Zendesk Integration

You can use Abbot to create a Zendesk ticket from a Conversation. Once a Zendesk ticket is created, Abbot will keep replies in-sync between Slack and Zendesk.

Configuring the integration

To configure the integration, you need to authorize our OAuth app. Only a Zendesk admin can authorize the app.

Go to the Integration Settings and click "Configure" on the "Zendesk" integration:

On the Zendesk integration page, click "Configure" next to "Authentication Configured" and enter your Zendesk subdomain:

Then, click "Install" to install the necessary Zendesk elements. You'll be prompted to log in to your Zendesk account and allow Abbot access.

Finally, select "Enable" to enable the integration.

Creating a Zendesk ticket for a conversation

To create a Zendesk ticket from a conversation, select any message in the Slack thread for the conversation, open the "triple-dot" menu, and select "Manage Conversation"

On the dialog that appears, select "Create Ticket":

A new dialog will appear to allow you to enter a Subject and Description for the ticket. In addition, you'll see the "Requester" that will be used on Zendesk, and the Zendesk Organization linked to the current room, if any.

Click the "Create" button and Abbot will start creating the ticket in the background.

When the process is complete, Abbot will send you a direct message with a link to the new ticket

If the Slack message is a thread with replies, Abbot imports every reply in the thread as a comment on the Zendesk ticket that it creates.

Keeping replies in sync

After creating the initial ticket, Abbot will take any replies posted in Slack and push them to the Zendesk ticket. In addition, any Public Reply posted on the Zendesk ticket will be pushed back to the Slack thread.

By default, Zendesk closes tickets after 28 days of inactivity. A closed Zendesk ticket cannot receive comments (Zendesk will create a new ticket). Therefore, Abbot will not push Slack replies to a closed Zendesk ticket.

Keeping Status in sync

When a Zendesk Ticket is marked as Solved, the linked Abbot Conversation will also be Closed. If a customer (foreign member of a shared channel or a guest account) replies to the thread in Slack, the Conversation and the linked Zendesk ticket will be reopened.

Linking Zendesk organizations to rooms

You can configure a Zendesk organization for each room Abbot is monitoring by going to the Rooms list. Find the room you want to configure, and select the "Settings" button:

Then, go to "Zendesk Settings" and start typing the name of an organization in your Zendesk account. The organization must already have been created in your Zendesk account: