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Reopen a Bugsnag error when Zendesk tickets say it is back
For engineering and support teams who want fixed or ignored errors reopened only on confirmed evidence from customers and events.
On this page
Connector
Connect BugSnag, pick your AI tool and paste the prompt.
The problem
Fixed errors come back and support hears first
An error marked fixed or ignored in Bugsnag can quietly come back, and the first sign is often new support tickets. Deciding whether to reopen it means checking recent events and reading tickets to see if they describe the same failure.
Without PopdockAI
- Check recent events on a closed error
- Read new support tickets one by one
- Decide whether they describe the same failure
- Reopen on a hunch, or not at all
With PopdockAI
- It confirms the error is not already open
- Recent events are counted and matching tickets confirmed
- It points out tickets that fit a different error
- The error is reopened once, only after you confirm
The prompt
Use this prompt
Copy it into any AI tool connected to PopdockAI. Swap the values in braces for your own.
**Objective:** Decide whether Bugsnag error `{error-id}` should be reopened because Zendesk tickets about it are still arriving, looking at the last `{lookback-days}` days (default 7).
**Step 1: Read the error**
Call `bugsnag-get-error` with error-id `{error-id}`. If nothing comes back, stop. If its status is already open, report that there is nothing to reopen and stop. Otherwise note its status, message, context, project-name and last-seen-date.
Call `bugsnag-get-project` with `name` set to the error's project-name to get its project-id.
**Step 2: Look for fresh evidence on both sides**
On Bugsnag: call `bugsnag-get-event` with `error-id` `{error-id}` and `received.from` set to `{lookback-days}` days ago. Count the events.
On Zendesk: pick 1 to 3 short customer-facing fragments from the error's message and context and call `zendesk-get-ticket` with `subject.contains` set to each and `created.from` set to `{lookback-days}` days ago. Confirm each likely match with `zendesk-get-ticket-comment`.
**Step 3: Decide**
Recommend reopening only when there is confirmed evidence: at least one confirmed ticket in the window, or recent Bugsnag events. If Bugsnag shows recent events but no ticket confirms them, say so; if tickets confirm it but Bugsnag has no events, say the error may be being reported under a different error-id and suggest searching with `bugsnag-get-error` by message.
Show the evidence (event count, confirmed ticket-ids with subject and created-date) and the recommendation. If recommending a reopen, ask the user to confirm. Do not write anything until they do.
**Step 4: Reopen, once**
If confirmed, call `bugsnag-open-error` once with `error-id` `{error-id}` and the project-id from Step 1. Then call `bugsnag-get-error` again and confirm the status is open.
**Step 5: Report**
The decision, the evidence behind it, and the ticket-ids an engineer should read.
**Rules & Guidelines:**
* `bugsnag-get-error`, `bugsnag-get-project`, `bugsnag-get-event` and `bugsnag-open-error` are on the bugsnag server. `zendesk-get-ticket` and `zendesk-get-ticket-comment` are on the zendesk server.
* The only permitted write is one `bugsnag-open-error` call, after confirmation. Do NOT call `bugsnag-update-error-severity`, `bugsnag-assign-error`, `bugsnag-discard-error`, `zendesk-update-ticket`, `zendesk-add-ticket-comment` or any other write tool.
**Validation:**
* An error that was discarded drops new events, so zero events is expected for it. Rely on the tickets and say why.
* If neither side has evidence, report that the fix is holding and stop.
* Pass dates as YYYY-MM-DD.Who it's for
One answer, three teams that use it
Developers
Know if your fix held
Check events and customer tickets before deciding a fixed error is back.
Has the fixed PaymentDeclined error in Fabrikam Checkout come back? Check 14 days of Zendesk tickets.
Support engineers
Raise a regression with proof
Show engineering the tickets and event count that say the error is back.
Customers report the Contoso login loop again. Should the Bugsnag error be reopened?
QA leads
Catch regressions after a release
Check closed errors against recent tickets after each release.
Check whether the ignored cart sync error in Northwind Web is back, using the last 7 days of tickets.
How it works
What PopdockAI does when you ask
You give the error and a period, and your AI assistant checks Bugsnag events and Zendesk tickets for signs it is back. Nothing changes until you have seen the evidence and approved.
01
Ask
You give the Bugsnag error and a look-back period.
02
Check
It counts recent events and searches recent Zendesk tickets.
03
Confirm
You see the event count and ticket ids, then approve.
04
Reopen
It reopens the error once and checks its status.
What PopdockAI provides
The tools behind the answer
Ready made tools for BugSnag and one secure connection to your AI tool. No code, no exports.
bugsnag-get-error
bugsnag-get-project
bugsnag-get-event
zendesk-get-ticket
zendesk-get-ticket-comment
bugsnag-open-error
This report is built from Get data tools only. PopdockAI applies the row, field and parameter rules your admin sets, and every query is written to the audit trail.
The outcome
Regressions reopened on real evidence
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