# Transfer chats
As an agent, you can transfer live chats to another department or online agent if you are unable to assist a customer.
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Agents cannot transfer [tickets ](/chat-desk/agent-desk/manage-chat-queues-agent-desk/chats-and-tickets.md)to other agents. This can only be done by Supervisors.
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## **Transfer a live chat**
1. Select a live chat and click the *Transfer* button at the top right-hand corner of the chat.
2. From the drop-down, select the department and/or agent you want to transfer this chat to.
* Only agents that are currently online and available are listed in the drop-down.
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You cannot transfer a live chat to a department where no agents are currently available to receive the chat.
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3. Type in a note for the receiving agent and click *Transfer*.
4. An animation in the left panel indicates that your chat is being transferred.
5. You can **cancel** the transfer by clicking *Cancel transfer* (the initial *Transfer* button).
6. The agent you selected will receive a request to accept your chat transfer. If the agent accepts the transfer, your chat is transferred and will no longer be in your queue. If the agent declines the transfer, the chat remains open in your queue.
## **Accept a transfer**
If the transferred chat isn't accepted within 20 minutes, it is transferred back to the original agent.
If the agent accepts the transfer, the chat appears in the roster view (left pane) of the agent to whom it was transferred. The chat disappears from the first agent's roster view.
### **Reject a transfer**
If the chat transfer is rejected, the chat is sent back to the original agent. The *Transferring chat...* animation stops and the original agent must accept the rejection. The chat appears in the original agent's roster view again.
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