98%
of US adults own a cellphone
Reach the device shoppers carry
Give product, cart, or order messages a direct reply path—without another app or account.
BuyScout® AI Store Agent for SMS
Make every text a shopping conversation
Recover carts, answer product questions, and keep follow-up conversational.
GDPR & AI Act compliant
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4.8on5.0onWhy SMS + BuyScout®
SMS reaches a device shoppers already carry and lets a reminder become a concise two-way conversation. BuyScout® keeps the product, cart, order, and handoff context behind each reply.
2.2T
US SMS and MMS messages exchanged in 2024
Make a high-volume channel conversational
Let shoppers reply with the question behind their hesitation, backed by relevant store context.
No app
a native message and reply are enough
Keep short conversations connected
BuyScout® keeps product, cart, and order context together, then carries the full thread to a teammate when needed.
Sources: Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet (2025) · CTIA, 2025 Annual Survey Highlights (2025)
What BuyScout® does over SMS
BuyScout® can bring relevant Shopify context into a concise, two-way text conversation and provide a direct path back to the store.
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Human handoff and unified inbox
BuyScout® sends the SMS thread, cart or order context, delivery status, and unresolved question to the unified inbox, then pauses while a teammate owns the conversation.
Connected channels
SMS
Website chat
WhatsApp
Instagram
Messenger
TikTok
Unified inboxEvery conversation in one queue
Merchant review neededFull thread and shopping context attached
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How BuyScout® starts helping
Connect your business number
Connect your business number or a BuyScout®-managed sending number, then authorize BuyScout® to start handling texts.
Reads your store automatically
BuyScout® uses the Shopify products, store pages, policies, availability, cart, and order context already connected for website chat.
Use your existing AI Store Agent settings
BuyScout® applies the same store knowledge, AI behavior, handoff, and store actions used by website chat. No separate SMS behavior setup is required.
Optional testing
Merchants can send a test text to confirm the connection and handoff path before sharing the channel with shoppers.
Where SMS has limits
- BuyScout® checks whether a message can be sent. Before sending, BuyScout® checks the configured workflow, sender, customer messaging preferences, and suppression state.
- Carrier and regional rules still apply. BuyScout® supports opt-out and timing safeguards, while carrier filtering, final delivery, recipient charges, and jurisdiction-specific requirements remain outside its control.
- Private actions require proof. BuyScout® reveals private order or account information only after secure verification and asks for confirmation before an eligible consequential action.
- Exceptions reach a teammate. Policy exceptions, disputes, safety concerns, and requests without reliable store evidence move to a person with the conversation context attached.
Frequently asked questions
BuyScout® continues with the saved cart and checkout context, answers follow-up questions, and helps the shopper return to checkout.
Shoppers can ask product, cart, policy, and order questions in ordinary language. STOP and HELP are still recognized and handled as standard messaging commands.
BuyScout® can send the relevant Shopify URL in the message. The recipient's device and messaging app decide whether to render a page preview, so a preview is not guaranteed.
Yes. BuyScout® carries the relevant product, cart, campaign, or order context into the reply, answers the shopper's question, and guides the conversation toward checkout or handoff.
BuyScout® suppresses future messages after STOP, a supported equivalent keyword, or another unambiguous opt-out request. HELP returns the configured merchant and support information when BuyScout®, rather than the messaging provider, handles that response.
BuyScout® requires an authenticated customer flow or secure one-time verification before showing private order details or performing an eligible change. Possession of the phone number alone is not proof of order ownership.
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