Contacts & Companies

Can I disable the one contact multiple companies feature on my helpdesk?
Please navigate to Admin --> Support Operations --> Customer Fields. Under the Contacts tab, scroll down to the Company --> Change. Disable the opt...
Thu, 24 Jun, 2021 at 7:44 PM
How can we allow only logged-in users to create tickets on the portal?
Please navigate to Admin -> Channels -> Portals -> Settings where you could see the user permissions listed for who could submit a new ticket on t...
Thu, 24 Jun, 2021 at 7:48 PM
I deleted a contact, but now when I try to add the contact back it throws me an error?
When a contact is deleted we do not permanently purge the contacts. Instead it is moved to the Deleted contacts list on the Customers tab. You can restore t...
Wed, 16 Jan, 2019 at 6:51 PM
How do I permanently delete contacts?
You can delete a contact in two ways in Freshdesk: Delete (soft delete) Delete forever(hard delete) Delete (soft delete)  Soft deletion moves th...
Tue, 6 Jun, 2023 at 11:41 AM
How to bulk delete all contacts in Freshdesk?
Contacts in Freshdesk can be deleted only per page (each page would contain 50 contacts). Once deleted all tickets raised by that contact will be directed t...
Tue, 23 Oct, 2018 at 4:13 PM
Why can't I sign up again with an email address after I've deleted the contact associated with that address?
In Freshdesk, we never permanently purge the contacts. If you delete a contact, it is still visible under the Deleted contacts list on the Customers tab.  ...
Tue, 18 Jul, 2017 at 12:57 AM
My customers are getting the error 'You are not authorized to access portal' - how can I fix this?
This message is displayed to the users if their account (contact profile) is not verified/activated.  In such a case, please go to Customers > Conta...
Fri, 9 Nov, 2018 at 2:19 PM
Can I add a display picture for my contacts?
Yes, we do have an option to add a profile picture for a contact. When you edit a contact from under the Customers tab, you will see an option on the top lef...
Wed, 7 Jun, 2017 at 2:30 AM
I have a problem while importing contacts. What could the issue be?
As a recent user of Freshdesk, you would want to bring in all your contacts into the portal and while doing that - you get an error on the customers' ta...
Wed, 5 Jul, 2017 at 3:33 PM
What are unverified contacts?
The unverified contacts are the contacts who have not activated their email address or have never logged into Freshdesk. You can resend the activation email...
Thu, 13 Sep, 2018 at 12:52 PM