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Key Changes: 1. Support added incremental export APIs for custom objects to enable customers to build reports on their custom object data in external reporting tools. 2. AI Agents Advanced released the unified request view and enabled agents to rate their own tickets where they are requestors, but fixed an issue where agents could no longer change a CSAT score for tickets they are not requestors of if they discover a link.
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7 hours agoEarly access to test upcoming features before general release.
Zendesk Announcements • 6 days agoThe most significant operational pattern that Zendesk administrators need to understand is the increasing focus on AI-powered features and integrations, coupled with a series of service incidents and product changes that suggest potential stability and reliability challenges.
This pattern indicates that Zendesk is aggressively pursuing an AI-driven strategy, which may be causing disruptions to core platform functionality and integrations. Administrators should closely monitor the rollout of new AI features, thoroughly test them in staging environments, and be prepared to quickly respond to any service incidents or reliability issues that may arise.
https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/9594339646362-Service-Incident-August-13-2025-All-pods-AI-Agents-AI-Agent-delays
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Nico's Commentary
Voice felt like a channel on the decline for a long time, with its high costs and frustrations around reporting and triage. AI is going to be the key to make voice useful again, with smarter transcription enabling more automation. Just so long as customers can stand even more talking to machines!
I've seen discussion around the Zendesk admin certification. My view is that if you compare the Zendesk offering with other platforms, like Salesforce Trailhead, it's so far short of something which would be useful to people buying or selling Zendesk services. The cert as it stands is barely more than a tax on Zendesk specialists.
I'd like to see the Zendesk community come together to establish some specific Zendesk roles, some definition of what it means to be a "Zendesk architect" or a "Zendesk engineer" and some third party way of assessing this. If developing this idea appeals to you, get in contact!