Zendesk Search Contact by Phone
Search for Zendesk contacts by phone number and optionally create a new contact if none is found.
This action searches for Zendesk contacts using a phone number as the search parameter. When executed, it performs the following steps:
- Searches for users with the specified phone number
- If contacts are found, returns them in the response
- If no contacts are found and the 'Create Contact' option is enabled:
- Creates a new contact with the provided phone number
- Uses the optional name (if provided) or generates a default name using contact number
- Adds the optional email (if provided)
- Returns the newly created contact in the response
This action is particularly useful for integrating with telephony systems or for identifying customers who call your support line.
Action Inputs
Name | Type | Description |
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Zendesk Subdomain | Credentials | The Zendesk subdomain. i.e. if the Zendesk URL is company.zendesk.com then the subdomain will be company |
Zendesk Email | Credentials | The Zendesk API user email with "/token" appended to the end. i.e. [email protected]/token |
Zendesk Token | Credentials | The Zendesk API token. You can retrieve this from the Zendesk Admin area |
Phone Number | String | Phone number to search for |
Create Contact | Boolean | Whether to create a new contact if none is found with the given phone number |
Contact Name | String | (Optional) Name to use when creating a new contact (defaults to 'Contact [phone_number]') |
Contact Email | String | (Optional) Email to use when creating a new contact |
Action Outputs
Name | Type | Description |
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Success | Boolean | Whether the operation completed successfully |
Contacts Found | Boolean | Whether any contacts were found with the given phone number |
Contacts | Object | Array of contacts found with the given phone number |
Contact Count | Number | Number of contacts found with the given phone number |
Contact Created | Boolean | Whether a new contact was created |
Created Contact | Object | The newly created contact (if one was created) |
Status | String | Status of the operation ('success' or 'failure') |
Updated about 9 hours ago