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Intercom Images Synced To Zendesk Expire Within 1 Hour

  • May 19, 2025
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Hi,

It appears that the Intercom CDN links synced to Zendesk via the ticket integration have a short expiration period of under an hour. After expiration it is not possible to view the images in Zendesk directly.

Is there a setting in Intercom to extend the expiration or is it possible to remove the expiration?

Thanks!

Best answer by Paul Byrne

Hey ​@Neil Ugerio Paul here from weekend support engineering.

Intercom’s CDN links are time-limited (usually under 1 hour) for security reasons, and there’s currently no way to extend or disable the expiration.

If you need long-term access in Zendesk, you’ll need to download the files before they expire or use the Intercom API to fetch them securely as needed.

Happy to flag this as a feature request if it would be helpful!

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Paul Byrne
Intercom Team
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  • May 25, 2025

Hey ​@Neil Ugerio Paul here from weekend support engineering.

Intercom’s CDN links are time-limited (usually under 1 hour) for security reasons, and there’s currently no way to extend or disable the expiration.

If you need long-term access in Zendesk, you’ll need to download the files before they expire or use the Intercom API to fetch them securely as needed.

Happy to flag this as a feature request if it would be helpful!


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  • May 26, 2025

Hi ​@Paul Byrne thank you for the information. It’s very helpful!


Paul Byrne
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  • May 26, 2025

Hey ​@Neil Ugerio that's what I love to hear :)