Integrate Zoho Desk with Inya to automatically create and manage support tickets — helping your team respond faster and resolve customer issues efficiently.

1. Why Integrate Ticketing?

By connecting Zoho Desk to Inya, your agent can:
  • Automatically log customer issues during or after a call.
  • Ensure no support requests are missed.
  • Reduce manual ticket creation time for your support team.

2. Set Up Zoho Desk Integration

  1. Open Integration Settings
    • Go to Add Ticket Integration in your Inya dashboard.
    • Select Zoho as the operator and enter an integration name.
  2. Get Zoho Credentials
    • Open the Zoho API Console.
    • Follow Zoho’s Self Client guide to create a Self Client.
  3. Copy Client ID & Client Secret
    • In the Client Secret tab, locate your Client ID and Client Secret.
    • Paste both into the integration form in Inya.
  4. Enter Account Server URL
    • Choose the correct Account Server URL based on your primary region from Zoho’s region list.
  5. Generate Account SOID
    • Follow this Zoho guide to generate your Account SOID and paste it into Inya.
  6. Specify Required Scopes
    • From Zoho Desk’s scope list, add the scopes needed for your ticket actions (e.g., ZohoDesk.tickets.CREATE).
  7. Save
    • Click Save to finalize the integration.

3. Create a Ticket Action

  1. Navigate to Actions
    • Go to Manage Agents → Select Agent → Action Tab.
  2. Create Action
    • Click + to open the Create Action card.
  3. Fill in Details
    • Name: Use only letters, numbers, or underscores.
    • Description: Describe when the action should trigger.
      • Example: “Trigger this action when the user reports a technical issue.”
  4. Select Integration
    • Choose your Zoho Desk integration.
  5. Choose Trigger
    • Post-Call: Executes after the conversation ends.
      • If Post-Call is selected, you can:
        • Add Variables (sent to the API).
    • On-Call: Executes during the conversation.
      • If On-Call is selected, you can:
        • Write a message in the Speak During Action section.
        • Add Before API Call Variables (sent to the API).
        • Add After API Call Variables (received from the API).
  6. Set Ticketing-Specific Fields
  • Select Action: Choose the ticketing action type (e.g., CREATE for new tickets). (Contact us to add more actions)
  • Department ID: Specify the Zoho Desk department for ticket creation.
  • Contact ID: Associate the ticket with a customer profile. (Currently for testing; contact us to make it dynamic)
  • Payload: Define the ticket in JSON format. The subject, description, and priority are mandatory:
    {
    	"subject": "{{subject}}",
    	"description": "{{description}}",
    	"priority": "{{priority}}" 
    } 
    

4. Test Your Ticket Action

  1. Open Testing Mode
    • Go to Manage Agents → Select Agent → Test.
  2. Start a Test Conversation
    • Speak or chat with your agent in the test interface.
  3. Trigger the Action
    • Use the same instructions or keywords from your Action’s Description to activate it.
  4. Verify in Zoho Desk
    • Check Zoho Desk to confirm that a ticket is created with the correct subject, description, and priority.
  5. Check Action Logs
    • In Inya, click More Options (⋮) on the Action card → View Logs.
    • Review logs for execution details and any errors.

Your Zoho Desk integration is now ready! Your agent can log support tickets instantly, ensuring fast and efficient customer service.