# How to open a ticket in Discord



## How to open a Discord ticket?

* Once you've [set up your Ticket panel](../getting-started/integration-setup/discord-setup/discord-ticket-setup) in Discord you can press the 'Create Ticket' button to open a new ticket

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* If you're set your permissions correctly, this will open a new ticket as a private thread within Discord
* You'll see your username under the channel list on left hand side after the thread has opened.

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* You can now type in the ticket, press buttons from your [Chatbot builder](../getting-started/chatbot-builder) or close out the ticket

## Who can open a Discord ticket?

* Any users within your Discord that have permission to view the channel where you've placed your Create Ticket panel will be able to press the 'Create Ticket button and open a ticket
* Users can ONLY create 1 ticket. This is to prevent spam and to avoid users accidentally creating multiple tickets.&#x20;
* Once a user's ticket has been resolved, they will be able to open a new ticket.
* It's not possible for an Agent to open a ticket on behalf of a user. Please direct your users to the dedicated ticket channel and ask them to press the 'Create Ticket' button.
