You can set your Page’s messaging status to away for up to 12 hours. Anyone can see that your Page is away in the About section on the right side of your Page.

To set your messaging status to away:

1. Click Messages at the top of your Page
2. Click to turn on Away in the bottom-left corner

Learn how to automatically set your Page's messaging status to away when your business is closed.

Note: Messages received when your Page is away aren't included in your Page's response rate or response time.