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Zendesk and Jira Software integration

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How to connect Zendesk and Jira Software

  • 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.

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

Step 2: Add and configure Zendesk and Jira Software nodes

You can find Zendesk and Jira Software 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 Zendesk and Jira Software nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Zendesk and Jira Software integration: Add and configure Zendesk and Jira Software nodes

Step 3: Connect Zendesk and Jira Software

A connection establishes a link between Zendesk and Jira Software (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.

Zendesk and Jira Software integration: Connect Zendesk and Jira Software

Step 4: Customize and extend your Zendesk and Jira Software 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 Zendesk and Jira Software with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Zendesk and Jira Software integration: Customize and extend your Zendesk and Jira Software integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Zendesk and Jira Software workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Zendesk to Jira Software 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.

Zendesk and Jira Software integration: Test and activate your Zendesk and Jira Software 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 Zendesk and Jira Software integration

Create custom Zendesk and Jira Software 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

Jira Software supported actions

Changelog
Get issue changelog
Create
Create a new issue
Delete
Delete an issue
Get
Get an issue
Get Many
Get many issues
Notify
Create an email notification for an issue and add it to the mail queue
Status
Return either all transitions or a transition that can be performed by the user on an issue, based on the issue's status
Update
Update an issue
Add
Add attachment to issue
Get
Get an attachment
Get Many
Get many attachments
Remove
Remove an attachment
Add
Add comment to issue
Get
Get a comment
Get Many
Get many comments
Remove
Remove a comment
Update
Update a comment
Create
Create a new user
Delete
Delete a user
Get
Retrieve a user

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