Trigger Categories
Trigger categories allow Zendesk admins to visually grouptriggersand make it easier for them to organize and manage their triggers. For more information, seeCreating categories to organize triggersin Zendesk help.
JSON format
Trigger Categories are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:
Name | Type | Read-only | Mandatory | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
created_at | string | true | false | |
id | string | true | false | |
name | string | false | false | |
position | integer | false | false | |
updated_at | string | true | false |
List Trigger Categories
GET /api/v2/trigger_categories
Returns all the trigger categories in the account.
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
include | string | Query | false | Allowed sideloads. Allowed value of "rule_counts". |
page | object | Query | false | Pagination parameters |
sort | string | Query | false | Sort parameters. Allowed values are "position", "-position", "name", "-name", "created_at", "-created_at", "updated_at", or "-updated_at". |
Code Samples
cURL
This example provides an example query with pagination parameters with cURL.
curl-u{email}:{password}-X GET\
--url https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories
Go
import(
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
funcmain(){
url:="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories?include=&page=%7B%22after%22%3A%22eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9%22%2C%22before%22%3A%22eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9%22%2C%22size%22%3A50%7D&sort="
method:="GET"
req,err:=http.NewRequest(method,url,nil)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type","application/json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization","Basic
" )// Base64 encoded "username:password"client:=&http.Client{}
res,err:=client.Do(req)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
deferres.Body.Close()
body,err:=io.ReadAll(res.Body)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Java
importcom.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClientclient=newOkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.BuilderurlBuilder=HttpUrl.parse("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories")
.newBuilder()
.addQueryParameter("include","")
.addQueryParameter("page","{"after":"eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9","before":"eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9","size":50}")
.addQueryParameter("sort","");
Requestrequest=newRequest.Builder()
.url(urlBuilder.build())
.method("GET",null)
.addHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization",Credentials.basic("your-email","your-password"))
.build();
Responseresponse=client.newCall(request).execute();
JavaScript
This example provides an example query with pagination parameters in JavaScript.
fetch("https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories?include=rule_counts&page[size]=10&page[after]=eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9",{
"method":"GET",
"headers":{}
})
.then(response=>{
// do stuff with successful response
})
.catch(err=>{
// do stuff with failed response
});
Nodejs
varaxios=require('axios');
varconfig={
method:'GET',
url:“https://example.亚博zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories',
headers:{
'Content-Type':'application/json',
'Authorization':'Basic
' ,// Base64 encoded "username:password"},
params:{
'include':'',
'page':“% 7 b % % 3 22% % 22 eyjvijoilxnjb3jllglkiiwidii6i后22mFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9%22%2C%22before%22%3A%22eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9%22%2C%22size%22%3A50%7D',
'sort':'',
},
};
axios(config)
.then(function(response){
console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
Python
importrequests
url="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories?include=&page=%7B%22after%22%3A%22eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9%22%2C%22before%22%3A%22eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9%22%2C%22size%22%3A50%7D&sort="
headers={
"Content-Type":"application/json",
}
response=requests.request(
"GET",
url,
auth=('
' ,'' ),headers=headers
)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require"net/http"
uri=URI("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories")
uri.query=URI.encode_www_form("include":"","page":"{"after":"eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9","before":"eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9","size":50}","sort":"")
request=Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri,"Content-Type":"application/json")
request.basic_auth"username","password"
response=Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname,uri.port,use_ssl:truedo|http|
http.request(request)
end
Example response(s)
200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{
"links":{
"next":"https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories.json?include=rule_counts&page[after]=eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9&page[size]=2&sort=position",
"prev":"https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories.json?include=rule_counts&page[before]=eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9&page[size]=2&sort=position"
},
"meta":{
"after_cursor":"eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9",
"before_cursor":"eyJvIjoiLXNjb3JlLGlkIiwidiI6ImFRSUFBQUFBQUFBQWFRMHBJUUVBQUFBQSJ9",
"has_more":true
},
"trigger_categories":[
{
"created_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z",
"id":"10001",
"name":"Email Triggers",
"position":0,
"updated_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z"
},
{
"created_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z",
"id":"10002",
"name":"SMS Triggers",
"position":1,
"updated_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z"
}
]
}
400 Bad Request
// Status 400 Bad Request
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"InvalidPaginationParameter",
"title":"page[after] is not valid"
}
]
}
403 Forbidden
// Status 403 Forbidden
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"TriggerCategoriesNotEnabled",
"title":"Trigger categories are not enabled for your account"
}
]
}
Create Trigger Category
POST /api/v2/trigger_categories
Creates a trigger category.
Example body
{
"trigger_category":{
"name":"All Notification Triggers",
"position":0
}
}
Code Samples
cURL
This example provides an example trigger category POST request with cURL.
curl-u{email}:{password}-X POST\
--url https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories\
-H'content-type: application/json'\
-d'{
"trigger_category": {
"name": "Example Category",
"position": 10
}
}'
Go
import(
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"strings"
)
funcmain(){
url:="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories"
method:="POST"
payload:=strings.NewReader(`{
"trigger_category": {
"name": "All Notification Triggers",
"position": 0
}
}`)
req,err:=http.NewRequest(method,url,payload)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type","application/json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization","Basic
" )// Base64 encoded "username:password"client:=&http.Client{}
res,err:=client.Do(req)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
deferres.Body.Close()
body,err:=io.ReadAll(res.Body)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Java
importcom.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClientclient=newOkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.BuilderurlBuilder=HttpUrl.parse("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories")
.newBuilder();
RequestBodybody=RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),
"""
{
\"trigger_category\":{
\"name\":\"AllNotificationTriggers\",
\"position\":0
}
}""");
Requestrequest=newRequest.Builder()
.url(urlBuilder.build())
.method("POST",body)
.addHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization",Credentials.basic("your-email","your-password"))
.build();
Responseresponse=client.newCall(request).execute();
JavaScript
This example provides an example trigger category POST request in JavaScript.
fetch("https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories",{
"method":"POST",
"headers":{
"content-type":"application/json"
},
"body":{
"trigger_category":{
"name":"Example Category",
"position":10
}
}
})
.then(response=>{
// do stuff with successful response
})
.catch(err=>{
// do stuff with failed response
});
Nodejs
varaxios=require('axios');
vardata=JSON.stringify({
"trigger_category":{
"name":"All Notification Triggers",
"position":0
}
});
varconfig={
method:'POST',
url:“https://example.亚博zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories',
headers:{
'Content-Type':'application/json',
'Authorization':'Basic
' ,// Base64 encoded "username:password"},
data:data,
};
axios(config)
.then(function(response){
console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
Python
importrequests
importjson
url="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories"
payload=json.loads("""{
"trigger_category": {
"name": "All Notification Triggers",
"position": 0
}
}""")
headers={
"Content-Type":"application/json",
}
response=requests.request(
"POST",
url,
auth=('
' ,'' ),headers=headers,
json=payload
)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require"net/http"
uri=URI("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories")
request=Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri,"Content-Type":"application/json")
request.body=%q({
"trigger_category":{
"name":"All Notification Triggers",
"position":0
}
})
request.basic_auth"username","password"
response=Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname,uri.port,use_ssl:truedo|http|
http.request(request)
end
Example response(s)
200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{
"trigger_category":{
"created_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z",
"id":"10001",
"name":"All Notification Triggers",
"position":0,
"updated_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z"
}
}
400 Bad Request
// Status 400 Bad Request
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"InvalidTriggerCategory",
"title":"Name cannot be blank"
}
]
}
403 Forbidden
// Status 403 Forbidden
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"TriggerCategoriesNotEnabled",
"title":"Trigger categories are not enabled for your account"
},
{
"code":"ProductLimitExceeded",
"title":"Your account has reached the limit of 500 trigger categories."
}
]
}
Create Batch Job for Trigger Categories
POST /api/v2/trigger_categories/jobs
Creates a job that performs a batch operation for the given trigger categories.
Example body
{
"job":{
"action":"patch",
"items":{
"trigger_categories":[
{
"id":"10001",
"position":0
},
{
"id":"10002",
"position":1
}
],
"triggers":[
{
"active":false,
"category_id":"10001",
"id":“10011”,
"position":10
},
{
"active":true,
"category_id":"10002",
"id":"10012",
"position":1
}
]
}
}
}
Code Samples
cURL
This example provides an example request for batch operating on existing trigger categories with cURL.
curl-u{email}:{password}-X POST\
--url https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/jobs\
-H'content-type: application/json'\
-d'{
"job": {
"action": "patch",
"items": {
"trigger_categories": [
{
"id": "10001",
"position": 20
},
{
"id": "10002",
"position": 21
}
],
"triggers": [
{
"id": "10011",
"position": 10,
"active": false,
"category_id": "10001"
},
{
"id": "10012",
"position": 1,
"active": true,
"category_id": "10002"
}
]
}
}
}'
Go
import(
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"strings"
)
funcmain(){
url:="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/jobs"
method:="POST"
payload:=strings.NewReader(`{
"job": {
"action": "patch",
"items": {
"trigger_categories": [
{
"id": "10001",
"position": 0
},
{
"id": "10002",
"position": 1
}
],
"triggers": [
{
"active": false,
"category_id": "10001",
"id": "10011",
"position": 10
},
{
"active": true,
"category_id": "10002",
"id": "10012",
"position": 1
}
]
}
}
}`)
req,err:=http.NewRequest(method,url,payload)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type","application/json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization","Basic
" )// Base64 encoded "username:password"client:=&http.Client{}
res,err:=client.Do(req)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
deferres.Body.Close()
body,err:=io.ReadAll(res.Body)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Java
importcom.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClientclient=newOkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.BuilderurlBuilder=HttpUrl.parse("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/jobs")
.newBuilder();
RequestBodybody=RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),
"""
{
\"job\":{
\"action\":\"patch\",
\"items\":{
\"trigger_categories\":[
{
\"id\":\"10001\",
\"position\":0
},
{
\"id\":\"10002\",
\"position\":1
}
],
\"triggers\":[
{
\"active\":false,
\"category_id\":\"10001\",
\"id\":\"10011\",
\"position\":10
},
{
\"active\":true,
\"category_id\":\"10002\",
\"id\":\"10012\",
\"position\":1
}
]
}
}
}""");
Requestrequest=newRequest.Builder()
.url(urlBuilder.build())
.method("POST",body)
.addHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization",Credentials.basic("your-email","your-password"))
.build();
Responseresponse=client.newCall(request).execute();
JavaScript
This example provides an example request for batch operating on existing trigger categories in JavaScript.
fetch("https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/jobs",{
"method":"POST",
"headers":{
"content-type":"application/json"
},
"body":{
"job":{
"action":"patch",
"items":{
"trigger_categories":[
{
"id":"10001",
"position":20
},
{
"id":"10002",
"position":21
}
],
"triggers":[
{
"id":“10011”,
"position":10,
"active":false,
"category_id":"10001"
},
{
"id":"10012",
"position":1,
"active":true,
"category_id":"10002"
}
]
}
}
}
})
.then(response=>{
// do stuff with successful response
})
.catch(err=>{
// do stuff with failed response
});
Nodejs
varaxios=require('axios');
vardata=JSON.stringify({
"job":{
"action":"patch",
"items":{
"trigger_categories":[
{
"id":"10001",
"position":0
},
{
"id":"10002",
"position":1
}
],
"triggers":[
{
"active":false,
"category_id":"10001",
"id":“10011”,
"position":10
},
{
"active":true,
"category_id":"10002",
"id":"10012",
"position":1
}
]
}
}
});
varconfig={
method:'POST',
url:“https://example.亚博zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/jobs',
headers:{
'Content-Type':'application/json',
'Authorization':'Basic
' ,// Base64 encoded "username:password"},
data:data,
};
axios(config)
.then(function(response){
console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
Python
importrequests
importjson
url="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/jobs"
payload=json.loads("""{
"job": {
"action": "patch",
"items": {
"trigger_categories": [
{
"id": "10001",
"position": 0
},
{
"id": "10002",
"position": 1
}
],
"triggers": [
{
"active": false,
"category_id": "10001",
"id": "10011",
"position": 10
},
{
"active": true,
"category_id": "10002",
"id": "10012",
"position": 1
}
]
}
}
}""")
headers={
"Content-Type":"application/json",
}
response=requests.request(
"POST",
url,
auth=('
' ,'' ),headers=headers,
json=payload
)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require"net/http"
uri=URI("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/jobs")
request=Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri,"Content-Type":"application/json")
request.body=%q({
"job":{
"action":"patch",
"items":{
"trigger_categories":[
{
"id":"10001",
"position":0
},
{
"id":"10002",
"position":1
}
],
"triggers":[
{
"active":false,
"category_id":"10001",
"id":“10011”,
"position":10
},
{
"active":true,
"category_id":"10002",
"id":"10012",
"position":1
}
]
}
}
})
request.basic_auth"username","password"
response=Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname,uri.port,use_ssl:truedo|http|
http.request(request)
end
Example response(s)
200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{
"results":{
"trigger_categories":[
{
"created_at":"2020-07-18T01:24:53Z",
"id":"10001",
"name":"Notifications",
"position":0,
"updated_at":"2020-07-20T01:30:07Z"
},
{
"created_at":"2020-07-17T06:31:12Z",
"id":"10002",
"name":"Apply Tags",
"position":1,
"updated_at":"2020-07-20T01:30:07Z"
}
],
"triggers":[
{
"actions":[
{}
],
"active":true,
"conditions":{},
"created_at":"2012-09-25T22:50:26Z",
"description":"Notify external target",
"id":10012,
"position":1,
"raw_title":"Notify target",
"title":"Notify Target",
"updated_at":"2020-07-20T01:30:07Z",
"url":"http://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/triggers/10012.json"
},
{
"actions":[
{}
],
"active":false,
"conditions":{},
"created_at":"2012-09-25T22:50:26Z",
"description":"Close and save a ticket",
"id":10011,
"position":10,
"raw_title":"Close and Save",
"title":"Close and Save",
"updated_at":"2020-07-20T01:30:07Z",
"url":"http://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/triggers/10011.json"
}
]
},
"status":"complete"
}
400 Bad Request
// Status 400 Bad Request
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"InvalidTrigger",
"title":"category_id is not valid",
"trigger_id":"10001"
}
],
"status":“失败”
}
Show Trigger Category
GET /api/v2/trigger_categories/{trigger_category_id}
Returns the trigger category with the specified ID.
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
trigger_category_id | string | Path | true | The id of the trigger category to retrieve |
Code Samples
cURL
This example provides an example request for an existing trigger category with cURL.
curl-u{email}:{password}-X GET\
--url https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001
Go
import(
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
funcmain(){
url:="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001"
method:="GET"
req,err:=http.NewRequest(method,url,nil)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type","application/json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization","Basic
" )// Base64 encoded "username:password"client:=&http.Client{}
res,err:=client.Do(req)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
deferres.Body.Close()
body,err:=io.ReadAll(res.Body)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Java
importcom.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClientclient=newOkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.BuilderurlBuilder=HttpUrl.parse("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001")
.newBuilder();
Requestrequest=newRequest.Builder()
.url(urlBuilder.build())
.method("GET",null)
.addHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization",Credentials.basic("your-email","your-password"))
.build();
Responseresponse=client.newCall(request).execute();
JavaScript
This example provides an example request for an existing trigger category in JavaScript.
fetch("https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001",{
"method":"GET",
"headers":{}
})
.then(response=>{
// do stuff with successful response
})
.catch(err=>{
// do stuff with failed response
});
Nodejs
varaxios=require('axios');
varconfig={
method:'GET',
url:“https://example.亚博zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001',
headers:{
'Content-Type':'application/json',
'Authorization':'Basic
' ,// Base64 encoded "username:password"},
};
axios(config)
.then(function(response){
console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
Python
importrequests
url="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001"
headers={
"Content-Type":"application/json",
}
response=requests.request(
"GET",
url,
auth=('
' ,'' ),headers=headers
)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require"net/http"
uri=URI("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001")
request=Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri,"Content-Type":"application/json")
request.basic_auth"username","password"
response=Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname,uri.port,use_ssl:truedo|http|
http.request(request)
end
Example response(s)
200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{
"trigger_category":{
"created_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z",
"id":"10001",
"name":"All Notification Triggers",
"position":0,
"updated_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z"
}
}
404 Not Found
// Status 404 Not Found
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"TriggerCategoryNotFound",
"title":"Category can’t be found. Check the ID and try again."
}
]
}
Update Trigger Category
PATCH /api/v2/trigger_categories/{trigger_category_id}
Updates the trigger category with the specified ID.
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
trigger_category_id | string | Path | true | The id of the trigger category to update |
Example body
{
"trigger_category":{
"name":"All Notification Triggers Updated",
"position":10
}
}
Code Samples
cURL
This example provides an example request for updating an existing trigger category with cURL.
curl-u{email}:{password}-X PATCH\
--url https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001\
-H'content-type: application/json'\
-d'{
"trigger_category": {
"name": "Example Category Updated"
}
}'
Go
import(
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"strings"
)
funcmain(){
url:="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001"
method:="PATCH"
payload:=strings.NewReader(`{
"trigger_category": {
"name": "All Notification Triggers Updated",
"position": 10
}
}`)
req,err:=http.NewRequest(method,url,payload)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type","application/json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization","Basic
" )// Base64 encoded "username:password"client:=&http.Client{}
res,err:=client.Do(req)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
deferres.Body.Close()
body,err:=io.ReadAll(res.Body)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Java
importcom.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClientclient=newOkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.BuilderurlBuilder=HttpUrl.parse("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001")
.newBuilder();
RequestBodybody=RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),
"""
{
\"trigger_category\":{
\"name\":\"AllNotificationTriggersUpdated\",
\"position\":10
}
}""");
Requestrequest=newRequest.Builder()
.url(urlBuilder.build())
.method("PATCH",body)
.addHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization",Credentials.basic("your-email","your-password"))
.build();
Responseresponse=client.newCall(request).execute();
JavaScript
This example provides an example request for updating an existing trigger category in JavaScript.
fetch("https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001",{
"method":"PATCH",
"headers":{
"content-type":"application/json"
},
"body":{
"trigger_category":{
"name":"Example Category Updated"
}
}
})
.then(response=>{
// do stuff with successful response
})
.catch(err=>{
// do stuff with failed response
});
Nodejs
varaxios=require('axios');
vardata=JSON.stringify({
"trigger_category":{
"name":"All Notification Triggers Updated",
"position":10
}
});
varconfig={
method:'PATCH',
url:“https://example.亚博zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001',
headers:{
'Content-Type':'application/json',
'Authorization':'Basic
' ,// Base64 encoded "username:password"},
data:data,
};
axios(config)
.then(function(response){
console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
Python
importrequests
importjson
url="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001"
payload=json.loads("""{
"trigger_category": {
"name": "All Notification Triggers Updated",
"position": 10
}
}""")
headers={
"Content-Type":"application/json",
}
response=requests.request(
"PATCH",
url,
auth=('
' ,'' ),headers=headers,
json=payload
)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require"net/http"
uri=URI("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001")
request=Net::HTTP::Patch.new(uri,"Content-Type":"application/json")
request.body=%q({
"trigger_category":{
"name":"All Notification Triggers Updated",
"position":10
}
})
request.basic_auth"username","password"
response=Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname,uri.port,use_ssl:truedo|http|
http.request(request)
end
Example response(s)
200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{
"trigger_category":{
"created_at":"2020-07-17T01:30:07Z",
"id":"10001",
"name":"All Notification Triggers Updated",
"position":10,
"updated_at":"2020-07-18T05:23:32Z"
}
}
400 Bad Request
// Status 400 Bad Request
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"InvalidTriggerCategory",
"title":"Name cannot be blank"
}
]
}
404 Not Found
// Status 404 Not Found
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"TriggerCategoryNotFound",
"title":"Category can’t be found. Check the ID and try again."
}
]
}
Delete Trigger Category
DELETE /api/v2/trigger_categories/{trigger_category_id}
Deletes the trigger category with the specified ID.
Parameters
Name | Type | In | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
trigger_category_id | string | Path | true | The id of the trigger category to delete |
Code Samples
cURL
This example provides an example request for deleting an existing trigger category with cURL.
curl-u{email}:{password}-X DELETE\
--url https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001
Go
import(
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
funcmain(){
url:="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001"
method:="DELETE"
req,err:=http.NewRequest(method,url,nil)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type","application/json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization","Basic
" )// Base64 encoded "username:password"client:=&http.Client{}
res,err:=client.Do(req)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
deferres.Body.Close()
body,err:=io.ReadAll(res.Body)
iferr!=nil{
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Java
importcom.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClientclient=newOkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.BuilderurlBuilder=HttpUrl.parse("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001")
.newBuilder();
Requestrequest=newRequest.Builder()
.url(urlBuilder.build())
.method("DELETE",null)
.addHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization",Credentials.basic("your-email","your-password"))
.build();
Responseresponse=client.newCall(request).execute();
JavaScript
This example provides an example request for deleting an existing trigger category in JavaScript.
fetch("https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001",{
"method":"DELETE",
"headers":{}
})
.then(response=>{
// do stuff with successful response
})
.catch(err=>{
// do stuff with failed response
});
Nodejs
varaxios=require('axios');
varconfig={
method:'DELETE',
url:“https://example.亚博zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001',
headers:{
'Content-Type':'application/json',
'Authorization':'Basic
' ,// Base64 encoded "username:password"},
};
axios(config)
.then(function(response){
console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function(error){
console.log(error);
});
Python
importrequests
url="https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001"
headers={
"Content-Type":"application/json",
}
response=requests.request(
"DELETE",
url,
auth=('
' ,'' ),headers=headers
)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require"net/http"
uri=URI("https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/trigger_categories/10001")
request=Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri,"Content-Type":"application/json")
request.basic_auth"username","password"
response=Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname,uri.port,use_ssl:truedo|http|
http.request(request)
end
Example response(s)
204 No Content
// Status 204 No Content
null
400 Bad Request
// Status 400 Bad Request
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"TriggerCategoryNotEmpty",
"title":"A category with active triggers cannot be deleted."
}
]
}
404 Not Found
// Status 404 Not Found
{
"errors":[
{
"code":"TriggerCategoryNotFound",
"title":"Category can’t be found. Check the ID and try again."
}
]
}