ActionFreshserviceUpdated September 2026

How do I update a Freshservice ticket?

Short answer: You can update freshservice ticket in Freshservice by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Freshservice Update Freshservice Ticket action to a workflow, map its 8 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Ticket ID
ticket_id
stringRequiredThe numeric ID of the ticket to update
Subject
subject
stringOptionalMessage subject line.
Description
description
stringOptionalUpdated HTML description
Priority
priority
optionsOptionalPriority. Options: Low, Medium, High, Urgent
Status
status
optionsOptionalStatus. Options: Open, Pending, Resolved, Closed
Category
category
stringOptionalTicket category (e.g. Hardware, Software, Network)
Sub-Category
sub_category
stringOptionalSub-Category. Example: MS Office
Type
type
optionsOptionalType. Options: Incident, Service Request, Problem, Change
Sample request
{
"ticket_id": "e.g. 123",
"subject": "e.g. Quick update",
"description": "{{trigger.description}}",
"priority": "{{trigger.priority}}",
"status": "{{trigger.status}}"
}
Returns
{
"ticket": {
"id": 123,
"type": "Incident",
"status": 4,
"subject": "Updated subject",
"priority": 3
}
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Update Freshservice Ticket.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

FAQ

Questions about Update Freshservice Ticket.

What does the Update Freshservice Ticket action do in Freshservice?
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.
What inputs does Update Freshservice Ticket require?
Required: Ticket ID. 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 run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Freshservice returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.
Does Update Freshservice Ticket support batch operations?
Run Update Freshservice Ticket inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Freshservice's rate limits.
More actions

Other Freshservice actions.

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