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- Create Freshservice Ticket
ActionFreshserviceUpdated May 2026
How do I create a Freshservice ticket?
Short answer: Drop the "Freshservice → Create Freshservice Ticket" action anywhere in your workflow, map the inputs from upstream nodes, and publish.
Inputs
The fields this action accepts.
Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Subject subject | string | Required | Subject. Example: Laptop not working |
Description description | string | Required | HTML content describing the issue |
Requester Email email | string | Required | Email of the person raising the ticket |
Priority priority | options | Optional | Priority. Options: Low, Medium, High, Urgent |
Status status | options | Optional | Status. Options: Open, Pending, Resolved, Closed |
Source source | options | Optional | How the ticket was created |
Category category | string | Optional | Ticket category (e.g. Hardware, Software, Network) |
Sub-Category sub_category | string | Optional | Ticket sub-category |
Type type | options | Optional | Type of service request |
Sample request
{"subject": "e.g. Laptop not working","description": "{{trigger.description}}","email": "user@company.com","priority": "{{trigger.priority}}","status": "{{trigger.status}}"}
Returns
{"ticket": {"id": 1,"type": "Incident","source": 2,"status": 2,"subject": "Laptop not working","priority": 1,"requester_id": 123}}
Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.
Triggered by
Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create Freshservice Ticket.
Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.
FAQ
Questions about Create Freshservice Ticket.
What does the Create Freshservice Ticket action do in Freshservice?
Files a new IT ticket with subject, description, priority, requester, group. For "monitoring alert → auto-file ticket for the on-call team" or "user submitted via portal → create ticket" workflows.
What inputs does Create Freshservice Ticket require?
Required: Subject, Description, Requester Email. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if Freshservice returns an error?
The workflow pauses on the failed node, the error message is captured in the run log, and you can retry the run with one click. Auto-retry policies are configurable per workflow with exponential backoff up to 5 attempts.
Does Create Freshservice Ticket support batch operations?
Yes. Run Create Freshservice Ticket inside a Loop node to process arrays. Tiny Command handles Freshservice's rate limits automatically so you don't have to throttle manually.
More actions
Other Freshservice actions.
Action
Add Note to Freshservice Ticket
Posts a public reply or private note to a ticket. Useful for "AI-summarised context → log as private note for the agent" patterns.
ActionDelete Freshservice Ticket
Removes a ticket (soft delete in most configurations). For "duplicate ticket cleanup" or "spam filtering" maintenance workflows.
ActionGet Freshservice Ticket
Returns a ticket by ID with full detail — status, requester, agent, conversation history, custom fields. The standard lookup for ticket-context workflows.
ActionList Freshservice Agents
Returns every agent with role, group memberships, contact info. Useful for resolving agent IDs in routing rules or for "show me agents currently on shift" workflows.
ActionList Freshservice Tickets
Paginated tickets with filters by status, priority, requester, agent, group, time range. For "open critical tickets" dashboards or "all tickets I'm the agent on" personal queues.
ActionUpdate Freshservice Ticket
Partial update on ticket fields — status, priority, assignee, custom fields. For "auto-route to the right team based on subject keywords" workflows or for "auto-resolve aged tickets" maintenance.
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