You can use the API to get or set the Shortcuts information.

Note: Accounts have a maximum limit of 15,000 shortcuts that can be defined. Once you have reached this limit, any additional API calls to create new shortcuts result in an error code 429, "Exceeded the number of shortcuts allowed for the account".

JSON format

Shortcuts are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:

Name Type Read-only Mandatory Description
agents array false false Agent the shortcut belongs to if scope is "agent". Currently only first element is taken into consideration
departments array false false Departments the shortcut belongs to if scope is "department"
id string true false Unique ID of the shortcut. Disallowed values: "/", "\", "$"
message string false true The message of the shortcut
name string false true The name of the shortcut. Disallowed values: "/", "\", "$"
options string false false Options for the shortcut
scope string false false Scope of the shortcut applicability. Allowed values are "all", "agent", or "department".
tags array false false List of tags that will be added to chat if the shortcut is used

Note that scope, departments and agents fields will only be considered for accounts with these features enabled.

For backward compatibility, name is equal to id. To future-proof your code, use id instead of name.

Example

{  "id": "question",  "message": "Hi! Do you need assistance?",  "name": "question",  "options": "Yes/No",  "scope": "all",  "tags": [    "Question",    "Survey"  ]}

List Shortcuts

  • GET /api/v2/shortcuts

Lists all shortcuts for the account.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts \  -v -u {email_address}:{password}
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts"	method := "GET"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("GET", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'GET',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"GET",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts")request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

200 OK
// Status 200 OK
[  {    "id": "question",    "message": "Hi! Do you need assistance?",    "name": "question",    "options": "Yes/No",    "scope": "all",    "tags": [      "Question",      "Survey"    ]  },  {    "id": "sign up",    "message": "When would you like to sign up?",    "name": "sign up",    "options": "Now/Later",    "scope": "all",    "tags": [      "Question",      "Signup"    ]  }]

Show Shortcut

  • GET /api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id}

Returns shortcut information by specifying the shortcut name.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
shortcut_id integer Path true The ID of the shortcut

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/(shortcut_id) \  -v -u {email_address}:{password}
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"	method := "GET"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("GET", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'GET',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"GET",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{  "id": "intro",  "message": "Hi! Do you need assistance?",  "name": "intro",  "options": "Yes/No",  "scope": "all",  "tags": [    "Question",    "Survey"  ]}

Create Shortcut

  • POST /api/v2/shortcuts

Adds a shortcut to the account.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts \  -d '{        "name" : "intro",        "message" : "Hi! Do you need assistance?",        "options" : "Yes/No"      }' \  -v -u {email_address}:{password} \  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts"	method := "POST"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts")		.newBuilder();RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),		"""""");
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("POST", body)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'POST',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"POST",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts")request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

201 Created
// Status 201 Created
{  "id": "intro",  "message": "Hi! Do you need assistance?",  "name": "intro",  "options": "Yes/No",  "scope": "all",  "tags": []}

Update Shortcut

  • PUT /api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id}

Updates a specified shortcut.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
shortcut_id integer Path true The ID of the shortcut

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id} \  -d '{        "message" : "Hi! Are you confused?",        "options" : "Yes/No/Definitely Maybe",        "tags" : ["Question"]      }' \  -v -u {email_address}:{password} \  -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"	method := "PUT"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")		.newBuilder();RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),		"""""");
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("PUT", body)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'PUT',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"PUT",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{  "id": "intro",  "message": "Hi! Are you confused?",  "name": "intro",  "options": "Yes/No/Definitely Maybe",  "scope": "all",  "tags": [    "Question"  ]}

Delete Shortcut

  • DELETE /api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id}

Deletes a specified shortcut.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
shortcut_id integer Path true The ID of the shortcut

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id} \  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X DELETE
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"	method := "DELETE"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("DELETE", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'DELETE',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"DELETE",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

204 No Content
// Status 204 No Content
null