respond.io + Zendesk Integration

Integrate respond.io to Zendesk in one click, or tell Integrately AI how you want each contact handled. Create support tickets, update contact details, log comments, and alert your support team automatically.

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  • respond.io
    Contact is created in respond.io Instant
  • respond.io
    Contact is updated in respond.io Instant
  • respond.io
    Message is received in respond.io Instant
  • respond.io
    Message is sent in respond.io Instant
  • respond.io
    Conversation is closed in respond.io Instant
  • respond.io
    Conversation is opened in respond.io Instant
  • respond.io
    Contact assignee is updated in respond.io Instant
  • respond.io
    Contact tag is updated in respond.io Instant
  • respond.io
    Comment is created in respond.io Instant
  • Zendesk
    Ticket is solved in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Ticket is updated in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Ticket is created in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Ticket is created in view in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Activity(Audit) is added for specific ticket in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    View is created in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    User is created in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Group is created in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Organization is created in Zendesk
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  • respond.io
    Update the contact lifecycle in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Send message via WhatsApp template in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Send message via SMS in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Send message via email in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Add comment in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Create contact in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Search contact in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Delete contact in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Create or update contact in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Update contact in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Assign or unassign conversation in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Create custom field in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Open or close conversation in respond.io
  • respond.io
    Add tag in respond.io
  • Zendesk
    Get organization by id in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Create ticket in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Update ticket in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Add comment to ticket in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Search ticket in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Add tag to ticket in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Create user in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Update user in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Search agent in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Search user in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Get user by id in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Create organization in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Update organization in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Search organization in Zendesk
  • Zendesk
    Search group in Zendesk

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Capture customer inquiries, create support tickets, update contact details, and notify your team, all in just one click.

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Zendesk + respond.io Integration

Create respond.io contact from new Zendesk ticket

If you're using {{trigger.CustomerSupport}} to manage your customer support tickets, you may be wondering how to also create corresponding contacts in respond.io. Luckily, it's a process that's pretty simple to set up.

Use this {{trigger.CustomerSupport}} - respond.io integration to create a connection between the two platforms so that any new ticket created in {{trigger.CustomerSupport}} will automatically create a contact in respond.io.

This makes it easy to keep track of your support tickets and contacts in one place.
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Connect more apps to your respond.io + Zendesk flow

Route customer conversations to collaboration tools, log support records in documentation spaces, and notify stakeholders instantly. Pick a combination and activate it in one click.

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Create a Zendesk ticket from every new respond.io message, and notify your support team in Slack
New respond.io messages instantly generate Zendesk support tickets while alerting your support team in Slack.
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Log every new Zendesk ticket in respond.io as a comment, and alert your support channel in Slack
Zendesk tickets are recorded as comments in respond.io and announced in Slack for immediate visibility.
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When a Zendesk ticket is updated, update the contact in respond.io and post the update in Slack
Keep contact records synchronized in respond.io when Zendesk tickets change, and notify your team in Slack.
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Use Claude to analyse whether new respond.io messages require priority support, create a Zendesk ticket, and notify the team in Slack
Claude evaluates incoming respond.io messages, creates matching Zendesk tickets, and alerts your team in Slack.
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When a respond.io conversation is closed, update the Zendesk ticket and announce the resolution in Slack
Closed respond.io conversations update corresponding Zendesk tickets and notify your team in Slack.

Supported triggers and actions for respond.io and Zendesk

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respond.io
respond.io Triggers & Actions
Instant
Contact is created in respond.io
Triggers the automation when a new contact is created
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Contact is updated in respond.io
Triggers the automation when a contact is updated
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Message is received in respond.io
Triggers the automation when a new message is received
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Message is sent in respond.io
Triggers the automation when a new message is sent
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Conversation is closed in respond.io
Triggers the automation when any conversation is marked as completed
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Instant
Conversation is opened in respond.io
Triggers the automation when a new conversation is initiated
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Instant
Contact assignee is updated in respond.io
Triggers the automation when a contact's assignee is changed
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Instant
Contact tag is updated in respond.io
Triggers the automation when a contact tag is updated
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Comment is created in respond.io
Triggers the automation when a new comment is created
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Update the contact lifecycle in respond.io
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Send message via WhatsApp template in respond.io
Sends predefined messages using whatsapp templates
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Send message via SMS in respond.io
Sends a message through text messaging
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Send message via email in respond.io
Sends a message via email
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Add comment in respond.io
Adds a comment to a record
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Create contact in respond.io
Adds a new contact to the database
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Search contact in respond.io
Finds and retrieves contact information
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Delete contact in respond.io
Removes a contact from the address book
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Create or update contact in respond.io
Adds or update contact information
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Update contact in respond.io
Updates contact information with new details
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Assign or unassign conversation in respond.io
Manage the assignment of conversations to different team members
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Create custom field in respond.io
Creates a new marketing campaign
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Open or close conversation in respond.io
Open or close a conversation with a action trigger
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Add tag in respond.io
Adds tags to particular items based on predefined criteria
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Zendesk
Zendesk Triggers & Actions
Ticket is solved in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a ticket is solved
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Ticket is updated in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a ticket is updated
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Ticket is created in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a new ticket is created
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Ticket is created in view in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a new ticket is created in a particular view
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Activity(Audit) is added for specific ticket in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a ticket is audited
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View is created in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a new view is created
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User is created in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a new user is created
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Group is created in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a new group is created
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Organization is created in Zendesk
Triggers the automation when a new organization is created
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Get organization by id in Zendesk
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Create ticket in Zendesk
Generates a new ticket
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Update ticket in Zendesk
Updates ticket information
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Add comment to ticket in Zendesk
Adds a comment to a ticket
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Search ticket in Zendesk
Searches for a ticket
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Add tag to ticket in Zendesk
Adds a tag to a ticket for easy categorization and tracking
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Create user in Zendesk
Generates a new user account
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Update user in Zendesk
Updates user information
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Search agent in Zendesk
Searches for agent based on criteria
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Search user in Zendesk
Searches for a user
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Get user by id in Zendesk
Retrieves user information using their id
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Create organization in Zendesk
Generates a new invoice
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Update organization in Zendesk
Updates organization information
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Search organization in Zendesk
Finds and retrieves information about a organization
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Search group in Zendesk
Searches for a group
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What can you automate with respond.io + Zendesk?

Streamline your customer support and messaging workflows with ready-made automation capabilities.

What you can automate?
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Turn respond.io messages into Zendesk tickets
Automatically generate a Zendesk support ticket the moment a new message or conversation starts in respond.io, eliminating manual data entry.
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Capture every submitted contact detail
Map names, emails, phone numbers, and custom fields from respond.io straight into Zendesk contact and ticket fields without missing details.
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Alert your support team instantly
Notify team members in Slack or via email the second a high-priority ticket or respond.io inquiry arrives.
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Route conversations based on tags
Perform different actions depending on respond.io contact tags, message content, or ticket priorities to ensure proper handling.
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Keep destination records fully updated
Synchronize ticket status changes, comment additions, and conversation closures between respond.io and Zendesk in real time.
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Create or update contacts without duplicates
Search existing databases before creating records, ensuring contacts are updated rather than duplicated across systems.
Handle later status changes automatically
Trigger follow-up actions when Zendesk tickets are solved or respond.io conversations are closed.
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Extend workflows to external apps
Connect your core support pair with Slack, Jira, Confluence, or Google Drive for multi-step operational pipelines.
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Who is respond.io + Zendesk integration for?

Support teams, customer success managers, and operations leaders benefit by connecting respond.io messaging channels to Zendesk ticketing workflows.

Support operations managers
Support operations managers
Customer success leads
Customer success leads
Account executives
Account executives
Customer support teams
Customer support teams
Operations specialists
Operations specialists
Quality assurance leads
Quality assurance leads
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Support operations managers
You're tracking customer inquiries across multiple channels but your reporting dashboard only updates when tickets are manually exported, so your response metrics are always hours behind — this integration means every respond.io message and Zendesk ticket syncs instantly and your analytics stay current.
Customer success leads
You need to handle urgent client issues immediately, but delayed ticket creation leaves you finding out about problems too late — automating both apps means every incoming chat instantly generates a Zendesk ticket so your team can act without delay.
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Account executives
You answer to clients who want to see prompt follow-through on support requests, but disconnected systems create visibility gaps — connecting these apps means every conversation maps directly to a ticket and client progress is always transparent.
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Customer support teams
The volume of inbound messages is too high for anyone to keep up by hand, leading to missed inquiries and duplicate records — this integration means every contact and ticket is created automatically without manual copy-pasting.
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Operations specialists
You own the ticket resolution stage and depend on customer service reps to hand over chat details, but manual handovers stall workflows — automating both apps means conversation updates flow straight into your support queue immediately.
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Quality assurance leads
You need a reliable history of customer interactions and keep finding missing data points in conversation logs — this integration means every message and ticket status change is recorded accurately across platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I connect respond.io to Zendesk?
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Can I automatically create Zendesk tickets from respond.io messages?
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How are respond.io contact records handled during ticket creation?
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