Workspaces

Admins in Zendesk Support can set up contextual workspaces to present ticket tools and features based on specific workflows. For more information, see Setting up contextual workspaces (Enterprise).

JSON Format

Workspaces are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:

Name	Type	Read-only	Mandatory	Description
activated	boolean	false	false	If true, this workspace is available for use
apps	array	false	false	The apps associated to this workspace
conditions	object	false	false	An object that describes the conditions under which the automation will execute. See Conditions reference
created_at	string	false	false	The time the workspace was created
description	string	false	false	User-defined description of this workspace's purpose
id	integer	false	false	Automatically assigned upon creation
macro_ids	array	false	false	The ids of the macros associated to this workspace
macros	array	false	false	The ids of the macros associated to this workspace
position	integer	false	false	Ordering of the workspace relative to other workspaces
prefer_workspace_app_order	boolean	false	false	If true, the order of apps within the workspace will be preserved
selected_macros	array	false	false	An array of the macro objects that will be used in this workspace. See Macros
ticket_form_id	integer	false	false	The id of the ticket web form associated to this workspace
title	string	false	false	The title of the workspace
updated_at	string	false	false	The time of the last update of the workspace
url	string	false	false	The URL for this resource

List Workspaces

• GET /api/v2/workspaces

Allowed For

• Admins, Agents

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces.json
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces.json?per_page=2

Example Response

Status 200 OK

{
  "count": 1,
  "next_page": null,
  "previous_page": null,
  "workspaces": [
    {
      "activated": true,
      "apps": [
        {
          "expand": false,
          "id": 360000080413,
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "conditions": {
        "all": [
          {
            "field": "ticket_form_id",
            "operator": "is",
            "value": "360000014173"
          }
        ],
        "any": []
      },
      "created_at": "2018-11-13T19:08:13Z",
      "description": "Test rules",
      "id": 3133,
      "macro_ids": [
        360005374974
      ],
      "position": 1,
      "prefer_workspace_app_order": true,
      "selected_macros": [
        {
          "actions": [
            {
              "field": "status",
              "value": "solved"
            }
          ],
          "active": true,
          "created_at": "2018-02-08T23:45:30Z",
          "description": null,
          "id": 360005374974,
          "position": 9999,
          "restriction": {
            "id": 360002226093,
            "ids": [
              360002226093
            ],
            "type": "Group"
          },
          "title": "Close and redirect to topics",
          "updated_at": "2018-11-08T22:27:00Z",
          "url": "https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/macros/360005374974.json",
          "usage_7d": 0
        }
      ],
      "ticket_form_id": 360000014173,
      "title": "Test Workspace 1",
      "updated_at": "2018-12-17T22:37:40Z",
      "url": "https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces.json"
    }
  ]
}

Show Workspace

• GET /api/v2/workspaces/{workspace_id}

Allowed For

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
workspace_id	integer	Path	true	The id of the workspace

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces/{id}.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example Response

Status 200 OK

{
  "workspace": {
    "activated": true,
    "apps": [],
    "conditions": {
      "all": [
        {
          "field": "ticket_form_id",
          "operator": "is",
          "value": "360000014173"
        }
      ],
      "any": []
    },
    "created_at": "2018-11-13T19:08:13Z",
    "description": "Test rules",
    "id": 3133,
    "macro_ids": [
      360005374974
    ],
    "position": 1,
    "prefer_workspace_app_order": true,
    "selected_macros": [
      {
        "actions": [
          {
            "field": "status",
            "value": "solved"
          }
        ],
        "active": true,
        "created_at": "2018-02-08T23:45:30Z",
        "description": null,
        "id": 360005374974,
        "position": 9999,
        "restriction": {
          "id": 360002226093,
          "ids": [
            360002226093
          ],
          "type": "Group"
        },
        "title": "Close and redirect to topics",
        "updated_at": "2018-11-08T22:27:00Z",
        "url": "https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/macros/360005374974.json",
        "usage_7d": 0
      }
    ],
    "ticket_form_id": 360000014173,
    "title": "Test Workspace 1",
    "updated_at": "2018-12-17T22:37:40Z",
    "url": "https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces.json"
  }
}

Create Workspace

• POST /api/v2/workspaces

Allowed For

• Admins

Example Body

{
  "workspace": {
    "conditions": {
      "all": [
        {
          "field": "ticket_form_id",
          "operator": "is",
          "value": "360000014173"
        }
      ],
      "any": []
    },
    "description": "Test rules",
    "macros": [
      360005374974
    ],
    "ticket_form_id": 360000014173,
    "title": "Test Workspace 1"
  }
}

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces.json \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST \
  -d '
  {
    "workspace": {
      "title": "Test Workspace 1",
      "description": "Test rules",
      "ticket_form_id": 360000014173,
      "macros": [360005374974],
      "conditions": {
        "all": [
          {
            "field": "ticket_form_id",
            "operator": "is",
            "value": "360000014173"
          },
        ],
        "any": []
      }
    }
  }' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example Response

Status 201 Created

{
  "workspace": {
    "activated": true,
    "apps": [],
    "conditions": {
      "all": [
        {
          "field": "ticket_form_id",
          "operator": "is",
          "value": "360000014173"
        }
      ],
      "any": []
    },
    "created_at": "2018-11-13T19:08:13Z",
    "description": "Test rules",
    "id": 3133,
    "macro_ids": [
      360005374974
    ],
    "position": 1,
    "prefer_workspace_app_order": true,
    "selected_macros": [
      {
        "actions": [
          {
            "field": "status",
            "value": "solved"
          }
        ],
        "active": true,
        "created_at": "2018-02-08T23:45:30Z",
        "description": null,
        "id": 360005374974,
        "position": 9999,
        "restriction": {
          "id": 360002226093,
          "ids": [
            360002226093
          ],
          "type": "Group"
        },
        "title": "Close and redirect to topics",
        "updated_at": "2018-11-08T22:27:00Z",
        "url": "https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/macros/360005374974.json",
        "usage_7d": 0
      }
    ],
    "ticket_form_id": 360000014173,
    "title": "Test Workspace 1",
    "updated_at": "2018-12-17T22:37:40Z",
    "url": "https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces.json"
  }
}

Update Workspace

• PUT /api/v2/workspaces/{workspace_id}

Allowed For

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
workspace_id	integer	Path	true	The id of the workspace

Example Body

{
  "workspace": {
    "conditions": {
      "all": [
        {
          "field": "ticket_form_id",
          "operator": "is",
          "value": "360000014173"
        }
      ],
      "any": []
    },
    "description": "Test rules",
    "macros": [
      360005374974
    ],
    "ticket_form_id": 360000014173,
    "title": "Test Workspace 1"
  }
}

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces/{id}.json \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT \
  -d '{"workspace": {
          "title": "Test Workspace 1",
          "description": "Test rules",
          "ticket_form_id": 360000014173,
          "macro_ids": [360005374974],
          "conditions": {
            "all": [
              {
                "field": "status",
                "operator": "is",
                "value": "pending"
              },
            ],
            "any": []
          }
      }}' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example Response

Status 200 OK

{
  "workspace": {
    "activated": true,
    "apps": [],
    "conditions": {
      "all": [
        {
          "field": "ticket_form_id",
          "operator": "is",
          "value": "360000014173"
        }
      ],
      "any": []
    },
    "created_at": "2018-11-13T19:08:13Z",
    "description": "Test rules",
    "id": 3133,
    "macro_ids": [
      360005374974
    ],
    "position": 1,
    "prefer_workspace_app_order": true,
    "selected_macros": [
      {
        "actions": [
          {
            "field": "status",
            "value": "solved"
          }
        ],
        "active": true,
        "created_at": "2018-02-08T23:45:30Z",
        "description": null,
        "id": 360005374974,
        "position": 9999,
        "restriction": {
          "id": 360002226093,
          "ids": [
            360002226093
          ],
          "type": "Group"
        },
        "title": "Close and redirect to topics",
        "updated_at": "2018-11-08T22:27:00Z",
        "url": "https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/macros/360005374974.json",
        "usage_7d": 0
      }
    ],
    "ticket_form_id": 360000014173,
    "title": "Test Workspace 1",
    "updated_at": "2018-12-17T22:37:40Z",
    "url": "https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces.json"
  }
}

Reorder Workspaces

• PUT /api/v2/workspaces/reorder

Allowed For

• Admins

Example Body

{
  "ids": [
    12,
    32,
    48,
    60
  ]
}

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces/reorder.json \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT \
  -d '{"ids": [12, 32, 48, 60]}' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example Response

Status 200 OK

Delete Workspace

• DELETE /api/v2/workspaces/{workspace_id}

Allowed For

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
workspace_id	integer	Path	true	The id of the workspace

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces/{workspace_id}.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X DELETE

Example Response

Status 204 No Content

Bulk Delete Workspaces

• DELETE /api/v2/workspaces/destroy_many?ids={ids}

Allowed For

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
ids	array	Query	true	The ids of the workspaces to delete

Using cURL

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/workspaces/destroy_many.json?ids=1,2,3 \
  -v -u {email}:{password} -X DELETE

Example Response

Status 200 OK