Using Freshdesk

Hi Freshworks Community!Your help desk migration has a blind spot. Every ticket is updated as the data transfers.Businesses lost $3 billion globally in 2025 from poor customer experiences. A migration that drops active tickets contributes directly to that number.The standard approach: freeze ticket activity, move the data, resume work. Tickets still arrive during that window. Agents can't respond. A backlog forms fast, and when migration finishes, updates get missed, conversations get crossed, and SLAs break.Delta migration solves this. It captures every ticket created or updated after your full data migration began, and transfers them to the target system. Your team keeps working on the source the entire time.Why Delta migration matters for live support teamsIt's the right fit when:Ticket volume is high — even a short freeze creates a backlog Your team spans time zones — there's no clean window to pause global support SLA commitments are strict — paused activity triggers escalations f

I am submitting this as an enhancement, as this functionality does not exist, to my knowledge. There have been a few requests/questions around this topic, but it appears they have all been archived, or the original need has not been captured. We receive tickets through various channels where we need to set or update the Subject for appropriateness and data governance. When tickets are received/created - the original requester email sets the ticket subject. We need the ability to set/update the subject using Automations, Scenarios, and Canned Responses. That way, when we programmatically or manually respond to the requester, the email subject line appears per our Company Policy and branding guidelines and provide consistency for data governance purposes. Furthermore, it is inefficient for end users to update these manually.

Hello,I am currently unable to reset my password on the Freshdesk portal.When I click on the password reset link received by email, I get the following error:"Sorry, we couldn't locate your account..."I have already tried:- Requesting a new reset link- Using incognito mode- Copy/pasting the URL directly in the browserThe issue persists.Thanks

I recently created an account to use the Freshdesk Support Desk and now this error shows up:“Outgoing emails are blocked for your account. Please contact our support team at support@freshdesk.com”  My account: https://pflegelust-gmbh.freshdesk.com/ Thanks!

Hello everyone,I have a question about custom ticket statuses in Freshdesk.In addition to the standard status values like Open and Closed, I created a individual custom status. The custom status is available in the ticket itself and works there as expected.However, when I try to use this status in an Automation rule, I can only see the standard status values in the dropdown. My custom status does not appear there, so I cannot select it.What I checked so far:The custom status is already created and active It is visible in the ticket status field In Automation, only the default statuses are available in the dropdownMy questions:Is this a known limitation in Freshdesk Automations? Do custom statuses need any extra configuration before they can be used in Automation rules?Has anyone had the same issue or found a solution?Thank you in advance,Markus  

Hello!I am using Freshdesk, and have multiple customer companies. I have a portal set up for each company, with a custom url.I’m trying to get Freshdesk to be able to associate company A with company A’s portal and tickets, and company B with company B’s portal and tickets. I’d need the system to send the correct activation URL as well in the activation email. I am struggling to figure out how to do this. Is this possible? Should we only have one portal? If only one portal, how will the portal and system know to only show company A’s forms to company A users (and only show them tickets for company A as well). Thank you!

Moving to Freshdesk or Freshservice? Preserve ticket structure, workflows, and automation with accurate data mapping. Your new system runs like your old one—no downtime, no broken processes.Why data mapping mattersProper mapping is crucial for a smooth help desk migration. It ensures data lands correctly, preserving ticket structure and workflows. Key benefits:Protects ticket context, history, and attachments Maintains workflows and automation Keeps required fields accurate Reduces errors in ticket handling Preserves reporting and SLA trackingWhat can be mapped?Field mapping is available for:Freshdesk: tickets, customers (contacts), organizations Freshservice: incidents, problems, changes, customers, organizationsYou can map both default fields and custom fields.Understanding default, system, and custom fieldsFields in Freshdesk and Freshservice fall into three categories:System FieldsExamples: Subject, Tags, Organization, Group, CC, Assignee, Contact, Comments, Created date, Updated d

As pointed out by other customers, such as , the ability to convert an Agent to Collaborator or Collaborator to Agent is a glaring gap that was missedThe current advisory to first delete the agent and then make them a collaborator is flawed as it creates a situation that this users tickets are unallocated incorrectly, they are still within the company and did work on these items.Totally get the need to restrict collaborators from being asssigned on tickets going forward, but there are valid use cases for them to remain on historic ticketsSUB FORUM SELECTED IS INCORRECT BUT THERE IS NONE MORE ACCURATE

How have you solved this case?Once an agent has responded to the ticket and are awaiting the customers input, we change status to “Waiting on customer”. After this status has been active for 48 hours, we want a reminder email to go out. Once. I have set up an “Hourly Triggers” automation stating:If hours since waiting_on_customer is 48Actions: Send a reply via EmailIt turns out that the backend job that performs this is run once every hour. It will check if the status of the ticket is EXACTLY 48 hours for this to be true. So if it is 48.2 hours, it will not trigger this atuomation.Freshdesk support suggests a workaround, to add a greater than 48 hours and less than 50 hours condition, and in addition adding a custom ticket field to be tagged - so we dont risk mulitple emails going to the customer. I find it interesting that what is to me a basic use case of a ticket platform requires this approach. Wanted to see if anyone else has smarter ideas?

Hi,I realize this question is better posted to the FreshservicePS Slack channel, but I haven’t received a response in that forum so I’m trying my luck here.I’m using the FreshservicePS PowerShell module and have a question regarding the data retrieved with Get-FreshServiceTicket. I have a ticket that was created from a Service Catalog form, and when I view the SR in the WebUI the form data is visible but it is not retrieved with Get-FreshServiceTicket.How do I retrieve this data using powershell or via the API directly?Thanks!

I’m looking for a way (workflow or alert) to auto create an incident or service request that's attached to the contracts > contractor feature when a contract is set to expire. 

Logging incidents on the self service portal via templatesIn previous tools we set up preset templates so colleagues could log incidents quicker, off the back of that we then created work flows so incident tickets could land with different departments based on template, this was handy because in some cases not every ticket for example “Outlook” or “laptop” would land with the same team. I know workflows are possible in Fresh service but i am wondering what other companies are doing now to control workflows of incidents, what are you doing to automate tickets as they land via the self service portal. 

I want to configure an automation so that when we receive a WhatsApp message an auto response is sent.Currently, I can’t see a way to configure the automation for when we first receive only - otherwise if we create and send a WhatsApp this triggers the automation which is incorrect.This is surely a basic automation feature?!

Hello,Our outgoing email has been blocked for one week now. We immediately opened a ticket, and one person told us it had been routed to the concerned team. After a week, someone joined the ticket and marked it as resolved without doing anything—we are still stuck.It's quite ironic for a SaaS company to have such poor customer service.Please fix this as soon as possible!

Hi,I cannot setup Freshdesk app.It does not recognise the url (copied and pasted from working desktop). It will not send a reminder. “unable to send a reminder at this time”. It has been saying that for 12 hours.Brand new Lenovo tab M8.  Android 13.Any ideas please? 

Hi everyone! I’m exploring Freshdesk automation—what’s the best way to trigger an SLA reminder only for high-priority tickets without affecting other tickets? 

I’m looking for a better way to handle scheduled work tied to tickets.Right now my workflow is: Set the ticket status to Scheduled Manually create an Outlook calendar event Paste a note like “Refers to ticket <ticket link>” into the event This works, but it’s very manual and time-consuming.My questions: Has anything changed recently that makes this easier or more automated? Is it possible to create a to-do or scheduled item directly from a ticket with a specific date/time? Is there any native Freshdesk integration that syncs ticket scheduling with Outlook or a calendar? If not natively supported, are there any recommended apps, integrations, or best-practice workflows (e.g., Power Automate, Freshdesk Automations, API-based solutions) to streamline this? Any insight, examples, or real-world setups would be appreciated.Thanks!

What causes the error?

Hello !When we receive an email from a sender that is not already in the “contact” list, it does not work:no ticket created no trace of the email no auto reply to the customer (aknowledgment)but when we manually add the contact , prior to sending an email, then the ticket is properly created.The documentation says that a customer should be automatically added as a contact thought.Any idea? 

Hi Community,Wondering if anyone can help.I am trying to create a FreshService ticket in PowerAutomate when someone fills out an MS Form. However, the FreshService connector requires the Requester's ID, which I thought would be straightforward. I added the dynamic content email address from the MS Form response, but it fails asking for a number. I need the Create Ticket to come from the user how completed the MS Form does anyone have any thoughts why this is not working or how I could achieve this? Many thanks 

I noticed that in automations, there are only triggers for tickets. New tickets or tickets updated. I need automations for new and updated contacts. For some reason, Freshdesk does not seem to support this. I cant even get it working on Zapier either. Any thoughts?

Hello, I can aceess https://domain.freshservice.com/api/v2/tickets/{ticket_id}, but I can't access https://domain.freshservice.com/api/v2/tickets/{ticket_id}/csat_response. I get:Failed to retrieve ticket: 403{"code":"access_denied","message":"You are not authorized to perform this action."}The account from which I'm using the API key has all the roles and permissions. Thank you!

I’m newly responsible for maintaining our knowledge base and I’ve noticed several pieces of text that are prone to changing and appear throughout the base. Product names, addresses, phone numbers, so on. It’d be great to be able to set a static variable that can be updated once and automatically change the content everywhere that variable is used. For example, lets say I set {OfficePhone}=555-1212. Everywhere I use {OfficePhone} in the Knowledge Base, it’ll display as 555-1212.  Next week, we change our number to 555-1213. Instead of updating it every page where {OfficePhone} appears, I just change {OfficePhone}=555-1213 and the pages update automatically. Is that possible?

Hi everyone,Currently, the majority of our contacts are associated with a company.We use a custom text field on the Company object called “VAT Number”, which is unique and works well to identify companies.Here’s what I’m seeing so far: I can successfully search for a company using the custom field VAT Number However, when I search for the same VAT Number in the Contact search, no results are returned Question:Is there a way to configure the contact search bar (on ticket creation) so that entering a company’s VAT Number will return all contacts associated with that company?Target functionality:When someone calls in: The agent asks for the VAT Number and the caller’s name The agent searches using the VAT Number If results are found, the agent selects the correct contact from the list If no results are found, the agent proceeds with creating a new contact under that company Additional context:Not all contacts have a dedicated email address or mobile number, which makes searching b

I’m making requests to bring ticket data and I’ve included the stats. However, I noticed that in some requests the first_responded_at field has a date before created_atExample: "created_at": "2025-08-04T21:17:28Z",        "updated_at": "2025-08-29T14:40:53Z",        "associated_tickets_count": null,        "tags": [            "PROD02221-594"        ],        "stats": {            "agent_responded_at": "2025-08-06T20:43:38Z",            "requester_responded_at": "2025-08-06T19:47:42Z",            "first_responded_at": "2024-12-02T21:53:47Z",            "status_updated_at": "2025-08-11T15:30:51Z",            "reopened_at": null,            "resolved_at": null,            "closed_at": null,            "pending_since": null What could be causing this?