Question

How was that ticket created?

Answer

If you have questions on how Zendesk defines channels, see About Zendesk channels. For more information about reporting on these channels, see Understanding ticket channels in Explore.

This article covers areas of the ticketing interface to review if a ticket was created through any of the below channels.

Email

Note: Via Web refers to tickets created from an email response by an end user to a message sent by an agent from Zendesk. Via email will not appear on those specific tickets.

The ticket subject displays the text Via email underneath the subject of the email.

To view the original email for a ticket created by inbound email click the options menu for the original email, then select View original email.

For more information, see Viewing the HTML and original source for incoming tickets.

Live chat

Live chat accounts integrated with the ticketing system create tickets with the text Via chat under the subject line of the ticket. This holds true for tickets created from missed chats.

In the creation event of the ticket, you can also find the below information:

The URL of the visitor

The IP address

The timestamp for when the chat started

The browser information

The origin

Note: Zendesk only displays the information of the visitor if it's available or applicable from the location where the chat originated. If your visitor initiates the chat from a location that doesn't include origin or browser information, you may see null values for the visitor information instead.

Closed ticket

A ticket created as a follow-up has the text Via closed ticket under the ticket subject link.

Web Widget (Classic)

Tickets created from the Web Widget (Classic) have Via web widget under the ticket subject line.

In the creation event of the ticket, you can find the URL where the ticket was submitted as well as the browser details of the requester.

API

A ticket created from an API integration or cUrl call displays the text string via API under the ticket subject line.

Web Form

If a ticket shows Via web form notated under the ticket subject line, it uses one of your ticket forms. This means the ticket could be created by an agent within the ticketing platform or the Agent Workspace. That ticket could also be created by an end user from a Zendesk help center.

Help center

If a ticket was created by an end user through Guide, you will see Via Help Center notated under the ticket subject line.

System

If a ticket is created from a web application that is connected to Zendesk, such as a custom app, you will see Via System notated under the ticket subject line.

Facebook

Tickets created from Facebook posts show Via Facebook under the ticket subject. You will also see the Facebook page name notated in the creation event.

Tickets created from Direct Message or Messenger from Facebook show Via Facebook Messenger under the ticket subject line and in the creation event.

Note: If you have an Agent Workspace account the appearance of Facebook tickets is different from the standard agent interface. For more information, see:

About the Zendesk Agent Workspace

Setting up your Facebook channel (standard agent interface)

Talk and Text

If a ticket is created from a phone call, a support number tied to the support account displays under the ticket subject line. There will also be events noting whether the call was outbound, inbound, and the timestamp of the call.

If the ticket was created from a voicemail, you will see the text Via voicemail in the title or ticket subject.

Text tickets have a message icon noted next to the subject line in the ticket and the text Via SMS.

Mobile Support app

Tickets created from the mobile support app will have either Zendesk for iPhone or Zendesk for Android in the creation event of the ticket.

X Corp

Tickets created from X Corp have the X Corp icon along with the account's X Corp name in the creation event. Tickets will also show Via X Corp or Via X Corp Direct Message.

Instagram

Tickets created from Instagram have the Instagram icon and will show Via Instagram Direct under the ticket subject.

Other social messaging channels

Tickets created from other social messaging channels such as WhatsApp have a reply box specific to their channel and via 'channel', underneath the ticket comment from the end user.

For more information on identifying and managing social messaging tickets, see Using social messaging channels (standard agent interface).

In addition to the information visible in the agent user interface, ticket channels can also be viewed using the API. To learn more about using our API, see the developer documentation.

Sunshine Conversations API

Tickets created from your integrated Sunshine Conversation channels show Via Sunshine Conversations API notated under the ticket subject line and messages from the end user.

For more information on Sunshine Conversations API see What is Sunshine Conversations and how does it work?

Side conversation

Tickets created from side conversation child tickets show Via side conversation notated under the ticket subject line.