Categories Community English Sign in Zendesk Help Zendesk help Admin Center Using Admin Center Managing global security and user access Granting Zendesk temporary access to your account Aimee Spanier Edited 1 month ago Zendesk Documentation Team Follow Quick Look: Admin Center > Account > Security > Advanced To help troubleshoot problems, you can allow Zendesk to assume the role of an agent for a specific amount of time. Allowing Zendesk to access your account as an agent does not affect your license, or your available agent seats. Note: Zendesk reserves the right to assume the role of an agent in your account without prior notice in certain situations. These include emergency situations to prevent serious harm to you or others, or situations where we suspect that your use or access to the Services is violating the terms of our Master Subscription Agreement. This article discusses the following topics: Determining when to grant access to your account Granting access to your account Access to trial accounts Related articles: Security best practices Determining when to grant access to your account You may want to grant access to Zendesk Support agents when you’re facing an issue that is too complex to be understood when the agent has read-only access to your account. Some common examples include: Highly-technical issues that need to be escalated through multiple levels of support. Replication of your issue cannot be reproduced anywhere else. Visual analysis of console information is needed, and is not obtainable via any other method. Your IP configuration is incorrect. You need test tickets created so you can test or troubleshoot issues. Granting access to your account The account assumption setting is part of your security properties in Zendesk Admin Center. This setting is disabled by default, and can be enabled by any administrator for a Zendesk product. For example, if you are an agent in Support but an administrator in Explore, you can enable this option. You can grant access to your account for a set period of time, or indefinitely, and can turn it off at any time. To grant Zendesk access to your account In Admin Center, click the Account icon () in the sidebar, then select Security > Advanced. On the Account assumption tab, select Enable account assumption. Use the Duration drop-down menu to choose how long Zendesk can access your account (One day, One week, One month, One year, or Indefinitely). Access from Zendesk is disabled automatically after this period of time; however, you can update the duration to extend (or reduce) access time as needed. If you select Indefinitely, access is granted until you manually disable this setting, or select a new access duration. Click Save. Access to trial accounts The Account assumption tab in Admin Center does not show for trial accounts. Zendesk trial accounts always have account assumption enabled. Only when the trial account is converted into a paid account will you have the option to choose when Zendesk can assume into your account. Yes 17 No 4 Return to top 4 Comments Sort by Customer Service 4 days ago Comment actions I've made the change to the account assumption. Our widget still isn't working. Yes 0 No Audrey Ann Cipriano 1 day ago Zendesk Customer Care Comment actions Hi there, looks like we need to check your account to find out why the widget isn't working, I'll go ahead and create a ticket on your behalf and you should expect an email shortly! Yes 0 No Huey Riddick 1 day ago Comment actions Good so when are you getting that done because I really need to sort out my don school fee’s Yes 0 No Audrey Ann Cipriano 13 hours ago Zendesk Customer Care Comment actions Hi Huey, I have raised a ticket and you should receive an update as soon as we have reviewed your account. Thanks for your patience! Yes 0 No Please sign in to leave a comment. Related articles Switching among Zendesk products Managing security settings in Admin Center How do I update the owner of my Support account? Bulk importing users Creating groups Zendesk 989 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | System Status Powered by Zendesk