Integrations2 min read

Connecting FreshDesk

Connect your FreshDesk account to Symbi so your agents can handle support tickets automatically.

Prerequisites

Before connecting FreshDesk, make sure you have:

  • A FreshDesk account with admin access
  • Your FreshDesk API key (found under Profile Settings in FreshDesk)
  • Your FreshDesk domain (e.g., yourcompany.freshdesk.com)

Connect Your Account

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Find FreshDesk in the list and click Connect
  3. Enter your FreshDesk API key and domain
  4. Click Validate — Symbi verifies your credentials against the FreshDesk API
  5. Once validated, click Save to complete the connection

Symbi then automatically creates the webhook configurations needed to receive events from your FreshDesk account.

Security

Your FreshDesk credentials are encrypted with AES-256 before being stored. After saving, your API key is masked in the UI and decrypted only when needed to communicate with FreshDesk on your behalf.

Webhook Events

Symbi registers webhooks in your FreshDesk account to listen for:

  • ticket_created — a new ticket is submitted by a customer
  • ticket_updated — an existing ticket's status or fields change
  • note_created — an internal or public note is added to a ticket
  • reply_sent — a customer or agent reply is posted on a ticket

When any of these fire, Symbi receives the payload, enriches it with your company context and knowledge base, and routes it to the assigned agent.

What Your Agent Can Do

Once connected, a FreshDesk agent can:

  • Reply to tickets — generate and send customer-facing responses
  • Add internal notes — leave notes visible only to your support team
  • Resolve tickets — mark tickets as resolved when the issue is addressed
  • Close tickets — close tickets that are complete

Inline Images and Attachments

Your agent can process up to 10 images and attachments per ticket to gain additional context. This includes file attachments on the ticket as well as inline images embedded in the ticket body. The agent uses this visual context to provide more accurate, informed responses.

Tip

Test with a single agent in Always Review mode before graduating to Confidence-based or Autonomous. This lets you validate the quality of responses on real tickets before giving the agent more autonomy.

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