How to Setup DKIM for Zendesk?

How to Setup DKIM for Zendesk?

The article provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to configure DKIM for Zendesk. Setting up DKIM for Zendesk will help emails pass DMARC alignment and will also contribute to improving your domain reputation among ISPs that will ensure fewer chances of your emails being marked as spam.

 

How to Create Custom Domain for DKIM on Zendesk? 

  1. Log in to your Zendesk account 

  2. Navigate to Admin > Channels >Email 

  3. Navigate to “Custom domain for DKIM”. Here you will find 2 CNAME records to be added to your domain’s DNS for selectors zendesk1 and zendesk2 

  4. The two CNAME records would appear as zendesk1._domainkey.yourdomain.com pointing to zendesk1._domainkey.zendesk.com and zendesk2._domainkey.yourdomain.com pointing to zendesk2._domainkey.zendesk.com

  1. Log in to your domain registrar’s management console

  2. Publish the two CNAME records in your domain’s DNS

  3. After the records are published in your DNS, head back to Zendesk and simply click on the “Enable” checkbox in the “Custom domain for DKIM’ section

  4. Click on Save to create your custom domain for DKIM on Zendesk

With this, you have DKIM set up for Zendesk successfully.