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Zendesk <> SLACK Integration: Limit to specific channels

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  • October 5, 2022
  • 2 replies
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Ramit

Feature Request Summary: 

The Zendesk<>Slack integration enables the Zendesk plugin across the whole Slack workspace and we are looking to limit access to interact with the Zendesk integration/bot to members of specific channels.

Description/Use Cases: 

I've installed the Slack<>Zendesk plugin successfully, this plugin is active for all users via /Zendesk in any channel or private conversation.

1. I would like to disable this general /Zendesk capability across my Slack workspace

2. I would like to have the @Zendesk bot join specific channels where members could then use it to create tickets

Business impact of limitation or missing feature:

This is important for us as we have both Public Open-source users of our Slack as well as customers in private channels, who we want to give the ability to create Zendesk tickets.

Other necessary information or resources:

Apparently such things were possible before based on older 3rd party docs mentioning the ability to add the integration to 'Specific channels' only.

https://nira.com/how-to-integrate-slack-with-zendesk/

 

2 replies

Sean26
  • Employee
  • October 10, 2022

Hi @ramit,

Thank you for your feedback, I've recorded this for future consideration. The slash command to create tickets has always been available in all channels, regardless of whether Zendesk is a member or not.

I'm keen to understand this a little more - is your primary concern the ability to create tickets from within those channels, or the subsequent notification which is sent to that channel when a ticket is created?


Ramit
  • Author
  • October 10, 2022

Thanks for the consideration.

My primary concern is to limit ticket creation from public/private channels that do not have the @Zendesk bot present. To that end, the goal would be to make that bot the only mechanism to interact with the Zendesk <> Slack integration.