See available WhatsApp templates during ticket intake
Keep the available template list close when a new ticket may need a WhatsApp message outside the service window.
Trigger
New Zendesk Ticket
Triggers when a new ticket is created in a specified Zendesk view.
Action
Get message templates
Get all message templates for the whatsapp business account. templates are required for sending messages outside the 24-hour window and for marketing/utility messages.
Why this helps
Support teams can lose time searching for the right template before sending a customer update.
- Review the connected account's message templates in the run report.
- Reduce manual template searches.
- Make template availability clearer during ticket intake.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Zendesk and WhatsApp once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve WhatsApp message templates when a new Zendesk ticket arrives and present the results in the run report.
- 4Pick the Zendesk New Zendesk Ticket trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example and check that the template list is useful.
Questions about this workflow
Does the template list include approval status?
Use Get template status to check approval, rejection, or pending review for a specific template.
Does this send a template to the customer?
No. It retrieves templates for the WhatsApp business account.
Are templates required for every WhatsApp message?
The action description says templates are required for marketing messages and messages sent outside the 24-hour window.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Zendesk to Whatsapp. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Zendesk triggers
Whatsapp actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create message template
Create a new message template for the whatsapp business account. templates must be approved by whatsapp before they can be used. templates are required for marketing messages and messages sent outside the 24-hour window.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete message template
Delete a message template from the whatsapp business account. this permanently removes the template and it cannot be recovered. only delete templates that are no longer needed.
New User Created
Triggered when a new user is created in Zendesk.
Get business profile
Get the business profile information for a whatsapp business phone number. this includes business details like description, address, website, and contact info.
New Zendesk Ticket
Triggers when a new ticket is created in a specified Zendesk view.
Get media
Get information about uploaded media including a temporary download url. the download url is valid for 5 minutes and can be used to retrieve the actual media file. this is useful for downloading media that was sent to your whatsapp number.
Get media info
Get metadata about uploaded media without generating a download url. this is useful for checking file size, type, and hash without downloading the file. use get media if you need the actual download url.
Get message templates
Get all message templates for the whatsapp business account. templates are required for sending messages outside the 24-hour window and for marketing/utility messages.
Get phone number
Get details of a specific phone number associated with a whatsapp business account.
Get phone numbers
Get all phone numbers associated with a whatsapp business account (waba).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Zendesk and Whatsapp, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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