ResolveReady Technical Reference
Last updated: June 2026

Technical Reference

Technical details for Zendesk admins configuring ResolveReady workflows, field mappings, conditions, imports, exports, and plan-dependent behavior.

Zendesk plan requirements

ResolveReady works on all Zendesk Support and Zendesk Suite plans. Some behavior depends on Zendesk plan capabilities.

FeatureStarter / TeamGrowth / Professional / Enterprise
Agent workflow checklistSupportedSupported
Required step trackingSupportedSupported
Solve blockingNot supportedSupported
Admin workflow builderSupportedSupported

Solve blocking requires Zendesk Support Professional or higher, or Zendesk Suite Growth or higher. On Starter and Team plans, workflows remain visible and required steps can be tracked, but ResolveReady cannot prevent ticket submission.

Supported custom field types

Zendesk field typeResolveReady input
TextText input
Multi-line textText area
Number / DecimalNumber input
CheckboxCheckbox
DropdownDropdown select
Regular expressionText input

Date fields, multi-select fields, lookup fields, and relationship fields are not currently supported. If you need to capture data from an unsupported field type, use a confirmation checkbox or internal note step as a manual verification step.

Workflow conditions

ResolveReady workflows appear when configured ticket conditions match.

  • Tags
  • Ticket forms
  • Groups
  • Brands
  • Status
  • Custom field values

Different condition types use AND logic. Within a single condition type, OR logic is used. A workflow with no conditions applies to every ticket, so workflows should normally include at least one condition to avoid overlap.

Internal notes and new tickets

Internal Note and Resolution Summary steps are written to Zendesk when the agent selects Save Progress.

For newly created tickets that have not yet been submitted, Zendesk does not allow notes to be saved through the API because the ticket does not yet exist. In those cases, agents should switch the reply composer to Internal Note before submitting the ticket.

Usage tags

ResolveReady can apply a workflow usage tag when Save Progress is used.

resolveready_refund_verification

Usage tags can be used in Zendesk Explore, views, reporting, data warehouses, and third-party analytics platforms. Usage tags are added to the ticket form and saved the next time the ticket is submitted.

Example workflow JSON

Most admins should use the visual workflow builder. Advanced users can export, import, or edit workflow JSON directly.

[
  {
    "id": "refund_verification_1",
    "rule_title": "Refund verification",
    "category": "Refund request",
    "enabled": true,
    "blocking": true,
    "block_statuses": ["solved"],
    "usage_tag": "resolveready_refund_verification",
    "label": "Refund amount",
    "input_type": "number",
    "required": true,
    "save_to": "ticket.customField:custom_field_49729686258452",
    "conditions": { "tags": ["refund"] }
  },
  {
    "id": "refund_verification_2",
    "rule_title": "Refund verification",
    "label": "Manager approval confirmed",
    "input_type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "save_to": "resolveready.workflow_confirmation"
  }
]
FieldPurpose
rule_titleGroups multiple steps into one workflow.
blockingPrevents resolution until required steps are complete.
usage_tagUsed for reporting and workflow completion tracking.
conditionsDetermines when the workflow appears.
save_toDefines where the step value is stored.
input_typeControls the input displayed to agents.

Importing and exporting workflows

ResolveReady supports workflow export and import using JSON files.

During import, ResolveReady attempts to match custom fields by field ID, then by field name. Unmatched field mappings are imported as disabled steps flagged for review. If a workflow with the same name already exists, the imported workflow is renamed automatically.

Zendesk custom field IDs are account-specific, so imported workflows should always be reviewed before use.

Storage limits

Workflow configurations are stored in Zendesk installation settings. Zendesk allows approximately 64 KB of storage for app settings.

Most accounts will not approach this limit. Small workflows typically use about 1 KB, while larger workflows with detailed templates may use 3 to 5 KB.

API usage and rate limits

ResolveReady uses Zendesk APIs to load configuration data such as ticket fields, forms, groups, and brands, and may make API requests when saving workflow progress.

These requests count toward the Zendesk account API limits. Under normal usage, ResolveReady generates a small number of requests and is unlikely to have a measurable impact on API consumption.