What is Freshdesk, and what is the benefit of integrating MyOperator with it?

What is Freshdesk, and what is the benefit of integrating MyOperator with it?

🎯 Goal: Understand what Freshdesk is and why integrating MyOperator boosts support productivity—then follow a 5‑minute Quick Start to experience the benefits immediately.

📚 Table of contents

🧾 What is Freshdesk?

Freshdesk (by Freshworks) is a cloud helpdesk that centralizes support across email, chat, phone, and social. It provides ticketing, SLAs, automations, and team collaboration in one place.

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🏆 Top benefits of integrating MyOperator

Benefit

What you see in Freshdesk

Why it helps

Automatic ticket creation (inbound)

Every incoming call via MyOperator becomes a ticket automatically

Zero manual entry → faster first response

Agent/team assignment

Ticket routes to the right agent/group; fallback if no match

Fair routing, clear ownership

Detailed call logs

Activity/notes show status, start/end time, duration, agent/department, and a recording URL

Context for CSAT/QA and audits

Click‑to‑call (outbound)

Call buttons/phone icons dial via MyOperator (e.g., via Chrome extension)

Quicker callbacks; one‑click efficiency

Single pane of glass

Telephony + ticketing inside one dashboard

Less tab‑hopping, better data hygiene

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🧩 Architecture at a glance

Flow

Trigger

Where configured

Result in Freshdesk

Inbound

Customer calls your MyOperator number

MyOperator → Freshdesk connector/webhook

New ticket with call metadata + optional recording URL

Outbound

Agent clicks to call from Freshdesk

Freshdesk UI/extension → MyOperator

Call placed; outcome/recording logged back to ticket

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📋 Prerequisites

  • ✅ Freshdesk Admin role to manage apps and settings
  • ✅ MyOperator Admin access for integrations
  • ✅ Decide if unknown numbers should auto‑create tickets
  • 🧪 A test customer number and agent for validation
💡 Tip: Normalize phone numbers in E.164 (e.g., +91XXXXXXXXXX) for best matching.

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⚡ 5‑minute Quick Start (copy‑paste)

A. Enable click‑to‑call

  1. Install MyOperator Chrome Extension → /downloads/myoperator-chrome-extension
  2. In Freshdesk, open a ticket/contact and click the phone icon to dial.

B. Turn on ticket logging

  1. In MyOperator → Integrations → Freshdesk, enable the Freshdesk connector.
  2. Paste your Freshdesk domain (e.g., yourcompany.freshdesk.com) and connector token/keys if prompted.
  3. Save.
✅ After this, inbound calls start creating/updating tickets; outbound calls from Freshdesk dial through MyOperator.

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🪜 Step‑by‑step (optional, fuller setup)

  1. MyOperator admin
    • Open Integrations → Freshdesk.
    • Enable Inbound (ticket create/update) and After‑Call (recording link) events.
    • Map any custom fields required by your workflows.
  2. Freshdesk admin
    • Confirm agents and groups to ensure correct auto‑assignment.
    • (Optional) Add Call buttons to templates/layouts if your theme requires it.
  3. Click‑to‑call
    • Ensure the Chrome extension is active for agents.
    • Verify it recognizes numbers on ticket/contact pages.

Expected result:

  • Inbound: new/updated ticket with call details; recording URL appears after the call (when available).
  • Outbound: calls placed from Freshdesk log outcome + recording back to the same ticket.

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🧪 Validate the integration

Inbound test

  1. From a test phone, call your MyOperator number.
  2. In Freshdesk, confirm a new ticket with call metadata.

Outbound test

  1. Open a ticket and click the Call icon.
  2. Confirm the call is placed and the ticket logs outcome + (when available) recording URL.

Logs

  • In MyOperator → Webhook Delivery/Logs, verify events show HTTP 200 OK.

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

No tickets are created

  • Confirm the Freshdesk connector is enabled in MyOperator.
  • Check MyOperator logs (look for 200 OK).
  • Ensure the Freshdesk domain/token are correct.

Click‑to‑call doesn’t work

  • Verify the Chrome extension is installed and allowed on your Freshdesk domain.
  • Make sure numbers are rendered plainly (not hidden in iframes).

Recording URL missing

  • Very short calls may not generate recordings.
  • Wait for after‑call processing and refresh the ticket.

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⚖️ Edge cases & limitations

  • Plans & permissions: Some features require higher plans in either product.
  • Phone formats: Normalize to E.164 for best matching.
  • Masked numbers: If masking is enabled, ticket matching may reduce.
  • Time zones: Displayed times follow agent/workspace settings.

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🔒 Security & privacy

  • Store API keys/connector tokens in a secret manager.
  • Restrict who can install the dialer extension.
  • Follow your PII and call‑recording retention policy.

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🧹 Rollback / disable

  • In MyOperator → Integrations, disable the Freshdesk connector.
  • Remove/disable the Chrome extension via your browser management.
  • Document the change in your ops runbook.

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🆘 Escalation & support

Collect before raising a ticket

  • 🧾 MyOperator Delivery/Logs screenshots with timestamps.
  • 🔗 The exact Freshdesk domain you configured and any connector tokens (mask secrets).
  • 🆔 Test numbers and a sample call timestamp.

Who to contact

  • 📮 MyOperator Support: support@myoperator.co
  • 🧭 Freshdesk Support: via your portal’s Help section.

What to say

“We enabled MyOperator ↔ Freshdesk logging and click‑to‑call. We observe . Here are logs, timestamps, and our domain/token details.”

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❓ FAQ

Do tickets auto‑create for every call?
A: Yes for lines handled by MyOperator; unknown numbers can create new tickets depending on settings.

Where do call recordings appear?
A: As a recording URL in ticket notes/activity once processing completes.

Is there a live call pop‑up?
A: Use the extension for in‑context dialing; logs/updates appear on tickets after the call.

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🔗 Related articles

  • Enable the MyOperator ↔ Freshdesk connector → /kb/myoperator/freshdesk-connector-setup
  • Verify webhook delivery & logs in MyOperator → /kb/myoperator/manage-webhooks
  • Freshdesk: Customize ticket fields & forms → /kb/freshdesk/ticket-fields

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