Blip is a messaging and chatbot platform that helps businesses create conversational experiences for customer communication. It provides tools for building chatbots, managing messaging channels, and automating customer interactions to improve engagement and support.

Configuring Blip as a Source

In the Sources tab, click on the “Add source” button located on the top right of your screen. Then, select the Blip option from the list of connectors. Click Next and you’ll be prompted to add your access.

1. Add account access

You’ll need the following credentials from your Blip account:
  • Authorization Token: The token to authenticate against the API service. It should be generated using the Connect using HTTP option. For more information on how to generate the token, please check the Blip documentation.
  • Company Identifier: The company identifier used in the unique URL for the company to call the API service. Also known as contract ID, it is used to send commands through the API. Its value can be identified as being part of your URL, in the following format: https://{contract_id}.http.msging.net/commands.
  • Start Date: The earliest record date to sync.
Once you have all the required credentials, add the account access and click Next.

2. Select streams

Choose which data streams you want to sync - you can select all streams or pick specific ones that matter most to you.
Tip: The stream can be found more easily by typing its name.
Select the streams and click Next.

3. Configure data streams

Customize how you want your data to appear in your catalog. Select a name for each table (which will contain the fetched data) and the type of sync.
  • Table name: we suggest a name, but feel free to customize it. You have the option to add a prefix and make this process faster!
  • Sync Type: you can choose between INCREMENTAL and FULL_TABLE.
    • Incremental: every time the extraction happens, we’ll get only the new data - which is good if, for example, you want to keep every record ever fetched.
    • Full table: every time the extraction happens, we’ll get the current state of the data - which is good if, for example, you don’t want to have deleted data in your catalog.
Once you are done configuring, click Next.

4. Configure data source

Describe your data source for easy identification within your organization, not exceeding 140 characters. To define your Trigger, consider how often you want data to be extracted from this source. This decision usually depends on how frequently you need the new table data updated (every day, once a week, or only at specific times). Optionally, you can determine when to execute a full sync. This will complement the incremental data extractions, ensuring that your data is completely synchronized with your source every once in a while. Once you are ready, click Next to finalize the setup.

5. Check your new source

You can view your new source on the Sources page. If needed, manually trigger the source extraction by clicking on the arrow button. Once executed, your data will appear in your Catalog.
For you to be able to see it on your Catalog, you need at least one successful source run.

Streams and Fields

Below you’ll find all available data streams from Blip and their corresponding fields:

Use Cases for Data Analysis

Here are some valuable business intelligence use cases when consolidating Blip data, along with ready-to-use SQL queries that you can run on Explorer.

1. Agent Performance Analysis

Track agent productivity and response times. Business Value:
  • Monitor individual agent performance
  • Identify training needs
  • Optimize workload distribution
  • Improve customer response times

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2. Ticket Resolution Analysis

Analyze ticket resolution patterns and identify bottlenecks. Business Value:
  • Improve ticket resolution efficiency
  • Reduce customer wait times
  • Identify common issues
  • Optimize team allocation

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Implementation Notes

Data Quality Considerations

  • Monitor agent status changes for accurate reporting
  • Validate ticket resolution times for outliers
  • Ensure consistent rating data collection
  • Track message delivery status

Automation Opportunities

  • Schedule daily agent performance reports
  • Set up alerts for long wait times
  • Automate customer satisfaction reporting
  • Generate team workload distribution reports
These SQL transformations provide a foundation for comprehensive Blip analytics. Customize the date ranges, filters, and metrics based on your specific business requirements and reporting needs.