Automation library · Customer support

Sync Zendesk how-to tickets to Google Sheets knowledge base

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Email, Google Sheets and Zendesk. 11 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 3Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1When clicking 'Execute workflow'Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Error TriggerError triggerStarts it
  3. 3Fetch All Zendesk Tickets1ZendeskService
  4. 4Format Error Details1CodeLogic
  5. 5Filter HowTo Tickets Only1IfLogic
  6. 6Log Error to Sheet1Google SheetsService
  7. 7Get Requester User Info1ZendeskService
  8. 8Send Error Notification1Email SendService
  9. 9Update Knowledge Base Sheet1Google SheetsService
  10. 10Success Summary1CodeLogic
  11. 11Log Successful Execution1Google SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
11, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets, Zendesk
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email, Google Sheets and Zendesk accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 11 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.