FAQ
Questions buyers actually ask.
Getting started & setup
What exactly is BloomCONNECT, and how is it different from a chatbot?+
BloomCONNECT is an AI sales agent, not a scripted chatbot. A chatbot follows a decision tree and hands off when it gets stuck. BloomCONNECT reads free-form messages, qualifies the lead, handles objections, understands photos and voice notes, and books the appointment inside the chat. It works from written instructions about your business rather than a rigid flow.
What kinds of businesses is it for?+
Any business that sells or books through conversations: high-ticket service providers, clinics and med spas, ecommerce brands, real estate, SaaS, education and coaching, restaurants, local services and social media teams. Deal sizes range from ₱1,500 products to ₱2.5M services.
How long does setup take, and do I need to code?+
Most teams are live in about 15 minutes and no code is required. You paste your website, the agent reads your products, pricing and positioning and drafts its own instructions, you pick your channels, test in the playground, then turn it on.
How do I train it on my business?+
You write plain-language instructions and add FAQs. Pasting your website gives the agent a strong first draft it wrote itself. One-click optimisation then reads your best conversations and rewrites its own instructions to match what actually closes.
Does it auto-refresh my website content, or do I update it manually?+
You control it. You can re-run the website read whenever your pricing or products change, and edit any instruction directly. Nothing changes silently behind your back.
Is there a visual flow builder, or do I write instructions?+
You write instructions in plain language. There is no flow-chart builder, on purpose: real buyers do not follow branches, and instruction-driven agents handle the messy middle of a sale far better than decision trees.
Can I try a demo first?+
Yes. The live demo lets you message the agent on WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger or Telegram, or use the web-chat widget on the page. Push back on price, send a voice note, send a photo, and ask for a slot.
Plans & pricing
What does BloomCONNECT cost?+
Starter is ₱2,895/mo, Growth ₱7,195/mo and Pro ₱19,295/mo, each including a monthly credit allowance. Enterprise is volume-based. Annual billing gives you two months free. Prices are in Philippine pesos with a USD reference toggle.
Is there a free trial?+
Yes, a 14-day free trial with no card required. You can connect a channel and run real conversations during the trial.
Can I upgrade, downgrade or cancel anytime?+
Yes. Plan changes take effect at your next billing cycle and cancellation stops future charges while keeping your data available for a 30-day export window.
What's the difference between the plans?+
Higher plans add channels, more AI replies per chat, a larger memory window, more team seats and features such as image and video understanding, appointment booking, web search, Custom Functions, webhooks, API access and BYOK. The pricing page has the full matrix.
Do you bill in pesos or dollars?+
We bill in Philippine pesos. USD figures shown on the site are for reference only, converted at an editable rate.
Is VAT included?+
Prices are shown VAT inclusive where applicable. Your invoice from Bloom DevLabs Corp. itemises VAT for your records.
What payment methods do you accept?+
Payment is handled through our configured payment workflow. Card and PayPal options are supported depending on your region; Enterprise customers can arrange invoicing.
Credits, billing & BYOK
What is a credit and what does it cost?+
A credit is the unit we meter AI and tool use in. One credit costs ₱6.95 at list price, and cheaper in larger top-up packs. Your plan includes a monthly allowance and you can top up any time.
Is it one credit per message or per response?+
It is per AI thinking cycle, not per message. A single reply that reasons once costs one credit. Tool use such as booking, web search or a Custom Function is one credit per call.
What actually uses credits?+
AI responses (one credit per thinking cycle) and AI tool use (booking, web search, Custom Functions, campaign generation, FAQ generation) at one credit per call. WhatsApp Web connections cost 50 credits per month per number. WhatsApp Business API messages are billed at Twilio pass-through with no mark-up.
How does BYOK work and what does it save?+
On Pro and Enterprise you can connect your own Anthropic API key. AI operations then bill to your Anthropic account instead of consuming credits. Channel infrastructure costs still apply. Use the Anthropic spend estimator to compare.
Why is BYOK Claude-only — can I use OpenAI or Gemini?+
BYOK currently supports Anthropic Claude only, because that is the model family the agent is tuned against for reliability. OpenAI and Gemini are not supported for BYOK today.
What does WhatsApp cost?+
WhatsApp Web via QR is 50 credits per month per connected number. WhatsApp Business API messages are 0.05 credits each as a Twilio pass-through, and template messages are passed through at Meta's published rate with no mark-up.
What happens when I run out of credits?+
The agent pauses AI replies and alerts you. You can top up instantly with a credit pack or wait for your monthly allowance to refresh. Incoming messages are still received so nothing is lost.
Do unused credits roll over?+
Included monthly credits do not roll over by default on standard plans. Purchased top-up credits do not expire. Enterprise agreements can negotiate rollover.
Channels — Instagram, Messenger & more
Does it do comment-to-DM on Instagram and Facebook?+
Yes. When someone comments a keyword on a post or reel, the agent can open a DM automatically and start the conversation, then qualify and book from there.
Can I send a single fixed link or PDF when someone comments a keyword?+
Yes. You can configure a keyword to send one fixed link, file or PDF, or hand the conversation to the full agent. It is your choice per trigger.
Can I send leads from my Facebook or Instagram ads into BloomCONNECT?+
Yes. Ad-to-DM and lead traffic can flow straight into the agent, which qualifies the lead and books the call without a separate landing page.
Does it cost extra to connect Instagram or Messenger?+
No. Connecting Instagram and Messenger does not carry a separate connection fee. You pay for AI usage in credits as normal.
Do I need a business account?+
Instagram and Messenger require a business or professional account linked to a Facebook Page, which is standard for messaging automation on Meta's platforms.
Can it handle Instagram story replies?+
Yes. Story replies land in the same inbox and the agent can respond and carry the conversation forward.
Can I put the chat widget on my website?+
Yes. The web-chat widget is a small snippet you paste into your site. It shares the same instructions and inbox as your other channels.
Does it support Telegram, iMessage, LINE or email?+
Telegram and email are live. iMessage is in development. LINE is not currently supported. Email connects via IMAP, Gmail or Outlook.
Can it make or take phone calls?+
Not today. BloomCONNECT is a messaging agent across text channels. Voice calling is not a current feature.
Does everything land in one inbox?+
Yes. Every channel feeds one unified inbox with one set of instructions, so your team and the agent work from a single place.
AI, models & languages
Which AI models power BloomCONNECT?+
The agent runs on a top-tier model tuned for sales conversations. We benchmarked 13 models on reliability and cost per action; ours matches premium reliability at roughly a quarter of premium cost on flat pricing. Pro users can bring their own Anthropic key.
What languages can it handle?+
More than 95 languages, and it detects and replies in the customer's language automatically. It answers in seconds, day or night.
Does it work in Taglish?+
Yes. It handles Taglish and code-switching naturally, which matters for the Philippine market where buyers mix English and Filipino in the same message.
How human-like is it — can people tell?+
Very. You can control response speed and typing delays so it does not fire back instantly. Many customers report buyers had no idea they were speaking with an AI. Where disclosure is legally required, you can enable it.
Can I control response speed and typing delays?+
Yes. You set typing delays and pacing so replies feel considered rather than robotic, which improves trust and reply rates.
How do you keep it accurate and stop hallucinations?+
The agent answers from your instructions and FAQ knowledge base, can use real-time web search when enabled, and is tuned to say it will check rather than invent. You review its behaviour in the playground before going live.
Does it remember previous conversations?+
Yes. It remembers prior conversations, preferences and follow-ups per contact, with a memory window up to 100k tokens on Pro. A returning buyer does not have to repeat themselves.
How does the FAQ knowledge base work — are all my FAQs sent every time?+
No. The agent retrieves only the FAQs relevant to the current message rather than sending everything each time, which keeps replies fast and credit use efficient.
Features & automation
Can it follow up automatically?+
Yes. Automatic follow-ups nudge quiet conversations on a schedule you set, which is where a large share of closed deals actually come from.
What campaign types are there?+
Incoming, outgoing and combined campaigns. Incoming handles inbound conversations; outgoing runs outreach and sequences; combined does both. Availability depends on your plan.
Can I run cold outbound to a large list?+
You can run outbound sequences on Growth and above. Keep to lists you have permission to contact and warm numbers gradually; cold blasting risks channel bans and breaches messaging rules.
Can I import and organise my contacts?+
Yes. Import contacts, tag them and build lists. Contacts are unlimited on every plan, and tagging is available from Growth.
Is configuration per campaign or per account?+
Instructions are set per account and can be refined per campaign, so you keep one consistent voice while tuning behaviour for a specific push.
Can I take over a conversation from the AI?+
Yes. Human takeover lets any team member step in mid-conversation, and hand back to the agent afterwards. The full thread stays in one place.
Can I set bot active hours?+
Yes. You can set active hours per channel so the agent only replies when you want it to, or let it run around the clock.
Media & ecommerce
Can it understand images, voice notes, video and documents?+
Voice notes are understood on every plan. Image understanding is on Growth and above; video and document understanding are on Pro. So a customer can send a photo, a voice note or a PDF and the agent works with it.
Can it send images or media in replies?+
Yes. The agent can send images and media in its replies, for example a floor plan, a price list or a product photo.
If a customer sends a product photo, can it match it to my Shopify or WooCommerce catalogue?+
Yes. With image understanding it can match a customer's photo to items in your connected catalogue and answer on price, sizing and availability.
Is there a native Shopify or WooCommerce integration?+
Yes, both connect natively, and you can also wire other stores via webhooks, Zapier, Make or n8n.
Integrations & API
Does it integrate with my CRM, Zapier, Make, n8n or GoHighLevel?+
Yes. Native connectors cover Zapier, Make, n8n, GoHighLevel, Intercom, Tidio and Zendesk, plus webhooks and a REST API for anything else.
What are Custom Functions?+
Custom Functions let the agent call your own APIs mid-conversation, for example to check live stock, create a booking in your system, or fetch an order status. Available on Pro.
What webhook events are available?+
Around 20 event types, covering messages, contacts, campaigns, appointments and more, with HMAC signing and automatic retries. The developers page has the full list.
Is there a public API, and where are the docs?+
Yes. There is a full REST API with 40+ resources and three authentication methods. Documentation lives at docs.connect.bybloomlabs.com/v2/.
Do you support MCP for connecting AI assistants?+
Yes. Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to mcp.connect.bybloomlabs.com with an API key, and your assistant can create contacts, send messages, run campaigns and read analytics.
Appointments & booking
Can it book appointments inside the chat?+
Yes. When the agent spots a buying signal it offers real slots and books the appointment inside the conversation, with no links or forms to lose people to.
Does it connect to Google Calendar?+
Yes. It connects to Google Calendar so bookings land on the right calendar and availability reflects your real schedule.
How do I control availability, slots and buffers?+
You set working hours, slot length and buffers between appointments, and the agent only offers times that fit those rules.
Can I connect multiple calendars for different staff or rooms?+
Yes. You can connect multiple calendars for different staff, rooms or locations, and route bookings to the right one.
Does it send confirmations and reminders?+
Yes. It sends confirmations and reminders in the chat, which measurably reduces no-shows compared with email-only reminders.
Roadmap & support
Is BloomCONNECT actively developed?+
Yes. We ship regularly; the changelog lists recent releases tagged New, Improved and Fixed, with an RSS feed you can subscribe to.
Where's the roadmap and how do I request features?+
Feature requests go through support and are triaged publicly on the changelog. If something is blocking you, email connect.support@bybloomlabs.com.
What support do I get?+
The AI handles most questions instantly in the demo. Email support replies within one business day, and Enterprise customers get priority support and a named contact.
Do you offer onboarding help?+
Yes. Guided onboarding is included, and Enterprise plans add hands-on setup assistance.
Where is my data stored?+
On dedicated servers in the EU (Germany). Messages, contacts, campaigns, appointments, files and backups all remain in the EU. Some AI providers operate outside the EU under Standard Contractual Clauses.
