Before you begin, if you're restricting access to your Zendesk account using IP restrictions, you'll need to include these IPs to connect to Geckoboard.
Add a new Zendesk Chat widget from your dashboard.
Select a preset widget from the list, or choose to Start from scratch.
Enter the subdomain of your Zendesk account. The subdomain can be found from your login details. For example, if you log in to Zendesk at https://mycompany.freshdesk.com, your subdomain is mycompany.
Click Connect via Zendesk on the connection panel and follow the prompts to make the connection.
To connect a different Zendesk Chat account to the one you've already connected to Geckoboard, see connect multiple accounts to data sources.
Messaging vs Chat
The previous generation of chat metrics was built on Zendesk Chat, a separate application. Today, the new Zendesk Messaging does not use the Zendesk Chat API, so these metrics are not available in our Zendesk Chat integration.
If Agent Workspace is enabled on your account, it will disable the previous-generation Chat App in your Zendesk account, even if you don't use Messaging.
The Zendesk Chat data source is available for users who do not have Messaging enabled and also do not have Agent Workspace enabled.
If you have Agent Workspace enabled and are using Messaging, learn more in this guide.