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Gmail to Zendesk ticket automation with Google Sheets logging

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Created by: Rahul Joshi || rahul08
Rahul Joshi

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Last update 8 months ago

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Description

Turn incoming Gmail messages into Zendesk tickets and keep a synchronized log in Google Sheets. Uses Gmail as the trigger, creates Zendesk tickets, and appends or updates a central sheet for tracking. Gain a clean, auditable pipeline from inbox to support queue. ✨

What This Template Does

  • Fetches new emails via Gmail Trigger. ✉️
  • Normalizes Gmail payload for consistent fields. 🧹
  • Creates a Zendesk ticket from the email content. 🎫
  • Formats data for Sheets and appends or updates a row. 📊
  • Executes helper sub-workflows and writes logs for traceability. 🔁🧾

Key Benefits

  • Converts emails to actionable support tickets automatically. ⚡
  • Maintains a single source of truth in Google Sheets. 📒
  • Reduces manual triage and data entry. 🕒
  • Improves accountability with structured logs. ✅

Features

  • Gmail Trigger for real-time intake. ⏱️
  • Normalize Gmail Data for consistent fields. 🧩
  • Create Zendesk Ticket (create: ticket). 🎟️
  • Format Sheet Data for clean columns. 🧱
  • Log to Google Sheets with appendOrUpdate. 🔄
  • Execute workflow (sub-workflow) steps for modularity. 🧩

Requirements

  • n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted). 🛠️
  • Gmail credentials configured in n8n (with read access to the monitored inbox). ✉️
  • Zendesk credentials (API token or OAuth) with permission to create tickets. 🔐
  • Google Sheets credentials with access to the target spreadsheet for append/update. 📊
  • Access to any sub-workflows referenced by the Execute workflow nodes. 🔁

Target Audience

  • IT support and helpdesk teams managing email-based requests. 🖥️
  • Ops teams needing auditable intake logs. 🧾
  • Agencies and service providers converting client emails to tickets. 🤝
  • Small teams standardizing email-to-ticket flows. 🧑‍💼

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions

  • Connect Gmail, Zendesk, and Google Sheets in n8n Credentials. 🔑
  • Set the Gmail Trigger to watch the desired label/inbox. 📨
  • Map Zendesk fields (description) from normalized Gmail data. 🧭
  • Point the Google Sheets node to your spreadsheet and confirm appendOrUpdate mode. 📄
  • Assign credentials to all nodes, including any Execute workflow steps. 🔁
  • Run once to test end-to-end; then activate the workflow. ✅