Tier-Zero Support That Never Sleeps

Connect Zendesk to Dial800's AI Voice Agents and every support call gets answered — at 2 PM or 2 AM. The AI recognizes the caller, files a complete ticket, reads back status on existing ones, adds comments, and (only if you opt in) resolves tickets it has fully handled. A Zendesk AI phone agent that files the kind of tickets your team wishes humans wrote.

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What Your AI Agent Can Do in Zendesk

Five tools, each one enabled or disabled per agent — including a resolution tool that stays off until you say otherwise.

Recognize the Caller

The agent matches the phone number to the requester (find_caller), so existing customers aren't treated like strangers.

File Perfect Tickets

The AI gathers the issue methodically and files it (create_support_ticket) with a complete description — product, symptom, urgency, contact details.

Check Ticket Status

Callers get a live status readout (check_ticket_status) instead of “someone will get back to you.” Status calls stop consuming human time.

Add Comments

New information from the caller lands on the existing ticket (add_ticket_comment), keeping one thread instead of three duplicate tickets.

Resolve Tickets (Opt-In)

When the AI fully answers the caller's question, it can mark the ticket solved (resolve_ticket) — but only if you've explicitly enabled that tool.

Here's What That Sounds Like

A hypothetical overnight support call. No hold music, no callback queue — and the ticket your team finds in the morning is better documented than most tickets filed by hand.

Multiply this by every after-hours call, every status check, and every “just adding one thing” call, and tier-zero AI support becomes the quiet workhorse of your help desk.

See the AI Receptionist Use Case

 Sample Call (Hypothetical)

1

A caller dials in at 11 PM

“My service stopped working an hour ago and I have a deadline tomorrow.”

2

The AI recognizes them

find_caller matches the number to the account. “I've found your account — let's get this documented right now.”

3

It gathers the details

The agent asks what happened, when, and what the caller already tried — the questions a good tier-one agent asks.

4

The ticket is filed

create_support_ticket files a complete, prioritized ticket. The caller gets the ticket reference before hanging up.

5

Follow-ups stay tidy

If the caller rings back, check_ticket_status gives a live update and add_ticket_comment appends anything new — same ticket, one thread.

How It Connects

An OAuth client, per-tool allow-listing, and assignment to any agent you run.

1. Authorize with OAuth

Connect through a Zendesk OAuth client. Sign in, grant access, done — Dial800 manages the tokens from there.

2. Allow-List Tools

Enable only the tools you want per agent. resolve_ticket stays off unless you deliberately turn it on.

3. Assign to Any Agent

Give your after-hours line the full support toolkit while a general reception agent gets lookup-only access — each agent has its own set.

 Security First

Your Zendesk credentials are stored with Dial800 and resolved server-side at our MCP gateway — they are never sent to the AI model. Read about Dial800 security →

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Zendesk Integration FAQ

Only if you opt in. The resolve_ticket tool is disabled unless you explicitly allow-list it for an agent. Many teams start with create, status, and comment tools, then enable resolution once they trust the workflow.
It's the layer before tier one: the AI answers instantly, captures the issue in a complete ticket, and gives status updates on existing tickets — so your human agents start every day with clean, triaged tickets instead of a voicemail queue.
Through a Zendesk OAuth client. You authorize Dial800, then allow-list which tools each AI agent may use. Credentials are stored with Dial800 and resolved server-side — never sent to the AI model.

Give Your Help Desk a Night Shift

Connect Zendesk, allow-list your tools, and let tier-zero AI support answer every call — 24 hours a day.

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