Managing Ticket and Comment Deletion
This article explains what user roles can delete tickets and comments, how to allow deletion as admin, and how to delete tickets and comments.
Help desk ticket deletion settings
By default, agents with an Admin role can delete tickets.
To disable ticket deletion entirely:
- Navigate to the waffle icon in the upper right corner
- Select
Account Administration > Tickets > Settings - Navigate to
Tickets deletion - Toggle
Allow ticket deletion
Allow agents to delete
To give agents the ability to delete tickets and comments, admins can toggle: Allow agents to delete tickets and comments
If enabled, all agents can delete ticket and comments.
How to delete a ticket
- Navigate to a ticket list
- Select the ticket/s to be deleted
- If ticket deletion is enabled, a trash bin icon will pop up. Click the trash icon
The trash
Once a ticket is deleted, it moves to the trash. Tickets in the trash are permanently deleted after 30 days.
Agents must have an Admin or Manager role to view the trash and restore deleted tickets.
To access the trash: Waffle icon > Trash
How to delete a comment or staff note
- Navigate to the comment or staff note to be deleted
- Click the 3 vertical dots icon (⋮) in the upper right
- Select
delete
Note: Deleted comments and staff notes cannot be recovered.