Duplicate Contacts - how to get merge or delete
I have noticed that our list of contacts in Zoho Desk duplicates contacts periodically. I have yet to identify when or why. How do I merge or delete them? I see there is a "Deduplicate" but I am unable to find anything that explains this feature.
Unable to change the "credentials of login user" option when creating a connection
I want to create a new Desk connection where the parameter to use 'credentials of login user' is set to YES. I'm able to create a new connection but am never given the option to change this parameter. Is this a restriction of my user profile, and if so,
How can you train the Zia Bot for Desk
I added the Zia bot to my portal, but it's rarely able to answer questions, even when I have dedicated articles for the question. How can I best train it? Should I change the title of my articles, add more information inthe body copy?
Zoho Desk Community Portal Not Displaying Custom Styling Correctly
Hi Zoho Community, I’m struggling to get a custom community portal in Zoho Desk to display my branding and styling correctly, and I’d love some help troubleshooting this for a client’s support portal. Details: Setup: Zoho Desk (Professional plan, latest
Remove or hide default views
I'm looking to only have the views pertinent to my organization. Is there a way to show only my custom views (or separate them to a different area or something)? If not, this should be a feature as switching from Zendesk we had this option...
Episode III : Powering Automation: Custom Functions in Action
Hello Everyone, In our previous episodes, we explored custom functions and the Deluge programming language. If you’ve been wondering why the Episode series have been quiet, here’s the reveal! On our community, we've been showcasing custom functions integrated
Narrative 2 - Understanding Organizational Departments
Behind the scenes of a successful ticketing system - BTS Series Narrative 2 - Understanding Organizational Departments A ticketing system's departments are essential because they provide an organized and practical framework for handling and addressing
Issue After Updating to Zoho Desk Android SDK v4.5.0 – Authentication Fails (Status Code 204)
Hi Zoho Support Team, I was previously using the Zoho Desk Android SDK with the following dependency: implementation 'com.zoho.desk:asapsdk:3.0_BETA_17'
Everything was working as expected — including user authentication, the tickets section, and the
add another department to helpcenter
After activating multi-brand, how to add another department to help center? For example department A has associated with help center 1. We have another department B and would like user to be able to submit ticket to department B via help center 1, how
ZOHO DESK | SET PERMISSION NOT TO ALLOW SPECIFIC AGENTS TO CREATE TICKET
Hi Zoho Team, I have a question regarding this: "Team Desk are the ones to have the permission to create a ticket, Team OPS resolvers must not create a ticket." - How to set permission to Team OPS resolvers for not creating a ticket? Only Team Desk should
Time-based Automations updates does not trigger Webhook
Hi, When a ticket is updated by Time-based automation, it doesn't seem to trigger the webhook event. I looked at the ticket history for the problematic tickets, they were all changes made by action with this label: `Ticket was updated through a Time-based
Can't find parent child ticketing
Hi I can't find parent child ticketing under tickets in this new organization... I have in the past on other organizations
Filtering Parent and Child Tickets in Analytics
Hello Zoho Support Team, We’ve noticed that when checking our ticket analytics in Zoho Desk, the data merges both parent and child tickets for key metrics like the number of new tickets, closed tickets, and first response time. This results in inaccurate
Link Zoho Inventory Sales Order with Zoho Desk Ticket
I'd like to, in a Zoho Inventory Sales Order, see linked/related Zoho Desk tickets. When I'm in Zoho Desk, I can look up related tickets to the sales order, but I can't seem to do it in the reverse manner (where when I'm in a Zoho Inventroy Sales Order,
Contacts Profile
Is there a way to add a picture to my contacts profile? You have an outline of a person but no way I can see to import a picture.
Custom Function to Update Ticket based on Subject of Ticket
This may be pretty simple but I'm having issues with getting a custom function to fill out custom fields based on the subject of a ticket and not the body of a ticket. Basically we need to fill in the PO number and Item ID custom fields, both of this
Handling Automatic Replies in Desk
We send out email campaigns (currently via Klaviyo) and naturally we receive "Automatic Replies" to these mass email campaigns. These responses are all being routed to Zoho Desk. We get two types of "Automatic Replies" Type 1) Customer is out of the office/holiday
How can we manage the tags in ticket
Allowing agents to use Tags indiscriminately can cause havoc. We could not find tag management where 1. The admin can create Tags beforehand for use by Agents 2. Permission can be allocated which roles/profiles can use existing tags or add new tags 3.
Enhance "Send Cliq Notification" Action in Zoho Desk Workflows (and also add Happiness Rating Support)
ello Zoho Desk Team, We hope you're doing well. We’d like to submit a feature request regarding the “Send Cliq Notification” action available in Zoho Desk workflows — specifically in workflows triggered by Happiness Ratings, but also relevant to all workflows
Handling identifiers during an import
Importing your data When importing data into an application, it is crucial to prevent data loss or duplication. These types of errors can hinder the development of a clean and well-organised database, which is essential for effective data management and
Unable to add attachments to knowledge base anymore
I have been adding articles to knowledge base in Zoho Desk (as part of Zoho One). Today suddenly i found that I am unable to upload and attachments to the articles. I get the following error: "Attachment couldn't be added." I have uploaded the screenshot
Restrict Agents from Editing Shared Custom Views in Zoho Desk
Hello Zoho Desk Team, We hope you're doing well. We’d like to submit a feature request regarding the custom views functionality in Zoho Desk. 🎯 Background We’re actively using custom views to filter and display tickets for different teams based on specific
Introduction Dario Schiraldi Deutsche Bank Executive
Hello Everyone, Dario Schiraldi serves as a key leader at Deutsche Bank, where he plays a crucial role in shaping the bank's strategic direction and driving operational success. With a solid foundation in finance and leadership, Dario is committed to
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.
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.
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