        $response = curl_exec($ch);
        curl_close($ch);

        return json_decode($response, true);
    }

    public function getActiveOperators($organizationId) {
        $operators = $this->listOperators($organizationId);
        return array_filter($operators, function($op) {
            return $op['status'] === 0;
        });
    }

    public function findOperatorByName($organizationId, $name) {
        $operators = $this->listOperators($organizationId);

        foreach ($operators as $operator) {
            if (strcasecmp($operator['name'], $name) === 0) {
                return $operator;
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    public function changeOperatorStatus($operatorId, $status) {
        $ch = curl_init($this->baseUrl . '/api/operator/status');

        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
            'Authorization: Bearer ' . $this->companyToken,
            'Content-Type: application/json'
        ]);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode([
            'id' => $operatorId,
            'status' => $status
        ]));

        $response = curl_exec($ch);
        $httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
        curl_close($ch);

        return $httpCode === 200;
    }
}

// Usage
$manager = new OperatorManager('your-company-token');

// List operators
$operators = $manager->listOperators(24);
echo "Found " . count($operators) . " operators\n";

// Get active operators
$active = $manager->getActiveOperators(24);
echo count($active) . " active operators\n";

// Add new operators
$newOperators = $manager->addOperators([
    ['organizationId' => 24, 'name' => 'John Doe'],
    ['organizationId' => 24, 'name' => 'Jane Smith']
]);
echo "Added " . count($newOperators) . " operators\n";

// Find operator
$operator = $manager->findOperatorByName(24, 'John Doe');
if ($operator) {
    echo "Found: " . $operator['name'] . " (ID: " . $operator['id'] . ")\n";
}

// Change operator status
$manager->changeOperatorStatus(104, 1); // Deactivate
echo "Operator deactivated\n";

$manager->changeOperatorStatus(104, 0); // Reactivate
echo "Operator reactivated\n";

Common Use Cases

Onboard New Team Members

async function onboardOperators(teamMembers, organizationId) {
  const operators = teamMembers.map(member => ({
    organizationId,
    name: member.fullName
  }));

  const created = await addOperators(operators);

  // Generate tokens for each operator
  for (const operator of created) {
    const token = await getOperatorToken(operator.id);
    await sendWelcomeEmail(operator, token);
  }

  return created;
}

Monitor Operator Status

async function getOperatorStatistics(organizationId) {
  const operators = await listOperators(organizationId);

  return {
    total: operators.length,
    active: operators.filter(op => op.status === 0).length,
    inactive: operators.filter(op => op.status === 1).length,
    deleted: operators.filter(op => op.status === 2).length
  };
}

Load Balancing

async function assignChatToOperator(organizationId, chatId) {
  const activeOperators = await getActiveOperators(organizationId);

  if (activeOperators.length === 0) {
    throw new Error('No active operators available');
  }

  // Simple round-robin assignment
  const operatorIndex = chatId % activeOperators.length;
  return activeOperators[operatorIndex];
}

Bulk Import

async function importOperatorsFromCSV(csvData, organizationId) {
  const lines = csvData.split('\n').slice(1); // Skip header

  const operators = lines
    .filter(line => line.trim())
    .map(line => {
      const [name] = line.split(',');
      return { organizationId, name: name.trim() };
    });

  // Batch import in chunks of 100
  const chunkSize = 100;
  const results = [];

  for (let i = 0; i < operators.length; i += chunkSize) {
    const chunk = operators.slice(i, i + chunkSize);
    const imported = await addOperators(chunk);
    results.push(...imported);

    console.log(`Imported ${results.length}/${operators.length}`);
  }

  return results;
}

Best Practices

Error Handling

async function addOperatorsSafely(operators) {
  try {
    return await addOperators(operators);
  } catch (error) {
    if (error.response?.status === 400) {
      console.error('Invalid operator data:', error.response.data);
      // Handle validation errors
    } else if (error.response?.status === 401) {
      console.error('Authentication failed');
      // Refresh token
    } else {
      console.error('Unexpected error:', error);
    }

    throw error;
  }
}

Caching

class CachedOperatorManager extends OperatorManager {
  constructor(companyToken) {
    super(companyToken);
    this.cache = new Map();
    this.cacheTTL = 60000; // 1 minute
  }

  async listOperators(organizationId, useCache = true) {
    const cacheKey = `org_${organizationId}`;
    const cached = this.cache.get(cacheKey);

    if (useCache && cached && Date.now() - cached.time < this.cacheTTL) {
      return cached.data;
    }

    const data = await super.listOperators(organizationId);

    this.cache.set(cacheKey, {
      data,
      time: Date.now()
    });

    return data;
  }

  clearCache(organizationId = null) {
    if (organizationId) {
      this.cache.delete(`org_${organizationId}`);
    } else {
      this.cache.clear();
    }
  }
}

Validation

function validateOperatorData(operators) {
  const errors = [];

  operators.forEach((op, index) => {
    if (!op.organizationId) {
      errors.push(`Operator ${index}: Missing organizationId`);
    }

    if (!op.name || op.name.trim().length === 0) {
      errors.push(`Operator ${index}: Name is required`);
    }

    if (op.name && op.name.length > 100) {
      errors.push(`Operator ${index}: Name too long (max 100 chars)`);
    }
  });

  if (errors.length > 0) {
    throw new Error('Validation failed:\n' + errors.join('\n'));
  }
}

// Usage
try {
  validateOperatorData(operatorData);
  await addOperators(operatorData);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
}

Rate Limiting

class RateLimitedOperatorManager extends OperatorManager {
  constructor(companyToken, requestsPerSecond = 5) {
    super(companyToken);
    this.minInterval = 1000 / requestsPerSecond;
    this.lastRequest = 0;
  }

  async throttle() {
    const now = Date.now();
    const timeSinceLastRequest = now - this.lastRequest;

    if (timeSinceLastRequest < this.minInterval) {
      await new Promise(resolve =>
        setTimeout(resolve, this.minInterval - timeSinceLastRequest)
      );
    }

    this.lastRequest = Date.now();
  }

  async listOperators(organizationId) {
    await this.throttle();
    return super.listOperators(organizationId);
  }

  async addOperators(operators) {
    await this.throttle();
    return super.addOperators(operators);
  }
}

Troubleshooting

No Operators Returned

Verify organizationId is correct
Check organization exists and has operators
Ensure company token has access to organization

Failed to Add Operators

Verify organizationId exists
Check operator name format
Ensure company token is valid
Verify JSON format is correct

401 Unauthorized

Verify company token is valid
Check token hasn’t expired
Request new token if needed

Duplicate Operators

The synchronize endpoint may allow duplicate names. Implement deduplication:

async function addUniqueOperators(newOperators, organizationId) {
  const existing = await listOperators(organizationId);
  const existingNames = new Set(
    existing.map(op => op.name.toLowerCase())
  );

  const unique = newOperators.filter(op =>
    !existingNames.has(op.name.toLowerCase())
  );

  if (unique.length === 0) {
    return [];
  }

  return await addOperators(unique);
}

Next Steps

Authentication - Get operator tokens
Organizations - Manage organizations
Widget Integration - Integrate chat widget

Search Results

Operators

Overview

List Operators

Endpoint

Request

Parameters

Headers

Response

Response Fields

Operator Status

Add Operators

Endpoint

Request

Request Body

Request Fields

Response

Change Operator Status

Endpoint

Request

Request Body

Request Fields

Response

Status Values

Example: Deactivate Operator

Example: Reactivate Operator

Example: Delete Operator

Implementation Examples

Python

JavaScript (Node.js)

PHP

Common Use Cases

Onboard New Team Members

Monitor Operator Status

Load Balancing

Bulk Import

Best Practices

Error Handling

Caching

Validation

Rate Limiting

Troubleshooting

No Operators Returned

Failed to Add Operators

401 Unauthorized

Duplicate Operators

Next Steps