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Webhook and Zendesk integration

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How to connect Webhook and Zendesk

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Webhook and Zendesk integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Webhook and Zendesk nodes

You can find Webhook and Zendesk in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Webhook and Zendesk nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Webhook and Zendesk integration: Add and configure Webhook and Zendesk nodes

Step 3: Connect Webhook and Zendesk

A connection establishes a link between Webhook and Zendesk (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Webhook and Zendesk integration: Connect Webhook and Zendesk

Step 4: Customize and extend your Webhook and Zendesk integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Webhook and Zendesk with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Webhook and Zendesk integration: Customize and extend your Webhook and Zendesk integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Webhook and Zendesk workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Webhook to Zendesk or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Webhook and Zendesk integration: Test and activate your Webhook and Zendesk workflow

Sync Zendesk tickets with subsequent comments to Jira issues

This workflow creates a Jira issue when a new ticket is created in Zendesk. Subsequent comments on the ticket in Zendesk are added as comments to the issue in Jira.

Prerequisites

Zendesk account and Zendesk credentials.
Jira account and Jira credentials.
Jira project to create issues in.

How it works

The workflow listens for new tickets in Zendesk.
When a new ticket is created, the workflow creates a new issue in Jira.
The Jira issue key is then saved in one of the ticket's fields (in setup we call this "Jira Issue Key").
The next time a comment is added to the ticket, the workflow retrieves the Jira issue key from the ticket's field and adds the comment to the issue in Jira.

Setup

This workflow requires that you set up a webhook in Zendesk. To do so, follow the steps below:

In the workflow, open the On new Zendesk ticket node and copy the webhook URL.
In Zendesk, navigate to Admin Center > Apps and integrations > Webhooks > Actions > Create Webhook.
Add all the required details which can be retrieved from the On new Zendesk ticket node. The webhook URL gets added to the “Endpoint URL” field, and the “Request method” should match what is shown in n8n.
Save the webhook.
In Zendesk, navigate to Admin Center > Objects and rules > Business rules > Triggers > Add trigger.
Give the trigger a name such as “New tickets”.
Under “Conditions” in “Meet ALL of the following conditions”, add “Status is New”.
Under “Actions”, select “Notify active webhook” and select the webhook you created previously.
In the JSON body, add the following:

    {
	"id": "{{ticket.id}}",
	"comment": "{{ticket.latest_comment_html}}"
}

Save the Zendesk trigger.

You will also need to set up a field in Zendesk to store the Jira issue key. To do so, follow the steps below:

In Zendesk, navigate to Admin Center > Objects and rules > Tickets > Fields > Add field.
Use the text field option and give the field a name such as “Jira Issue Key".
Save the field.
In n8n, open the Update ticket node and select the field you created in Zendesk.

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This workflow creates a Jira issue when a new ticket is created in Zendesk. Subsequent comments on the ticket in Zendesk are added as comments to the issue in Jira. Prerequisites Zendesk account and Zendesk credentials. Jira account and Jira credentials. Jira project to create issues in. How it works The workflow listens for new tickets in Zendesk. When a new ticket is created, the workflow creates a new issue in Jira. The Jira issue key is then saved in one of the ticket's fields (in setup we call this "Jira Issue Key"). The next time a comment is added to the ticket, the workflow retrieves the Jira issue key from the ticket's field and adds the comment to the issue in Jira. Setup This workflow requires that you set up a webhook in Zendesk. To do so, follow the steps below: In the workflow, open the On new Zendesk ticket node and copy the webhook URL. In Zendesk, navigate to Admin Center > Apps and integrations > Webhooks > Actions > Create Webhook. Add all the required details which can be retrieved from the On new Zendesk ticket node. The webhook URL gets added to the “Endpoint URL” field, and the “Request method” should match what is shown in n8n. Save the webhook. In Zendesk, navigate to Admin Center > Objects and rules > Business rules > Triggers > Add trigger. Give the trigger a name such as “New tickets”. Under “Conditions” in “Meet ALL of the following conditions”, add “Status is New”. Under “Actions”, select “Notify active webhook” and select the webhook you created previously. In the JSON body, add the following: { "id": "{{ticket.id}}", "comment": "{{ticket.latest_comment_html}}" } Save the Zendesk trigger. You will also need to set up a field in Zendesk to store the Jira issue key. To do so, follow the steps below: In Zendesk, navigate to Admin Center > Objects and rules > Tickets > Fields > Add field. Use the text field option and give the field a name such as “Jira Issue Key". Save the field. In n8n, open the Update ticket node and select the field you created in Zendesk.

Build your own Webhook and Zendesk integration

Create custom Webhook and Zendesk workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Zendesk supported actions

Create
Create a ticket
Delete
Delete a ticket
Get
Get a ticket
Get Many
Get many tickets
Recover
Recover a suspended ticket
Update
Update a ticket
Get
Get a ticket field
Get Many
Get many system and custom ticket fields
Create
Create a user
Delete
Delete a user
Get
Get a user
Get Many
Get many users
Get Organizations
Get a user's organizations
Get Related Data
Get data related to the user
Search
Search users
Update
Update a user
Count
Count organizations
Create
Create an organization
Delete
Delete an organization
Get
Get an organization
Get Many
Get many organizations
Get Related Data
Get data related to the organization
Update
Update a organization

Webhook and Zendesk integration details

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