Zendesk Connector

The connector allows you to connect to a Zendesk account and access fields within Zendesk to import the data of those fields to Datameer.

Configuring Zendesk as a Connection

  1. Click the + (plus) button and select Connection or right-click in the browser and select Create new > Connection.     
  2. Choose Zendesk from the drop-down list.
  3. To connect to Zendesk, choose HTTPS for the Schema, provide the Host, the Port and the Root Path. Then enter the User and Password.
  4. If required, add a description and click Save.

Importing Data with the Zendesk Connector 

  1. Click the + (plus) button and select Import Job or right-click in the browser and select Create new > Import Job.     
  2. Click Select Connector, choose the Zendesk connector, and click Next.
  3. Select the entity from the drop down list you would like to import data from and click Next.
  4. Review the defined fields and click Next.
  5. Review the schedule and advanced properties for the job and click Next.
  6. Create a description for the import job and click Save.

Entity types in Zendesk

Description
TicketsImports Zendesk ticket data from tickets.json
View Execution
Creates a drop down list, select to import data from any view created in your Zendesk from execute.json
Activity StreamImports activity log data for user actions from activities.json
CategoriesImports forum categories from categories.json
Custom RolesZendesk enterprise accounts can set role settings for users. Import this data from custom_roles.json
ForumsImports forum category data from forums.json
Forum Subscriptions Imports IDs from forum users in forum_subscriptions.json
GroupsImports group agent names from groups.json
Group MembershipsImports group members IDs from group_memberships.json
Incremental TicketsUsers can set a start time to import data from tickets.json
MacrosImports all personal and shared macros from macros.json of the current user.
OrganizationsImports organization names from organizations.json
RequestsImports customers view of a ticket from requests.json
Satisfaction RatingImports users satisfaction scores from satisfaction_ratings.json (If satisfaction setting has been enabled)
SearchEnables search field to specify import data from tickets, users, organizations, and forum topics.
Sharing AgreementsImports a list from sharing_agreements.json of agreements that allow sharing of tickets between Zendesk accounts
Suspended TicketsImports ticket data of tickets that are labeled as suspended from suspended_tickets.json
Ticket FieldsImports a list of custom ticket fields created by the user from ticket_fields.json
Ticket ProblemsImports the problems.json data from Zendesk
TagsImports tag names and count from tags.json
TopicsImports forum topic names and information from topics.json
Topic CommentsImports forum comments per topic from comments.json and topic_comments.json
Topic SubscriptionsImports users that are subscribed to forum topics form subscriptions.json and topic_subscriptions.json
Topic VotesImports to userID and topicID that the user voted up from votes.json and topic_votes.json
TriggersImports ticketID and action triggered from triggers.json
UsersImports userID and name from users.json
ViewsImports all view titles and if they are active from views.json To import data from a specific view, see View Execution.

For additional information, see the Zendesk documentation