Introduction
Unthread’s Freshservice integration allows you to scale up your Slack-based support without replacing legacy Freshservice systems and processes.Feature overview
- Use Unthread to automatically create Freshservice tickets based on new Slack conversations (this means using either automated or manual tracking)
- Sync statuses from the Unthread app to your Freshservice ticketing platform
- Send replies from Freshservice and have them appear in your Slack channel or thread as yourself
- Status changes in Freshservice will be reflected back in Unthread and in Slack (these can be shown in the in-channel ticket tracker in Slack)
- Analytics in Freshservice will be updated automatically
- You can still leverage Unthread’s triage threads, assignment rules, and auto-responder
Installation
Setting up the integration requires taking action both within the Unthread and Freshservice UIsUnthread UI:
- Visit the “Settings” -> “Service Accounts” page in your Unthread dashboard.
- Click “Add service account”, give your service account a name and click “Submit”.
- Copy the service account key that is shown and keep it somewhere safe. You will need it for a later step.
Freshservice UI:
- The Unthread app is currently in beta and is not yet available in the Freshservice marketplace. To install the app, you will need to create a “Custom App” in Freshservice.
- Visit the “Admin” -> “Apps” -> “Custom Apps” page in Freshservice. Click “Go to Developer Portal”.
- Sign into the developer portal and click “New App” -> “Custom App”. Upload the Unthread app zip file and name the app “Unthread”.
- Fill in any other required fields and click “Save and Publish”. The app will now be available to install within Freshservice.
- Go back to Visit the “Admin” -> “Apps” -> “Custom Apps” in Freshservice and click “Install” next to the Unthread app.
- You will be asked to provide the service account key that you copied from the Unthread UI earlier as well as your Unthread subdomain.
Current Limitations:
- Attachments cannot be sent from Slack to Freshservice.
- After ticket creation, only the status currently syncs between Freshservice and Unthread. Other ticket properties like assignee, tags, and priority are not currently synced.