Setting Up Allowed Send Time

Set the allowed time for sending messages from workflows, for example, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays.

If the trigger to send a message fires outside the allowed time, the system will send it as soon as the next allowed period begins.

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Note

  • Checking the allowed time when sending single messages first occurs according to the contact's time zone; if it is not set, according to the time zone of the Reteno account.
  • Checking the allowed time for sending messages to segment occurs according to the time zone of the Reteno account.

Setup Steps

  1. Go to account settings → Workflows tab.
Account settings dropdown menu with Settings highlighted and the Workflows tab selected in the left sidebar
  1. Activate the Set up allowed days and hours for each day switcher and specify the allowed send time.
Allowed send time settings with the per-day hours toggle enabled, showing Monday-Friday send windows from 08:30 to 18:30
  1. Activate the Send only at specified hours switcher in the settings of the message-sending block.
Email block settings in the workflow editor with the Send only in specified hours toggle enabled, set from 08:00 to 20:00

Send Time Mapping

The message with the allowed sending time settings is marked with a clock icon in the workflow and its launch history.

Workflow block list with a message block marked by a clock icon indicating a scheduled send time

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