Haptik - AI Chatbot for JioMart With WhatsApp and Order System Integration

Rishad Al Islam

System Overview
What it is: JioMart, one of India’s largest e-commerce platforms, deployed an AI-powered chatbot built by Haptik. Integrated with WhatsApp and JioMart’s internal order systems, the chatbot provides customers with instant support for product inquiries, order tracking and returns.
Core capabilities
- Conversational shopping via WhatsApp
- Real-time product and order status checks
- Automated handling of common customer queries
- Returns and exchange initiation through chat
- Integration with internal order management systems
- Escalation to human support agents when needed
- Analytics dashboard for query trends and customer behavior
Business problems solved
- Reduce first-response time for customer support
- Automate repetitive queries and reduce agent workload
- Improve customer satisfaction with 24/7 availability
- Enable shopping and order management through familiar apps like WhatsApp
- Scale customer service without increasing headcount
Industries served: E-commerce, retail, online marketplaces, consumer services.
Actor Identification
Primary actor: Customer shopping or managing orders via WhatsApp chatbot.
Secondary actors: Haptik AI chatbot, JioMart order system, WhatsApp messaging platform, customer support agents.
Actor Goals
- Customer: Get quick answers to order-related queries and resolve issues without calling support.
- E-commerce Ops Team: Automate common support tasks, reduce ticket volume and ensure fast resolution.
- Chatbot Assistant: Accurately interpret customer questions, resolve them automatically or escalate when necessary.
- Order System: Provide real-time data on inventory, order status and returns.
Context and Preconditions
- Haptik chatbot deployed and connected to WhatsApp Business API
- Integration established with JioMart’s internal order management system
- Knowledge base of FAQs trained into the chatbot
- Escalation paths to human agents configured
- Analytics enabled for performance tracking
Basic Flow (Successful Scenario)
- Customer opens WhatsApp and messages: “Where is my order?”
- Haptik chatbot verifies the order ID and checks JioMart’s backend system.
- Chatbot responds instantly with real-time delivery status.
- Customer asks: “I want to return my last purchase.”
- Chatbot initiates return request, validates eligibility, and provides next steps.
- If customer asks a complex query, chatbot routes the conversation to a live agent with context.
- Query details and resolution are logged for analytics.
Outcome: JioMart reduced first-response time by 60% and achieved 40% automation of customer queries, improving both efficiency and engagement.
Alternate Flows
A1: Invalid order ID: If the order ID doesn’t match, chatbot prompts the customer to re-enter details.
A2: Out-of-scope query: For queries outside the chatbot’s knowledge base, it escalates to an agent.
A3: WhatsApp delivery failure: If a message fails to send, chatbot retries and notifies the customer.
A4: Backend downtime: If order system is unavailable, chatbot apologizes and creates a follow-up ticket for resolution.
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