Send PostHog person data to Zendesk

Contents

You can also send person properties to User fields in Zendesk.

You'll also need access to the relevant Zendesk account.

Installation

  1. In PostHog, click the Data pipeline tab in the left sidebar.
  2. Click the Destinations tab.
  3. Search for 'Zendesk' and click + Create.
  4. Add your Zendesk subdomain, user email, and API token at the configuration step.
  5. Press Create & Enable and watch your 'Customer' list get populated in Zendesk!

Configuration

OptionDescription
Zendesk subdomain
Type: string
Required: True

The first part of your Zendesk URL. For mycompany.zendesk.com, enter mycompany.

OAuth client identifier
Type: string
Required: True

In Zendesk Admin Center, go to Apps and integrations > APIs > OAuth clients. Create a confidential client that allows the client credentials grant and the users:write scope, then copy its identifier here. Changes are attributed to the admin who created the client.

OAuth client secret
Type: string
Required: True

The secret Zendesk shows when you create the OAuth client.

User email
Type: string
Required: True
User name
Type: string
Required: True
Attribute mapping
Type: dictionary
Required: False

Map of Zendesk user fields and their values. You'll need to create User fields in Zendesk for these to work.

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