If certain tickets always need a child ticket to be created, or if you need a create a new child ticket after an existing child ticket is updated, you can use an automation rule to create one automatically using a webhook.
In this article, we'll give you details on the webhook format to create a child ticket. For details on how to automate parent-child ticketing workflows, head to this article.
Webhook format
You can customize the content further, and include the properties that the child ticket needs to inherit.
{
"description": "Child ticket for {{ticket.parent_ticket_id}}",
"subject": "Child Ticket for {{ticket.parent_ticket_id}}",
"email": "{{ticket.contact.email}}" ,
"parent_id": {{ticket.parent_ticket_id}},
"priority": 1,
"status": 1
}
Here's the link to our API documentation. For more details on webhooks, head to this article.