Prerequisites: Your First Workflow. Slack incoming webhook URL. For AI routing see Support Ticket AI Route.
Build a lightweight support SLA workflow from template #193: receive a ticket via webhook, start a 60-minute SLA timer, and notify Slack with the deadline.
What this template does
- Ticket Webhook — POST at
support-ticket. - Start SLA Timer — entity ID + duration + escalation channel.
- Notify Slack — posts deadline to
#support.
Step 1 — Load the template
- Studio → Templates → search
Webhook Ticket SLA. - Load template #193.
Step 2 — Webhook payload
curl -X POST "https://your-instance/webhook/support-ticket" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"ticketId":"TKT-1042","subject":"Login issue"}'
Ensure ticketId maps to Entity ID in the SLA node.
Step 3 — Slack
- Paste your Slack webhook URL in Notify Slack.
- Customize the message to include
{{entityId}}and{{deadline}}from SLA output.
Step 4 — SLA escalation
Pair with template #194 Cron → Check SLA → Escalate for breach detection and email escalation.
Step 5 — Activate
- Dry Run with sample JSON, then Validate and Activate.
- POST a test ticket and confirm Slack notification and SLA record.
Related tutorials
- Support Ticket AI Route — AI + Zendesk routing.
- Webhook to API Notification — HTTP integration basics.