configure Zendesk omnichannel routing queues and read agent availability via API
domain: zendesk.com · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Enable omnichannel routing in Zendesk admin before any Routing or Agent Availability API calls return data
Use the Omnichannel Routing Queues API to create a queue, defining its conditions and priority order
Reorder or update queues as needed since queue order determines routing precedence
Call the Agent Availability API to read an agent's per-channel status, assigned work items, and capacity
Update an agent's channel status through the same API to reflect real-time capacity changes
Combine queue and availability data to build a custom monitoring view or external routing dashboard
Known gotchas
Queues route only tickets sourced through channels omnichannel routing supports (email, calls, messaging, side conversations, API) — legacy skill-based routing is a separate code path
Agent capacity is tracked per channel, not globally — an 'available' status can still mean the agent is at capacity for chat while free for email
Reordering queues changes live routing behavior immediately; there is no staging or preview step
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