Interactive voice response (IVR) uses keypad tones to route customers to the right agent or department, provide recorded responses for frequently asked questions, and deflect calls by allowing callers to switch the interaction to text. IVR is available on the Talk Professional and Enterprise plans. For more information, see Route incoming calls with IVR in the Zendesk Help Center.

JSON format

IVR Menus are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:

Name Type Read-only Mandatory Description
default boolean true false Whether this is the default menu for the IVR
greeting_id integer false false The ID of the greeting associated with the IVR menu
id integer true false The IVR menu ID
name string false false The name of the IVR menu
routes array true false The list of the IVR menu routes

Example

{  "default": true,  "greeting_id": 10001,  "id": 10001,  "name": "Main menu",  "routes": [    {      "action": "group",      "greeting": null,      "id": 10001,      "keypress": "0",      "option_text": "Support Group",      "options": {        "group_ids": [          360001381413        ]      }    }  ]}

List IVR Menus

  • GET /api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus

Allowed For

  • Agents

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
ivr_id integer Path true The ID of the IVR

Code Samples

curl
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus.json \  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X GET
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus"	method := "GET"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"
	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/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("GET", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'GET',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"  },};
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/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"GET",	url,	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus")request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")request.basic_auth "username", "password"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
{  "count": 1,  "ivr_menus": [    {      "default": true,      "greeting_id": 10001,      "id": 10001,      "name": "Main menu",      "routes": [        {          "action": "group",          "greeting": null,          "id": 10001,          "keypress": "0",          "option_text": "Support Group",          "options": {            "group_ids": [              360001381413            ]          }        }      ]    }  ],  "next_page": null,  "previous_page": null}

Show IVR Menu

  • GET /api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus/{menu_id}

Allowed For

  • Agents

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
ivr_id integer Path true The ID of the IVR
menu_id integer Path true The ID of the IVR Menu

Code Samples

curl
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus/{menu_id}.json \  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X GET
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001"	method := "GET"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"
	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/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("GET", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'GET',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"  },};
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/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"GET",	url,	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001")request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")request.basic_auth "username", "password"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
{  "ivr_menu": {    "default": false,    "greeting_id": null,    "id": 10001,    "name": "Main Menu",    "routes": [      {        "action": "group",        "greeting": null,        "id": 10001,        "keypress": "0",        "option_text": "Support Group",        "options": {          "group_ids": [            360001381413          ]        }      }    ]  }}

Create IVR Menu

  • POST /api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus

Allowed For

  • Agents

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
ivr_id integer Path true The ID of the IVR

Example body

{  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }}

Code Samples

curl
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus.json \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"ivr_menu": {"name": "Main Menu"}}' \  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X POST
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http"	"strings")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus"	method := "POST"	payload := strings.NewReader(`{  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }}`)	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"
	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/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus")		.newBuilder();RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),		"""{  \"ivr_menu\": {    \"name\": \"Main Menu\"  }}""");
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("POST", body)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');var data = JSON.stringify({  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }});
var config = {  method: 'POST',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"  },  data : data,};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requestsimport json
url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus"
payload = json.loads("""{  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }}""")headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"POST",	url,	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),	headers=headers,	json=payload)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus")request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")request.body = %q({  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }})request.basic_auth "username", "password"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
{  "ivr_menu": {    "default": false,    "greeting_id": null,    "id": 10001,    "name": "Main Menu",    "routes": [      {        "action": "group",        "greeting": null,        "id": 10001,        "keypress": "0",        "option_text": "Support Group",        "options": {          "group_ids": [            360001381413          ]        }      }    ]  }}

Update IVR Menu

  • PUT /api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus/{menu_id}

Allowed For

  • Agents

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
ivr_id integer Path true The ID of the IVR
menu_id integer Path true The ID of the IVR Menu

Example body

{  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }}

Code Samples

curl
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus/{menu_id}.json \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"ivr_menu": {"name": "Secondary Menu"}}' \  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X PUT
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http"	"strings")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001"	method := "PUT"	payload := strings.NewReader(`{  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }}`)	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"
	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/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001")		.newBuilder();RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),		"""{  \"ivr_menu\": {    \"name\": \"Main Menu\"  }}""");
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("PUT", body)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');var data = JSON.stringify({  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }});
var config = {  method: 'PUT',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"  },  data : data,};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requestsimport json
url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001"
payload = json.loads("""{  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }}""")headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"PUT",	url,	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),	headers=headers,	json=payload)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001")request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")request.body = %q({  "ivr_menu": {    "name": "Main Menu"  }})request.basic_auth "username", "password"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
{  "ivr_menu": {    "default": false,    "greeting_id": null,    "id": 10001,    "name": "Main Menu",    "routes": [      {        "action": "group",        "greeting": null,        "id": 10001,        "keypress": "0",        "option_text": "Support Group",        "options": {          "group_ids": [            360001381413          ]        }      }    ]  }}

Delete IVR Menu

  • DELETE /api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus/{menu_id}

Allowed For

  • Agents

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
ivr_id integer Path true The ID of the IVR
menu_id integer Path true The ID of the IVR Menu

Code Samples

curl
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/{ivr_id}/menus/{menu_id}.json \  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X DELETE
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001"	method := "DELETE"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"
	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/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("DELETE", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'DELETE',  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"  },};
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/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"DELETE",	url,	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/channels/voice/ivr/10001/menus/10001")request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")request.basic_auth "username", "password"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
{  "ivr_menu": {    "default": false,    "greeting_id": null,    "id": 10001,    "name": "Main Menu",    "routes": [      {        "action": "group",        "greeting": null,        "id": 10001,        "keypress": "0",        "option_text": "Support Group",        "options": {          "group_ids": [            360001381413          ]        }      }    ]  }}