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Using Placeholders in Zendesk Email Autoreplies

Discover the placeholders available for customizing Zendesk email autoreplies, including article lists and counts.

What placeholders can I use in Zendesk email autoreplies?

Zendesk email autoreplies support several placeholders to customize the email content.

The required placeholder is{{autoreply.article_list}}, which adds a list of up to three articles that match the request. Optional placeholders include{{autoreply.first_article_body}}, which renders the first matching article in full HTML, and{{autoreply.article_count}}, which allows you to customize the email based on the number of articles returned.

These placeholders help tailor the autoreply to better address the user's query.


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