Connect Zendesk to Intercom

Use 10 documented Zendesk triggers to run 11 documented Intercom actions.

10 source triggers

11 target actions

Reverse direction supported

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Why Connect Zendesk & Intercom?

Start with a Zendesk event

Choose from 10 documented triggers, including Locale Updated, New Side Conversation, New Side Conversation Reply.

Run a Intercom action

Send the event into one of 11 documented actions, such as Add Tag To Contact, Create Note, List Admin ID Options.

Map and review the workflow

Choose the fields and conditions for the workflow, then test the result before activation.

Available Triggers & Actions

Zendesk

Triggers (10)

Locale Updated

Emit new event when a locale has been updated

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New Side Conversation

Emit new event when a side conversation is created on a ticket. See the documentation

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New Side Conversation Reply

Emit new event when a reply is added to an existing side conversation on a ticket. See the documentation

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New Ticket (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket is created

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New Ticket Added to View (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket is added to the specified view

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New Ticket Comment Added (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket comment has been added

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Ticket Closed (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket has changed to closed status

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Ticket Pending (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket has changed to pending status

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Ticket Solved (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket has changed to solved status

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Ticket Updated (Instant)

Emit new event when a ticket has been updated

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Actions (24)

Add Ticket Tags

Add tags to a ticket (appends to existing tags). See the documentation.

Create Ticket

Creates a ticket. See the documentation.

Delete Ticket

Deletes a ticket. See the documentation.

Get Article

Retrieves an article by its ID. See the documentation.

Get Macro

Retrieves a macro by its ID. See the documentation.

Get Side Conversation

Retrieve a single Zendesk side conversation by ID (UUID, e.g. 8566255a-ece5-11e8-857d-493066fa7b17). Use **List Side Conversations** to discover IDs for a given ticket. Set includeEvents to true to sideload the conversation's events (creation, replies, state changes). See the documentation.

Get Ticket Info

Retrieves information about a specific ticket. See the documentation.

Get User Info

Retrieves information about a specific user. See the documentation.

List Active Macros

Lists all active shared and personal macros available to the current user. See the documentation.

List Articles

Retrieves a list of articles. See the documentation.

List Fields Options

Retrieves available options for the Fields field.

List Locales

Retrieves all locales. See the documentation.

List Macro Category Options

Retrieves available options for the Macro Category field.

List Macros

Retrieves all macros. See the documentation.

List Side Conversations

Retrieve all side conversations on a Zendesk ticket. Side conversations are collaboration threads attached to a ticket (email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, or linked child tickets). Use **Get Side Conversation** to fetch a single side conversation by ID. Set includeEvents to true to sideload each conversation's events (creation, replies, state changes). See the documentation.

List Ticket Comments

Retrieves all comments for a specific ticket. See the documentation.

List Tickets

Retrieves a list of tickets. See the documentation.

Remove Ticket Tags

Remove specific tags from a ticket. See the documentation.

Search Articles

Searches Help Center articles. See the documentation.

Search Community Posts

Searches Help Center community posts. See the documentation.

Search Help Center

Searches across knowledge base articles, community posts, and external records using the Zendesk unified Guide search. See the documentation.

Search Macros

Search for macros by name. See the documentation.

Search Tickets

Searches for tickets using Zendesk's search API. See the documentation.

Set Custom Ticket Fields

Sets one or more custom field values on a ticket. See the documentation.

Intercom

Triggers (12)

New Companies

Emit new event each time a new company is added.

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New Reply From Admin

Emit new event each time an admin replies to a conversation.

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New Conversations

Emit new event each time a new conversation is added.

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New Reply From User

Emit new event each time a user replies to a conversation.

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New Unsubscriptions

Emit new event each time a user unsubscribes from receiving emails.

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New Users

Emit new event each time a new user is added.

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Lead Added Email

Emit new event each time a lead adds their email address.

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New Closed Conversation

Emit new event each time a conversation is closed.

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New Conversation Rating Added

Emit new event each time a new rating is added to a conversation.

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New Event

Emit new event for each new Intercom event for a user.

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New Leads

Emit new event each time a new lead is added.

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New Tickets

Emit new event when a new ticket is created in Intercom.

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Actions (11)

Add Tag To Contact

Adds a specific tag to a contact in Intercom. See the documentation.

Create Note

Creates a note for a specific user. See the docs here

List Admin ID Options

Retrieves available options for the Admin ID field.

List Assignee ID Options

Retrieves available options for the Assignee ID field.

List Tag ID Options

Retrieves available options for the Tag ID field.

Manage A Conversation

Close/Snooze/Open/Assign a conversation by its ID. See the documentation.

Reply To Conversation

Add a reply or a note to an existing conversation thread. See the documentation.

Retrieve A Conversation

Retrieve a conversation by its ID. See the documentation.

Send Incoming Message

Send a message from a user into your Intercom app. See the docs here

Send Message To Contact

Send a message to a contact in Intercom. See the documentation.

Upsert Contact

Create a new contact. If there is already a contact with the email provided, the existing contact will be updated. See the docs here

Integration Features

10 documented Zendesk triggers

11 documented Intercom actions

Configurable field mapping

Conditional workflow steps

Execution monitoring

A supported Intercom to Zendesk direction

Capability Examples

Zendesk trigger → Intercom action

Catalog example

Zendesk

Locale Updated

Intercom

Add Tag To Contact

Intercom trigger → Zendesk action

Reverse direction

Intercom

New Companies

Zendesk

Add Ticket Tags

How It Works

Connect Apps

Authenticate your Zendesk and Intercom accounts

Choose a Trigger

Select a documented Zendesk event

Choose an Action

Select the documented Intercom operation to run

Test and Review

Verify field mapping and provider responses before activation

Frequently Asked Questions

Integration Benefits

Trigger-driven Workflows

Start the supported direction from one of 10 documented Zendesk triggers.

Automated Actions

Run one of 11 documented Intercom actions after the selected trigger fires.

Provider Authentication

Review the authentication requirements published by each provider before activating the workflow.

Guided Configuration

Select a documented trigger, choose a target action, and map the fields required by the workflow.

Field Mapping

Map the fields exposed by the selected trigger and action, then review the required provider inputs.

Execution Review

Test the workflow and review provider responses before relying on it in production.

Reverse Integration Available

Also connect Intercom to Zendesk for bidirectional automation

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Why Connect Zendesk & Intercom?

Start with a Zendesk event

Run a Intercom action

Map and review the workflow

Available Triggers & Actions

Zendesk

Triggers (10)

Actions (24)

Intercom

Triggers (12)

Actions (11)

Integration Features

Capability Examples

Zendesk trigger → Intercom action

Intercom trigger → Zendesk action

How It Works

Connect Apps

Choose a Trigger

Choose an Action

Test and Review

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Zendesk to Intercom direction supported?

Which Zendesk triggers are available?

Which Intercom actions are available?

Can I also connect Intercom to Zendesk?

Integration Benefits

Trigger-driven Workflows

Automated Actions

Provider Authentication

Guided Configuration

Field Mapping

Execution Review

Reverse Integration Available

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