POST /api/v2/tickets

Servers

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
Content-Type String Yes The media type of the request body.

Default value: "application/json"

Request body fields

Name Type Required Description
ticket Object No
ticket.external_id String No

An id you can use to link Zendesk Support tickets to local records

ticket.sharing_agreement_ids[] Array No

An array of the numeric IDs of sharing agreements. Note that this replaces any existing agreements

ticket.email_ccs[] Array No

An array of objects that represent agent or end users email CCs to add or delete from the ticket. See Setting email CCs

ticket.email_ccs[].action String No

Possible values:

  • "put"
  • "delete"
ticket.email_ccs[].user_email String No
ticket.email_ccs[].user_name String No
ticket.email_ccs[].user_id String No
ticket.via Object No

An object explaining how the ticket was created. See the Via object reference

ticket.via.source Object No

For some channels a source object gives more information about how or why the ticket or event was created

ticket.via.source.to Object No
ticket.via.source.to.name String No
ticket.via.source.to.address String No
ticket.via.source.from Object No
ticket.via.source.from.id Integer No
ticket.via.source.from.name String No
ticket.via.source.from.title String No
ticket.via.source.from.address String No
ticket.via.source.rel String No
ticket.via.channel String No

This tells you how the ticket or event was created. Examples: "web", "mobile", "rule", "system"

ticket.attribute_value_ids[] Array No

An array of the IDs of attribute values to be associated with the ticket

ticket.updated_stamp String No

Datetime of last update received from API. See the safe_update property

ticket.ticket_form_id Integer No

Enterprise only. The id of the ticket form to render for the ticket

ticket.subject String No

The value of the subject field for this ticket

ticket.email_cc_ids[] Array No

The ids of agents or end users currently CC'ed on the ticket. See CCs and followers resources in the Support Help Center

ticket.organization_id Integer No

The organization of the requester. You can only specify the ID of an organization associated with the requester. See Organization Memberships

ticket.follower_ids[] Array No

The ids of agents currently following the ticket. See CCs and followers resources

ticket.priority String No

The urgency with which the ticket should be addressed.

Possible values:

  • "high"
  • "normal"
  • "low"
  • "urgent"
ticket.assignee_id Integer No

The agent currently assigned to the ticket

ticket.collaborators[] Array No

POST requests only. Users to add as cc's when creating a ticket. See Setting Collaborators

ticket.collaborators[].email String No
ticket.collaborators[].name String No
ticket.due_at String No

If this is a ticket of type "task" it has a due date. Due date format uses ISO 8601 format.

ticket.type String No

The type of this ticket.

Possible values:

  • "incident"
  • "problem"
  • "question"
  • "task"
ticket.custom_status_id Integer No

The custom ticket status id of the ticket. See custom ticket statuses

ticket.custom_fields[] Array No

Custom fields for the ticket. See Setting custom field values

ticket.custom_fields[].description String No

User-defined description of this field's purpose

ticket.custom_fields[].regexp_for_validation String No

Regular expression field only. The validation pattern for a field value to be deemed valid

ticket.custom_fields[].url String No

The URL for this resource

ticket.custom_fields[].custom_field_options[] Array No

Required and presented for a custom field of type "dropdown". Each option is represented by an object with a name and value property

ticket.custom_fields[].custom_field_options[].id Integer No

Automatically assigned upon creation

ticket.custom_fields[].custom_field_options[].name String Yes

Name of the dropdown option

ticket.custom_fields[].custom_field_options[].url String No

URL of the dropdown option

ticket.custom_fields[].custom_field_options[].raw_name String No

Raw name of the dropdown option

ticket.custom_fields[].custom_field_options[].value String Yes

Value of the dropdown option

ticket.custom_fields[].custom_field_options[].position Integer No

Position of the dropdown option

ticket.custom_fields[].position Integer No

Ordering of the field relative to other fields

ticket.custom_fields[].tag String No

Optional for custom field of type "checkbox"; not presented otherwise.

ticket.custom_fields[].relationship_target_type String No

A representation of what type of object the field references. Options are "zen:user", "zen:organization", "zen:ticket", and "zen:custom_object:{key}" where key is a custom object key. For example "zen:custom_object:apartment".

ticket.custom_fields[].updated_at String No

The time of the last update of the ticket field

ticket.custom_fields[].id Integer No

Automatically assigned upon creation

ticket.custom_fields[].relationship_filter Object No

A filter definition that allows your autocomplete to filter down results

ticket.custom_fields[].raw_description String No

The dynamic content placeholder, if present, or the description value, if not. See Dynamic Content Items

ticket.custom_fields[].active Boolean No

If true, this field is available for use

ticket.custom_fields[].key String Yes

A unique key that identifies this custom field. This is used for updating the field and referencing in placeholders. The key must consist of only letters, numbers, and underscores. It can't be only numbers

ticket.custom_fields[].raw_title String No

The dynamic content placeholder, if present, or the title value, if not. See Dynamic Content Items

ticket.custom_fields[].system Boolean No

If true, only active and position values of this field can be changed

ticket.custom_fields[].title String Yes

The title of the custom field

ticket.custom_fields[].type String Yes

The custom field type: "checkbox", "date", "decimal", "dropdown", "integer", "lookup", "multiselect", "regexp", "text", or "textarea"

ticket.custom_fields[].created_at String No

The time of the last update of the ticket field

ticket.problem_id Integer No

For tickets of type "incident", the ID of the problem the incident is linked to

ticket.assignee_email String No

The email address of the agent to assign the ticket to

ticket.collaborator_ids[] Array No

The ids of users currently CC'ed on the ticket

ticket.status String No

The state of the ticket.

If your account has activated custom ticket statuses, this is the ticket's status category. See custom ticket statuses.

Possible values:

  • "open"
  • "hold"
  • "new"
  • "pending"
  • "closed"
  • "solved"
ticket.safe_update Boolean No

Optional boolean. Prevents updates with outdated ticket data (updated_stamp property required when true)

ticket.followers[] Array No

An array of objects that represent agent followers to add or delete from the ticket. See Setting followers

ticket.followers[].action String No

Possible values:

  • "put"
  • "delete"
ticket.followers[].user_email String No
ticket.followers[].user_id String No
ticket.recipient String No

The original recipient e-mail address of the ticket

ticket.comment Object Yes
ticket.comment.via Object No

Describes how the object was created. See the Via object reference

ticket.comment.via.source Object No

For some channels a source object gives more information about how or why the ticket or event was created

ticket.comment.via.channel String No

This tells you how the ticket or event was created. Examples: "web", "mobile", "rule", "system"

ticket.comment.public Boolean No

true if a public comment; false if an internal note. The initial value set on ticket creation persists for any additional comment unless you change it

ticket.comment.metadata Object No

System information (web client, IP address, etc.) and comment flags, if any. See Comment flags

ticket.comment.id Integer No

Automatically assigned when the comment is created

ticket.comment.plain_body String No

The comment presented as plain text. See Bodies

ticket.comment.attachments[] Array No

Attachments, if any. See Attachment

ticket.comment.attachments[].content_type String No

The content type of the image. Example value: "image/png"

ticket.comment.attachments[].inline Boolean No

If true, the attachment is excluded from the attachment list and the attachment's URL can be referenced within the comment of a ticket. Default is false

ticket.comment.attachments[].size Integer No

The size of the image file in bytes

ticket.comment.attachments[].deleted Boolean No

If true, the attachment has been deleted

ticket.comment.attachments[].height String No

The height of the image file in pixels. If height is unknown, returns null

ticket.comment.attachments[].url String No

A URL to access the attachment details

ticket.comment.attachments[].width String No

The width of the image file in pixels. If width is unknown, returns null

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[] Array No

An array of attachment objects. Note that photo thumbnails do not have thumbnails

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].content_type String No

The content type of the image. Example value: "image/png"

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].inline Boolean No

If true, the attachment is excluded from the attachment list and the attachment's URL can be referenced within the comment of a ticket. Default is false

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].size Integer No

The size of the image file in bytes

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].deleted Boolean No

If true, the attachment has been deleted

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].height String No

The height of the image file in pixels. If height is unknown, returns null

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].url String No

A URL to access the attachment details

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].width String No

The width of the image file in pixels. If width is unknown, returns null

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].malware_access_override Boolean No

If true, you can download an attachment flagged as malware. If false, you can't download such an attachment.

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].mapped_content_url String No

The URL the attachment image file has been mapped to

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].file_name String No

The name of the image file

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].content_url String No

A full URL where the attachment image file can be downloaded. The file may be hosted externally so take care not to inadvertently send Zendesk authentication credentials. See Working with url properties

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].id Integer No

Automatically assigned when created

ticket.comment.attachments[].thumbnails[].malware_scan_result String No

The result of the malware scan. There is a delay between the time the attachment is uploaded and when the malware scan is completed. Usually the scan is done within a few seconds, but high load conditions can delay the scan results. Possible values: "malware_found", "malware_not_found", "failed_to_scan", "not_scanned"

ticket.comment.attachments[].malware_access_override Boolean No

If true, you can download an attachment flagged as malware. If false, you can't download such an attachment.

ticket.comment.attachments[].mapped_content_url String No

The URL the attachment image file has been mapped to

ticket.comment.attachments[].file_name String No

The name of the image file

ticket.comment.attachments[].content_url String No

A full URL where the attachment image file can be downloaded. The file may be hosted externally so take care not to inadvertently send Zendesk authentication credentials. See Working with url properties

ticket.comment.attachments[].id Integer No

Automatically assigned when created

ticket.comment.attachments[].malware_scan_result String No

The result of the malware scan. There is a delay between the time the attachment is uploaded and when the malware scan is completed. Usually the scan is done within a few seconds, but high load conditions can delay the scan results. Possible values: "malware_found", "malware_not_found", "failed_to_scan", "not_scanned"

ticket.comment.author_id Integer No

The id of the comment author. See Author id

ticket.comment.audit_id Integer No

The id of the ticket audit record. See Show Audit

ticket.comment.body String No

The comment string. See Bodies

ticket.comment.type String No

Comment or VoiceComment. The JSON object for adding voice comments to tickets is different. See Adding voice comments to tickets

ticket.comment.html_body String No

The comment formatted as HTML. See Bodies

ticket.comment.uploads[] Array No

List of tokens received from uploading files for comment attachments. The files are attached by creating or updating tickets with the tokens. See Attaching files in Tickets

ticket.comment.created_at String No

The time the comment was created

ticket.requester_id Integer No

The user who requested this ticket

ticket.additional_collaborators[] Array No

An array of numeric IDs, emails, or objects containing name and email properties. See Setting Collaborators. An email notification is sent to them when the ticket is updated

ticket.additional_collaborators[].email String No
ticket.additional_collaborators[].name String No
ticket.brand_id Integer No

Enterprise only. The id of the brand this ticket is associated with

ticket.macro_ids[] Array No

POST requests only. List of macro IDs to be recorded in the ticket audit

ticket.via_followup_source_id Integer No

POST requests only. The id of a closed ticket when creating a follow-up ticket. See Creating a follow-up ticket

ticket.tags[] Array No

The array of tags applied to this ticket

ticket.group_id Integer No

The group this ticket is assigned to

ticket.submitter_id Integer No

The user who submitted the ticket. The submitter always becomes the author of the first comment on the ticket

ticket.raw_subject String No

The dynamic content placeholder, if present, or the "subject" value, if not. See Dynamic Content Items

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