To add followers to a Zendesk ticket, you need to include internal users like agents or admins who will receive ticket updates without being visible to end users.
You can add followers from the ticket interface if you have the necessary permissions. There's no limit to the number of followers you can add, and they can receive both public and private comments. If an agent replies to a ticket and is no longer the requester or assignee, they are automatically added as a follower.
CCs and followers in Zendesk help manage who gets notified about ticket updates. CCs allow both internal and external users to be included in ticket notifications, while followers are internal users who receive updates without their identity being…
Adding CCs to a Zendesk ticket allows you to include additional users in ticket notifications. Both agents and end users can add CCs to a ticket's email thread. To add a CC, simply use the CC line in the ticket interface or when replying to ticket…
Unfortunately, you cannot restrict only agents from adding CCs in Zendesk. When the CCs feature is enabled, both agents and end users can add CCs to the email thread. This is a hard-coded feature designed to make CCs function similarly to…
When you opt out of the CCs and followers experience in Zendesk, existing followers on tickets are converted back to CCs. After opting out, refresh your browser and check your tickets to ensure the Follower field has been replaced by the CCs field….
While you can't fully prevent the automatic addition of followers in Zendesk, you can control it by adjusting settings and permissions. To minimize automatic follower additions, disable the 'Automatically make an agent CC a follower' setting,…