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# Freshdesk

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## 1.How to Setup/enable Freshdesk Integration

#### Step 1: Widget Setup and Credentials

#### Steps to Add Freshdesk Integration to LimeChat Dashboard

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**Login to your Freshdesk account**

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**Go to Admin**

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**Search and Select Widgets**
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**Click on 'Create New Widget' Button**

* Assign a name to the widget and create it
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**Customize Widget Content**

* Ensure that in the contact form section, the option **'Show form with ticket field'** is selected
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**Click 'Save' and Switch to the 'Embed Code' Tab**
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**Copy the Embed Code and save it for later purposes**

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**Click on Profile Icon on the Top Right and Select 'Profile Settings'**
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**Copy Your API Key**

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**Copy and save Your Freshdesk CRM URL**
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#### Step 2: Setup on LimeChat CRM

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Navigate to **Settings** → **Integrations** → **Freshdesk** on LimeChat CRM
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On this screen, enter the following details collected in the previous steps:

* **Domain**
* **Widget ID**
* **API Key**
* **Password**
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Once these values have been updated correctly, the integration setup is complete.
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## 2. Scope of Integration

#### Features and Capabilities:

1. **Ticket Creation from LimeChat CRM**
   * Users can create a Freshdesk ticket using existing ticket values in LimeChat CRM.
2. **Conversation Sync**
   * When a Freshdesk ticket is created, a dump of the LimeChat conversation is shared with the ticket.
3. Able to see tickets corresponding to customer phone or email along side of conversation

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## How to Create Tickets:

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Navigate to **Tickets** in LimeChat CRM.
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Open any ticket.
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Once the integration is set up and live, users will see Freshdesk under **'CRM Tickets'**.
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Click the **+** icon → A form appears → Fill in the required details → Submit the form to create a Freshdesk ticket.
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Once created, a link to the Freshdesk ticket will appear in the same section, allowing easy access.
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## Data Being Passed to Freshdesk:

1. Dump of Conversation
2. Tags/Label Data
3. Contact Sync

This integration enhances support efficiency by ensuring seamless ticket creation and conversation tracking between LimeChat and Freshdesk.

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