--- title: "Connect ilert and Zendesk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Incident\" fires in ilert, your agent runs \"Add Comment to Ticket\" in Zendesk." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/ilert-to-zendesk" --- # Connect ilert and Zendesk When **New or Updated Incident** fires in [ilert](https://apiant.ai/connections/ilert), your agent runs **Add Comment to Ticket** in [Zendesk](https://apiant.ai/connections/zendesk), or **New Messaging Conversation** in Zendesk to **Find User on Call** in ilert. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. ilert **1** trigger ilert **12** actions Zendesk **3** triggers Zendesk **18** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want ilert and Zendesk to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What ilert and Zendesk can do together ### From ilert to Zendesk - When **New or Updated Incident** in ilert then **Add Comment to Ticket** in Zendesk - When **New or Updated Incident** in ilert then **Create Ticket** in Zendesk ### From Zendesk to ilert - When **New Messaging Conversation** in Zendesk then **Find User on Call** in ilert - When **New Ticket** in Zendesk then **Add Alert** in ilert Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with ilert and Zendesk ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 30 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Incident** Triggers when an incident (alert) on the chosen ilert alert source is created or changes: assigned, escalated, accepted, raised, commented on, resolved, or a responder is added or removed. - Action **Accept Incident** Accepts a pending ilert alert (formerly called an incident) on behalf of the connected user, stopping its escalation, and returns the updated alert. - Action **Add Alert** Creates an alert in ilert on the chosen alert source, which then escalates according to the source's escalation policy (or a policy or responders you specify). - Action **Add maintenance window** Creates a maintenance window in ilert that suppresses alerts for the chosen alert sources and services between a start and end time. - Action **Create Incident** Creates a new incident in ilert, optionally marking affected services and adding responders. Depending on the affected services, subscribers may be notified. - Action **Find User on Call** Finds the user currently on call for an on-call schedule, along with the start and end of their current shift. Returns found=false when nobody is on call. - Action **Get alert** Returns a single ilert alert by its id, including its summary, status, priority, alert source, escalation policy and responders. - Action **Get incident** Returns a single ilert incident by its id, including its status, severity, affected services and responders. - Action **Get maintenance window** Fetches a maintenance window by ID. An error occurs if the maintenance window is not found. - Action **List Alert Sources** Returns all alert sources in your ilert account, including each source's integration type, integration key, status and escalation policy. - Action **List incidents** Returns the incidents in your ilert account, optionally filtered by status, affected service, severity and declaration date. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your ilert account, with their name, email, role and contact settings. - Action **Resolve Incident** Resolves an ilert alert (formerly called an incident), closing it and stopping further escalation. - Trigger **New Messaging Conversation** Triggers when a customer starts a new conversation through Zendesk messaging (the web widget, mobile SDK or a social messaging channel). Each conversation arrives as its Zendesk ticket. - Trigger **New Ticket** Polling trigger that fires when a new ticket is created. - Trigger **New User** Polling trigger that fires when a new user is created. - Action **Add Comment to Ticket** Adds a public or private comment to an existing ticket. - Action **Create Organization** Creates a new organization. - Action **Create Ticket** Creates a new ticket in Zendesk. - Action **Create User** Creates a new user (end-user or agent). - Action **Delete Ticket** Deletes a ticket by ID. - Action **Delete User** Soft-deletes a user by ID. - Action **Get Messaging User ID** Returns the Zendesk messaging ID for a user, so their messaging conversation can be looked up in Zendesk Messaging. - Action **Get Organization** Retrieves a single organization by ID. - Action **Get Ticket** Retrieves a single ticket by ID. - Action **Get User** Retrieves a single user by ID. - Action **List Organizations** Lists organizations in the account. - Action **List Ticket Comments** Lists all comments on a ticket. - Action **List Tickets** Lists tickets in the account. - Action **Search** Runs a Zendesk search query across tickets, users, and organizations. - Action **Search Users** Searches users by query (name, email, etc.). - Action **Update Organization** Updates an existing organization by ID. - Action **Update Ticket** Updates an existing ticket by ID. - Action **Update User** Updates an existing user by ID. ## Each app on its own - [ **ilert** ilert is a platform for alerting, on-call management, and status pages.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ilert) - [ **Zendesk** Zendesk is a web-based help desk and customer support platform for managing tickets, users, and organizations.](https://apiant.ai/connections/zendesk) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ilert - [ **ilert to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ilert-to-salesforce) - [ **ilert to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zendesk) - [ **Google Sheets to Zendesk** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zendesk) - [ **Gmail to Zendesk** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zendesk) - [ **Google Calendar to Zendesk** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zendesk) Questions ## ilert and Zendesk, answered ### ### What can start an automation from ilert? Any of ilert's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New or Updated Incident. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zendesk when something happens in ilert? Any of Zendesk's 18 actions, including Create Organization, Create Ticket, Create User and Update Organization. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zendesk to ilert? Yes. When something happens in Zendesk, your agent can act in ilert too. This page covers both directions: Zendesk's triggers and ilert's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ilert or Zendesk? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use ilert and Zendesk without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.