About this Article
This article provides information about Zendesk installation and how to integrate Zendesk with VSP.
Account Setup
Follow the below steps to install Zendesk
- Navigate to the URL: www.zendesk.com
- For testing purposes, select Free trial
- Sign in with a valid Google, Microsoft OR work Email account. Click Next
- Provide the company name and the number of employees. Click Next
- Provide a valid phone number. Click Next
- Provide a valid domain name. Click Next
- The account is set up successfully and an Email is sent to the provided ID. Click on the link in the Email to activate the account
API Settings
- Navigate to the URL provided in the Email
- Provide a suitable user name and password to create the account
- Click Skip Setup to display the home page
- Navigate to Settings > CHANNELS > API
- Accept the License Agreement and click Get Started
- Set Password Access and Token Access under settings to Enabled
Add API Token (Optional)
- Click + in Active API Tokens column under settings to add API token
- Copy the created API Token value. Click Save
Zendesk Configuration on CMS
- Log in to CMS as a Super Admin user
- Navigate to Administration > Configurations in the left navigation pane
- Expand Ticket System Settings
- Provide the Ticket System (Only Zendesk is supported currently), Subdomain, Username and Authentication Type (Password/Token). Click SAVE