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Granting Guide Admin Permissions to Support Agents

Find out how to give Guide admin permissions to Support agents in Zendesk to allow them to edit and publish articles.

How can I give Guide admin permissions to Support agents?

You can change a Support agent's role to grant them Guide admin permissions. If you want your Support agents to have the ability to edit and publish articles, you can change their role to give them Guide admin privileges. This can be done by following the steps outlined in the Zendesk help documentation. Support admins are already Guide admins by default, so they do not require any additional permissions.


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