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how do i change the requester based on ticket subject using trigger?
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Posted Apr 15, 2021
how do I configure this: if there's a new ticket with a subject containing a string: this new ticket.
this new ticket requester will automatically change to a specific user.
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Olli
We used an API Target for this.
HTTP Target "Update Ticket via JSON":
URL: https://yourcompany.zendesk.com/api/v2/tickets/{{ticket.id}}.json
Method: PUT
Content Type: JSON
Basic Authentication: use "user.name@company.com/token" as username and the token as password (check support on how to create a token)
Trigger "Set requester to John Smith":
Conditions as you need them
Actions: Notify target: Update Ticket via JSON
JSON text:
The requester record has to exist already to find the ID (from the profile). As far as I know you could also provide a "requester" property providing "name" and "email" like this
but this we didn't need this so we didn't test it :)
I also recommend to add a tag that shows that this trigger was fired (i. e. "requester_changed"). Easier for debugging if you filter all tickets that were automatically changed by it.
Happy coding
Oliver
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henry
Hello Oliver,
Thank you for your reply
I try to create this HTTP target but I only have the option to use basic authentication using username and password.
how do I use my generated token for authentication?
Thank you
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Olli
Basic authentication is correct!
You enter this as the username: your.name@yourdomain.com/token
You enter this as the password: your token
The credentials used must represent a user with sufficient permissions to change tickets.
Best regards,
Oliver
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bgoossens
Hi, what is the best way to trigger the API target (put) to change the requester?
I would also like to change the requester of an incoming ticket based on the phone number that is provided in the title of the ticket. Our Voip solution automatically creates tickets for everyone taken phone call.
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jvon
Just in case anyone stumbles on this article (it was the first Google result for me) -- this has changed since originally posted as HTTP targets don't quite exist (URL targets now)
There's a great answer on how to do this with a webhook here: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4448547580826/comments/4465550123290
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