Magento 2 Connector

The first step in the process of getting Magento 2 communicating with Zendesk is to install and configure the Zendesk extension for Magento 2. This extension provides functionality inside Magento 2 and also provides configuration settings for the Magento App to access customer information.

Prerequisites

• Magento Open Source 2.1-2.3
  
• Magento Commerce 2.1-2.3
  

Install the extension

The Zendesk is available in the Magento Marketplace here. Click Install to add the extension to your Magento 2 instance. Once installed, you will want to flush the Magento 2 cache. To do this, perform the following:

1. Log in to Magento admin.
   
2. Navigate to System > Cache Management.
   
3. Click Flush Magento Cache.
   

Link your Magento store to your Zendesk

Now that you've got the Zendesk extension installed, you'll need to fill out some configuration settings to link it to Zendesk.

Configure the extension

If you already have a Zendesk account, you can manually configure the Magento extension by following the instructions below. If you don't already have a Zendesk account, click on the Get Started button to sign up for a free trial.

Provide general details

The first configuration to complete is the general details. This will allow Magento to communicate with Zendesk.

1. Navigate to the Zendesk configuration page by clicking on the Zendesk icon in the left hand navication bar.
   
2. Enter your Zendesk subdomain (e.g. subdomain.zendesk.com).
   
3. Enter an agent email address and token. A token is required because it is a more secure way of authenticating rather than storing the agent's password in Magento. To generate a token, simply log in to Zendesk and then navigate to Manage > Channels > API > Token. Copy the token and paste it into the Agent Token field.
   
4. Click on the Test Connection button to verify that the connection to Zendesk is working. If successful, the button should change text and display Successful! Test Again?. If the test is not successful, please verify you have entered the previous information correctly.
   

Install the Zendesk App

If you have not added the Magento 2 for Zendesk Support app through the Zendesk Marketplace, then simply click the **Install Zendesk App button and enter your subdomain to have the app automatically installed. Note: you must have filled out the prior section in order for this to work.**

Configure the App Settings

Now that the app is installed, you have a few different configuration options available to you to complete the set up process.

Zendesk App Settings

This section is used to configure what fields from your Magento 2 account you want displayed in the Zendesk Support ticket sidebar app. The system defaults certain fields for display. If you wish to change any of the values, uncheck the Use system value box and select whether or not you'd like the corresponding fields from Magento displayed in the app.

Customer Frontend

By default, the extension will add the Zendesk Web Widget to your Magento 2 storefront so your customers can easily contact your support team. For additional information on configuring, please review the Web Widget article here. If you do not wish for the Web Widget to be enabled on your storefront, simply change the drop down value to No and save your configuration for the changes to be applied.

Brand Mapping

With the updated Magento 2 extension, if you are on Zendesk's Enterprise plan and utilize the Multiple Brands feature, you now have the ability to map each of your brands to your individual store fronts. Select which brand to associate to your different store fronts and the app will only display order details from the appropriate store front.

Once you have reviewed each section, simply click on the orange Save Config button in the upper right to save your settings.

The set up of the Magento 2 integration is now complete!