Not receiving emails
I'm able to send emails, but I can't receive any. Please help
Can multiple agents be assigned to one ticket on purpose?
Is it possible to assign one ticket to two or more agents at a time? I would like the option to have multiple people working on one ticket so that the same ticket is viewable for those agents on their list of pending tickets. Is something like this currently
Narrative 1 - The significance of a business account
Behind the scenes of a successful ticketing system - BTS Series Narrative 1 - The significance of a business account Setting up a proper business account is a crucial step that is often overlooked when launching a ticketing system for your service company,
Automation #6 - Prevent Re-opening of Closed Tickets
This is a monthly series where we pick some common use cases that have been either discussed or most asked about in our community and explain how they can be achieved using one of the automation capabilities in Zoho Desk. Typically when a customer submits
Not able to list or add contacts
I am not able to get a list of contacts via api request. Tickets for example are listed via api even without orgId, so it shoud be similar. What is missing to reach the requirement. My aim ist to add a contact via API and then add a ticket with the contact
See contrat information from an account under the ticket
Hi there, How can I program something to display created and selected contract on the ticket itself so my agents see it and can support correctly according to the contract and SLA ? Thank you :)
How to add categories to community
In my Community, I would like to add several Categories but I don't readily see how this is accomplished. Currently, I have one category in my community with several forums. But I would like to add more categories. Thanks.
Knowledgeable Image Quality is very poor, any recommendations how to improve this?
Hi All, We are looking at migrating our current knowledge base to Zoho so it can be kept in one location. Our current KB utilises a lot of images to try and make it easier for users and less wordy. Unfortunately, when I upload an image within an article,
Recipient Field on replies doesn't update with Contact change
Some emails that come into our system come from an online form and the sender address is a noreply@whateverthedomainis.org So in order to reply to the original sender, we need to update/change the contact for the tickets. However, after we change the
Zoho Desk Android app update: Accessing the guided conversation bots in the IM module
Hello everyone! In the latest version(v2.9.8) of the Zoho Desk Android app update, we have brought in support for Guided conversation bots within the IM Module. These bots use predefined conversation flows to automate initial responses, handle routine
Playground: An exclusive test environment to analyze Field Prediction accuracy
Hello everyone, We are introducing Playground: an exclusive proactive testing environment for businesses to analyze Zia's prediction accuracy. This allows admins and agents to: Run predictions on actual tickets or specific content for realistic test conditions.
Better Security, Better User Experience | Help Center Update | June'25
As part of our commitment to enhancing user experience and security, we are happy to announce updates to our authentication mechanism. This update introduces several key enhancements designed to improve the password recovery process and streamline the
Support Mixed Visibility Settings in Knowledge Base Categories
Hello Zoho Desk Team, We hope you're all doing well. We’d like to submit a feature request regarding visibility settings in the Knowledge Base module. 🎯 Current Limitation As of today, when a category is set to a specific visibility level (e.g., Public),
Time Based Report / Dashboard
We measure our support agent's KPI based on their response time and resolution time from the time the ticket is assigned to them The time based dashboard should provide this information however there is a problem with us referring to this dashboard We
Lookup Field limitations
Good day all, Is anyone else frustrated with the lookup field limitation? I have an enterprise license, but I only get 10 lookups. Additionally, the custom module has been available for a while and is still in diapers. If you want good reporting, you
Automation#36: Auto-create time-entry after performing the Blueprint transition
Hello Everyone, This week’s edition focuses on configuring a custom function within Zoho Desk to streamline time tracking within the Blueprint. In this case, we create a custom field, and request the agent to enter the spending time within the single
WhatsApp pricing changes: Pay per message starting July 1, 2025
Starting July 1, 2025, WhatsApp is shifting from conversation-based pricing to per-message billing. That means every business-initiated message you send will count. Not just the first one in a 24-hour window. Pricing updates on the WhatsApp Business Platform
When a ticket is merged, the merged ticket's link should redirect to the remaining ticket.
Zoho Desk deletes merged tickets. Which is not ideal. The issue is if you have a link bookmarked, or even in your inbox from a ticket that was merged, when you visit you receive an error because merging tickets actually deletes the ticket that was merged.
Pass data from a Zoho Desk ticket to a Zoho Form as pre-fill data?
Hello, I'm trying to pre-fill a Zoho form with client data based on the Zoho Desk ticket data that would be associated. Work flow i'm trying to create: 1. Ticket created for a sales order 2. order requires a site survey 3. link inside ticket links to
Can a user be assigned to an Account based on email domain?
Hi ZohoDesk, If I have a customer Account already configured is there any way I can use a domain matching rule to assign a new user to the correct account when logging a ticket by email? Many thanks Rich
Parent-Child Tickets using API or Deluge
Hi Everyone, We are looking at the parent-child ticketing features in Zoho Desk. We want to be able to create a parent ticket at customer level and nest child tickets underneath. The issue we are facing is to be able to automate this. I'm checking the
Department e-mail signatures
Hello everyone, We're just in the process of evaluating various help desk software alternatives and Zoho is looking pretty good to us at the moment. Our set up is a bit strange and I was wondering if this is possible. We have one tech who looks after
WhatsApp Calling Integration via Zoho Desk
Dear Zoho Desk Team, I would like to request a feature that allows users to call WhatsApp numbers directly via Zoho Desk. This integration would enable sending and receiving calls to and from WhatsApp numbers over the internet, without the need for traditional
Agent working hours
Hi, I know it is possible to set company business hours but is it possible so that agents can have different ones? I.e. some agents cover later hours on specific weeks - can these be set so those agents that are "working" get notified about tickets etc.
Disallow CLOSE if tags field is empty
I want to introduce a mandatory condition that NEW tickets (not prior closed tickets) cannot enter the CLOSED state without first having an entry in the tags field. Is there a way I can do this?
Central de Ajuda - Restringir visualização de tickets
Estou tentando configurar o Zoho Desk para que determinados usuários dentro de uma mesma conta consigam visualizar apenas os tickets criados por usuários específicos dessa conta — e não todos os tickets ou apenas os seus próprios. Até onde sei, existe
Business Hours with lunch break
Our business hours are: mon - fri 08:30 - 13:00, 15:00 - 18:30. How can I handle the lunch break? If I use 8:30 - 18:30 it obviously breaks SLA. Thanks
Default/Private Departments in Zoho Desk
1) How does one configure a department to be private? 2) Also, how does one change the default department? 1) On the list of my company's Zoho Departments, I see that we have a default department, but I am unable to choose which department should be default. 2) From the Zoho documentation I see that in order to create a private department, one should uncheck "Display in customer portal" on the Add Department screen. However, is there a way to change this setting after the department has been created?
Ask the Experts 21: Power up your support game with Zoho Desk Automation
" In every business, there are tasks to automate, Zoho Desk helps with features that integrate Assignments to manage tickets and teams to align,Macros for quick actions and workflows to streamline Contracts and schedules to hold things tight, Plans run
User Management > Agents request
I have a few suggestions for the Agent page: 1) Please add a way to filter Full agents. The list currently shows Light agents as an option but sometimes it would be helpful to view only the full agent licenses or non-light agent. 2) Add the ability to
Finding draft ticket replies
Is there a way to see all tickets which have draft replies?
How to apply a tag to a ticket based on the to email address?
I need to assign a tag to a ticket if the ticket was sent to a specific email address. For example, we have the email accounting[at]company.com forwarding into Zoho Desk. We would like all emails that were sent to this address to be tagged with an Accounting
Engineering Change Order Process using Tickets?
Hi Zoho Community, I'm working with my company to create an Engineering Change Order/Request (ECO/ECR) process where engineers can internally create tickets for changes in a product that must be reviewed, approved and implemented by people or teams in
How can I move a ticket from Department A to Department B?
Hi there, how do I move ticket from Department A to Department B? I went in the ticket and tried to scroll down the menu under the "department" but it won't let me, I am a support admin. Did I do anything wrong? or am I doing it in the wrong place?
Validation Rules Trigger on Untouched Fields
In Zoho Desk, validation rules trigger for ALL fields during an update—even fields that weren't modified in the current edit. This behavior is fundamentally different from Zoho CRM and other Zoho products, where validation rules only apply to fields actually
Zoho Notifications - Received two notifications for one message and none for the other
We had a client reply to a ticket twice in one minute. The ticket owner received two emails for the second message but none for the first (which was crucial content and unfortunately was therefore missed). I'm assuming this created a race condition -
What is the difference between "Reply" and "Public Comment" in a ticket?
Hey, my company is thinking about switching to Zoho Desk but we do not understand the difference between the "Reply" and the "Public Comment" feature. When should we use which? And why? What is the difference between them? Thank you for your help! Kindest
Error in Deluge script, but all should be OK
I get an error when using the following deluge script (sensitive info changed with ***). This script should parse a projectnumber out of the subject or body text and put it in a custom field of the ticket. The error: Validation failed for the condition
Problems with clipboard paste into ticket comments
Problem as title. Using Chrome get to paste contents of clipboard but submit gives 'you've exceeded the character limit of 30,000 for this comment' irrelevant of actual number of characters. Edge just pastes txt 'undefined' irrelevant of actual contents of clipboard All other areas of Zoho desk work fine with clipboard paste (i.e. new ticket description) it's just comments on existing tickets that seem to have problem. Was all working fine until early yesterday (14th) Client is Windows 10 Pro 1803
Mapping Issue
since, Tickets are already mapped with the Requestors and when we map Requestors with Organization, then Tickets are not visible under that Organization. Kindly solve this issue.
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