Account settings are settings specific to your Zendesk account which affect how your account behaves. Some settings are read-only, but others can be updated through the API.
JSON format
Account Settings are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:
Allow the account to use the API with username/password
api_token_access
boolean
no
Allow the account to use the API with API tokens
Ticket Form
Name
Type
Read-only
Comment
ticket_forms_instructions
string
no
Lotus
Name
Type
Read-only
Comment
prefer_lotus
boolean
yes
Prefers the current version of Zendesk Support rather than Zendesk Classic
Rules
Name
Type
Read-only
Comment
macro_most_used
boolean
no
Display the most-used macros in the Apply macro list. Defaults to true
macro_order
string
no
Default macro display order. Possible values are 'alphabetical' or 'position'
skill_based_filtered_views
object
no
Array of view ids
Limits
Name
Type
Read-only
Comment
attachment_size
number
yes
The maximum ticket attachment file size (in bytes)
Metrics
Name
Type
Read-only
Comment
account_size
string
yes
An account size category computed from the number of billable agents
Localization
Name
Type
Read-only
Comment
locale_ids
array
no
Array of locale IDs enabled for the account. See Locales for possible values
time_zone
string
no
The time zone for the account
iana_time_zone
string
yes
The IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone designation for the account
default_locale_identifier
string
no
The default locale for the account
uses_12_hour_clock
boolean
no
Toggles what time format is used for the account
Routing
Name
Type
Read-only
Comment
enabled
boolean
no
Toggles auto-routing functionality
autorouting_tag
string
no
Items tagged with this value will be auto-routed
max_email_capacity
number
no
Max number of email tickets that can be auto-assigned
max_messaging_capacity
number
no
Max number of messaging tickets that can be auto-assigned
reassignment_messaging_enabled
boolean
no
Whether the account is enabled with reassignment in messaging channel
reassignment_messaging_timeout
number
no
The amount of time before the chat is assigned to another agent
reassignment_talk_timeout
number
no
The amount of time before the call is assigned to another agent
Example
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Show Settings
GET /api/v2/account/settings
Shows the settings that are available for the account.
// Status 200 OK{"settings":{"active_features":{"agent_forwarding":false,"allow_ccs":true,"allow_email_template_customization":true,"automatic_answers":false,"bcc_archiving":false,"benchmark_opt_out":false,"business_hours":false,"chat":false,"chat_about_my_ticket":false,"csat_reason_code":false,"custom_dkim_domain":true,"customer_context_as_default":false,"customer_satisfaction":false,"dynamic_contents":false,"explore":true,"explore_on_support_ent_plan":false,"explore_on_support_pro_plan":false,"facebook":false,"facebook_login":false,"fallback_composer":false,"forum_analytics":true,"good_data_and_explore":false,"google_login":false,"is_abusive":false,"light_agents":false,"markdown":false,"on_hold_status":false,"organization_access_enabled":true,"rich_content_in_emails":true,"sandbox":false,"satisfaction_prediction":false,"suspended_ticket_notification":false,"ticket_forms":true,"ticket_tagging":true,"topic_suggestion":false,"twitter":true,"twitter_login":false,"user_org_fields":true,"user_tagging":true,"voice":true},"agents":{"agent_home":false,"agent_workspace":false,"aw_self_serve_migration_enabled":true,"focus_mode":false,"idle_timeout_enabled":false,"unified_agent_statuses":false},"api":{"accepted_api_agreement":true,"api_password_access":"true","api_token_access":"true"},"apps":{"create_private":true,"create_public":false,"use":true},"billing":{"backend":"zuora"},"branding":{"favicon_url":null,"header_color":"78A300","header_logo_url":null,"page_background_color":"333333","tab_background_color":"7FA239","text_color":"FFFFFF"},"brands":{"default_brand_id":1873,"require_brand_on_new_tickets":false},"cdn":{"cdn_provider":"default","fallback_cdn_provider":"cloudfront","hosts":[{"name":"default","url":"https://p18.zdassets.com"},{"name":"cloudfront","url":"https://d2y9oszrd3dhjh.cloudfront.net"}]},"chat":{"available":true,"enabled":false,"integrated":true,"maximum_request_count":1,"welcome_message":"Hi there. How can I help today?"},"cross_sell":{"show_chat_tooltip":true,"xsell_source":null},"email":{"accept_wildcard_emails":false,"custom_dkim_domain":false,"email_sender_authentication":true,"email_sender_authentication_profile":"enhanced","email_template_photos":true,"email_template_section":false,"gmail_actions":true,"modern_email_template":true,"no_mail_delimiter":true,"personalized_replies":true,"send_gmail_messages_via_gmail":true},"google_apps":{"has_google_apps":false,"has_google_apps_admin":false},"groups":{"check_group_name_uniqueness":true},"limits":{"attachment_size":52428800},"localization":{"locale_ids":[1042]},"lotus":{"pod_id":999,"prefer_lotus":true,"reporting":true},"metrics":{"account_size":"100-399"},"onboarding":{"checklist_onboarding_version":2,"onboarding_segments":null,"product_sign_up":null},"routing":{"autorouting_tag":"","enabled":false,"max_email_capacity":0,"max_messaging_capacity":0},"rule":{"macro_most_used":true,"macro_order":"alphabetical","skill_based_filtered_views":[],"using_skill_based_routing":false},"side_conversations":{"email_channel":false,"msteams_channel":false,"show_in_context_panel":false,"slack_channel":false,"tickets_channel":false},"statistics":{"forum":true,"rule_usage":true,"search":true},"ticket_form":{"raw_ticket_forms_instructions":"Please choose your issue below","ticket_forms_instructions":"Please choose your issue below"},"tickets":{"accepted_new_collaboration_tos":false,"agent_collision":true,"agent_invitation_enabled":true,"agent_ticket_deletion":false,"allow_group_reset":true,"assign_default_organization":true,"assign_tickets_upon_solve":true,"auto_translation_enabled":false,"auto_updated_ccs_followers_rules":false,"chat_sla_enablement":false,"collaboration":true,"comments_public_by_default":true,"default_solved_ticket_reassignment_strategy":"legacy","email_attachments":false,"emoji_autocompletion":true,"follower_and_email_cc_collaborations":false,"has_color_text":true,"is_first_comment_private_enabled":true,"light_agent_email_ccs_allowed":false,"list_empty_views":true,"list_newest_comments_first":true,"markdown_ticket_comments":false,"maximum_personal_views_to_list":8,"modern_ticket_reassignment":false,"private_attachments":false,"rich_text_comments":true,"show_modern_ticket_reassignment":false,"status_hold":false,"tagging":true,"using_skill_based_routing":false},"twitter":{"shorten_url":"optional"},"user":{"agent_created_welcome_emails":true,"end_user_phone_number_validation":false,"have_gravatars_enabled":true,"language_selection":true,"multiple_organizations":false,"tagging":true,"time_zone_selection":true},"voice":{"agent_confirmation_when_forwarding":true,"agent_wrap_up_after_calls":true,"enabled":true,"logging":true,"maximum_queue_size":5,"maximum_queue_wait_time":1,"only_during_business_hours":false,"outbound_enabled":true,"recordings_public":true,"uk_mobile_forwarding":true}}}
Update Account Settings
PUT /api/v2/account/settings
Updates settings for the account. See JSON Format above for the settings you can update.
// Status 200 OK{"settings":{"active_features":{"agent_forwarding":false,"allow_ccs":true,"allow_email_template_customization":true,"automatic_answers":false,"bcc_archiving":false,"benchmark_opt_out":false,"business_hours":false,"chat":false,"chat_about_my_ticket":false,"csat_reason_code":false,"custom_dkim_domain":true,"customer_context_as_default":false,"customer_satisfaction":false,"dynamic_contents":false,"explore":true,"explore_on_support_ent_plan":false,"explore_on_support_pro_plan":false,"facebook":false,"facebook_login":false,"fallback_composer":false,"forum_analytics":true,"good_data_and_explore":false,"google_login":false,"is_abusive":false,"light_agents":false,"markdown":false,"on_hold_status":false,"organization_access_enabled":true,"rich_content_in_emails":true,"sandbox":false,"satisfaction_prediction":false,"suspended_ticket_notification":false,"ticket_forms":true,"ticket_tagging":true,"topic_suggestion":false,"twitter":true,"twitter_login":false,"user_org_fields":true,"user_tagging":true,"voice":true},"agents":{"agent_home":false,"agent_workspace":false,"aw_self_serve_migration_enabled":true,"focus_mode":false,"idle_timeout_enabled":false,"unified_agent_statuses":false},"api":{"accepted_api_agreement":true,"api_password_access":"true","api_token_access":"true"},"apps":{"create_private":true,"create_public":false,"use":true},"billing":{"backend":"zuora"},"branding":{"favicon_url":null,"header_color":"78A300","header_logo_url":null,"page_background_color":"333333","tab_background_color":"7FA239","text_color":"FFFFFF"},"brands":{"default_brand_id":1873,"require_brand_on_new_tickets":false},"cdn":{"cdn_provider":"default","fallback_cdn_provider":"cloudfront","hosts":[{"name":"default","url":"https://p18.zdassets.com"},{"name":"cloudfront","url":"https://d2y9oszrd3dhjh.cloudfront.net"}]},"chat":{"available":true,"enabled":false,"integrated":true,"maximum_request_count":1,"welcome_message":"Hi there. How can I help today?"},"cross_sell":{"show_chat_tooltip":true,"xsell_source":null},"email":{"accept_wildcard_emails":false,"custom_dkim_domain":false,"email_sender_authentication":true,"email_sender_authentication_profile":"enhanced","email_template_photos":true,"email_template_section":false,"gmail_actions":true,"modern_email_template":true,"no_mail_delimiter":true,"personalized_replies":true,"send_gmail_messages_via_gmail":true},"google_apps":{"has_google_apps":false,"has_google_apps_admin":false},"groups":{"check_group_name_uniqueness":true},"limits":{"attachment_size":52428800},"localization":{"locale_ids":[1042]},"lotus":{"pod_id":999,"prefer_lotus":true,"reporting":true},"metrics":{"account_size":"100-399"},"onboarding":{"checklist_onboarding_version":2,"onboarding_segments":null,"product_sign_up":null},"routing":{"autorouting_tag":"","enabled":false,"max_email_capacity":0,"max_messaging_capacity":0},"rule":{"macro_most_used":true,"macro_order":"alphabetical","skill_based_filtered_views":[],"using_skill_based_routing":false},"side_conversations":{"email_channel":false,"msteams_channel":false,"show_in_context_panel":false,"slack_channel":false,"tickets_channel":false},"statistics":{"forum":true,"rule_usage":true,"search":true},"ticket_form":{"raw_ticket_forms_instructions":"Please choose your issue below","ticket_forms_instructions":"Please choose your issue below"},"tickets":{"accepted_new_collaboration_tos":false,"agent_collision":true,"agent_invitation_enabled":true,"agent_ticket_deletion":false,"allow_group_reset":true,"assign_default_organization":true,"assign_tickets_upon_solve":true,"auto_translation_enabled":false,"auto_updated_ccs_followers_rules":false,"chat_sla_enablement":false,"collaboration":true,"comments_public_by_default":true,"default_solved_ticket_reassignment_strategy":"legacy","email_attachments":false,"emoji_autocompletion":true,"follower_and_email_cc_collaborations":false,"has_color_text":true,"is_first_comment_private_enabled":true,"light_agent_email_ccs_allowed":false,"list_empty_views":true,"list_newest_comments_first":true,"markdown_ticket_comments":false,"maximum_personal_views_to_list":8,"modern_ticket_reassignment":false,"private_attachments":false,"rich_text_comments":true,"show_modern_ticket_reassignment":false,"status_hold":false,"tagging":true,"using_skill_based_routing":false},"twitter":{"shorten_url":"optional"},"user":{"agent_created_welcome_emails":true,"end_user_phone_number_validation":false,"have_gravatars_enabled":true,"language_selection":true,"multiple_organizations":false,"tagging":true,"time_zone_selection":true},"voice":{"agent_confirmation_when_forwarding":true,"agent_wrap_up_after_calls":true,"enabled":true,"logging":true,"maximum_queue_size":5,"maximum_queue_wait_time":1,"only_during_business_hours":false,"outbound_enabled":true,"recordings_public":true,"uk_mobile_forwarding":true}}}
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