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Zendesk Language Detection and Email Subject Lines

Understand why Zendesk focuses on email body text for language detection, not subject lines.

Can Zendesk detect language from the email subject line?

Currently, Zendesk's language detection focuses on the email body, not the subject line. This means that if the email body is empty or lacks sufficient text, the language may not be detected accurately.

For users who often send emails with long subject lines and minimal body text, this can be a limitation. As a workaround, you might consider using triggers based on specific words in the subject line to route emails appropriately.


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