Viber is a calling and messaging app that connects people – no matter who they are or where they’re from.
With a free and secure connection, over 1 billion users worldwide communicate with their loved ones through high-quality audio and video calls, messaging, and much more.
All Viber calls and chats are protected by built-in end-to-end encryption, so you can be sure that your conversations are always secure with Viber.
Viber Business Messages is a service, developed to help enterprises interact with their end-users via a channel native to their audience – Viber. As Rakuten Viber’s official partner, GMS helps brands set up and use this channel to become more recognized with their audience via rich content.
A Viber business account is a verified account that allows the brand to be more recognized by communicating via an official channel. It includes:
There are 2 types of messages available:
GMS offers a fallback option for your messaging campaigns: you can set up preferred backup channels and their hierarchy (see the example below) to create a complex messaging chain solution.
We’ve got you covered. You will receive a unique login and password to access GMS’ interface, where all the necessary information, statistics, and tools are available.
After our manager gets back to you, he provides all the information and instructions necessary for Viber Business Messages integration.
Yes! You can change the logo, account information, service name, integration type (1-way or 2-way).*
* Please note that Rakuten Viber carefully monitors such changes.
If the brand`s logo, name, etc. does not correspond with the declared business activity profile, Rakuten Viber may decline the changes.
No worries ?
We will guide you through the whole process and will let you know what data or documents are needed.
Simply send the request to GMS, stating when would you like Business Account deactivated. You can find more details on the mechanism in the “Commercial Aspects” section
Yes. After the Brand has sent all necessary information to GMS, it can specify the date when the Viber ID will be activated and become available for sending out campaigns.
Rakuten Viber approves all new business accounts before assigning unique Viber IDs. Just contact GMS, and we will help you gather and send out all the information necessary. Once the brand has received a service name, they can start sending out Viber Business Messages.
Viber differs from other channels in many technical aspects; please refer to the comparison below:
Viber Business Messages can be delivered to the countries below. If you have additional questions, please contact GMS account manager.
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Republic Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar Reunion, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Anguilla, Aruba, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadalupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guinea, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu
All GMS clients have access to delivery reports (DR). Viber provides information on the exact time and date when the message was sent, delivered to, and read by the intended users. This way, you can see when the message was delivered and whether it was delivered at all.
Users with Android devices (version 5.4 and higher) and iOS devices (version 5.3 and higher) can receive Viber messages.
TTL (time to live) – a value interval (in seconds) that specifies how long Viber should try to deliver the message.
TTL value ranges from 30 to 1209600 seconds (14 days). If no TTL value is set, Viber will try to deliver the message for up to 14 days. You may choose preferred TTL by yourself. Messages delivered after TTL has expired, won`t be charged
Yes, you can import your contact list in bulk.
The protocols available include:
Yes! However, considering a vast variety of CRM systems out there, please contact your GMS manager for more details.
Here are the available options and limitations.
Viber Business Messages can include a button and an image in addition to text. Not all button/text/image combinations are allowed.
Viber Business Messages CAN include:
Viber Business Messages CANNOT include:
Viber Business Messages DON’T support:
Character limits:
Image:
Viber supports the following image formats: JPG/JPEG/PNG. It is recommended to use 400×400 images in JPG format for the best quality.
Logos:
Brand logos are displayed in the left upper corner of the screen when the user scrolls through messages. Business account logo formats available:
Brands should be aware of the following restrictions:
Below is a list of industries that will not be accepted for Business Messages and will be rejected by Rakuten Viber operations team, without limitation to other types of industries:
Please also note that sending out any content or information that violates the laws of the user’s country of residence is forbidden. Rakuten Viber may further revise and update the content restrictions.
It is mandatory to pre-approve transactional message templates for the Russian market. All messages which were not preliminarily approved with Rakuten Viber will be automatically charged as promotional regardless of the content.
According to Viber Guidelines, it is NOT allowed to promote any other messaging channels except Viber.
According to Viber Guidelines, messaging users who did not provide their consent to receive information from your brand is prohibited.
Any policy/guideline breach may lead to fines and compensation for damages.
There are 3 main requirements:
To reactivate the ID you should send the ID reactivation request. Such a request can be sent any time you need it. Once the ID is activated, you have to pay the MMC for the whole month.
There are 2 options available:
You send GMS the Service ID deactivation request. Such a request should be sent before the billing date. This way, you avoid the MMC payment for the given ID.
Example: You would like to have an ID deactivated starting July. Therefore, the request should be sent no later than June 29. If the request is sent on July 1 or later, the ID will be deactivated only next month – in August. In such a case, the MMC fee for July will be applied.
You leave the ID active and do not send the request at all. In this case, you will pay the MMC for this ID.
Please note: Viber allows for up to 3 ID deactivations per year. After 4th deactivation the ID automatically becomes inactive and can`t be activated till the end of the current year.
The price for the messages sent depends on:
Usually, GMS clients have to pay a Minimal Monthly Commitment (MMC). MMC is a minimum guaranteed payment that GMS pays Viber per each active Service name. Every country has a different MMC set up. However, if the number of messages the client has sent in respective settlement period exceeds the estimated volumes set up in MMC conditions, he will be only charged for the actual number of messages delivered, without the MMC fee applied.
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GMS has been Viber’s official partner since 2015 and an influential player in messaging services in messaging services both in the CIS region and worldwide. As a trusted partner, GMS is among the first to implement Viber’s most recent features and services, making them available for its Enterprise clients.
There are 2 main advantages.