KPL-0021
Bol.com Freshdesk

Keep Bol.com and Freshdesk updated automatically.

Today you open the Bol.com seller account, copy the items and delivery address per order, and keep your own list of which ones are done. A return or a cancellation starts that round all over again. This connector fixes that, and we build it on request: what happens in Bol.com lands in Freshdesk by itself, in the shape Freshdesk expects. Tell us what you need and we agree exactly what should travel.

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The problem

What this connector takes off your hands

  • Today you open the Bol.com seller account, copy the items and delivery address per order, and keep your own list of which ones are done. A return or a cancellation starts that round all over again.

  • Today you create the ticket or appointment yourself when something arrives through another channel.

What you get out of it

What Bol.com to Freshdesk saves you

  • Open a Freshdesk ticket automatically for every new Bol.com order.
  • Open a Freshdesk ticket automatically for every Bol.com return.
  • Open a Freshdesk ticket automatically for every Bol.com payout.
  • Open a Freshdesk ticket automatically for stock running low on Bol.com.
  • Open a Freshdesk ticket automatically for every cancellation on Bol.com.
The link

What travels across the link

Everything this connector moves between Bol.com and Freshdesk, and how often.

  1. Tickets

    to Freshdesk automatically

    From this Freshdesk opens a ticket for the right customer, so a question does not sit unanswered.

  2. Contacts

    to Freshdesk automatically

    The sender is recognised or created as a contact in Freshdesk, so the conversation sits with the right person.

Both sides

What each side expects

Bol.com and Freshdesk do not describe the world the same way. This is what has to line up.

Bol.com

Bol.com thinks in orders split per item, with an EAN per line, its own order number and a delivery promise you are held to. Commission and shipping costs sit apart from the order line, so what you sell and what you get paid are two different amounts.

Freshdesk

A customer contact system wants a sender and a subject, so a message lands with the right customer.

In four steps

Setting it up

  1. 01

    Request the connector

    Let us know you want to link Bol.com to Freshdesk. We get in touch within 24 hours with a timeline.

  2. 02

    We agree what should travel

    Together we settle what should travel out of Bol.com. A customer contact system wants a sender and a subject, so a message lands with the right customer.

  3. 03

    We build and test

    You see the connector run on a few test records before anything becomes final.

What you need

  • A Bol.com seller account you administer. In that account’s settings you create the API credentials Schakel uses.
  • An account you administer, and the inbox or channel involved.

Not sure how to get those keys? Step by step:

Where it runs

On app.schakel.app, with your own Schakel account. No webshop required.

We build this connector on request. Tell us what you need and we reply within 24 hours.

Common questions

Can you connect Bol.com to Freshdesk?

Yes. Schakel connects through the official APIs of Bol.com and Freshdesk, so you install nothing on your own server and nothing travels outside those two parties.

Is a ticket created automatically in Freshdesk?

Yes. What arrives from Bol.com becomes a ticket in Freshdesk for the right customer, so a question does not sit somewhere unanswered.

Does Freshdesk recognise the sender as an existing customer?

The sender is looked up by email in Freshdesk and attached to the existing contact; with no match, a new contact is created.

Do I still have to log into Bol.com once the connector runs?

No. Once it runs, everything you now look up in the Bol.com seller account arrives in Freshdesk by itself. You only open Bol.com when you want to check something yourself.

What does connecting Bol.com and Freshdesk cost?

You start free and only pay once the connector is really running. After that the same tiers apply as for any other connector, based on how much runs through it each month.

How often does Bol.com sync with Freshdesk?

That depends on your tier: hourly on the free tier up to real time on the unlimited tier. You can always start a sync yourself as well.

Does the connector also pick up Bol.com returns and cancellations?

Yes. Besides new orders, Schakel also sees returns and cancellations on Bol.com, so Freshdesk does not lag behind what actually sold.

What if Bol.com or Freshdesk is briefly unavailable?

Nothing gets lost. Schakel retries later and the log shows exactly what happened, so at most you notice something coming through a little later.

Missing something you need?

Tell us what Bol.com and Freshdesk should do for you. If it is not in here yet, that is usually because nobody has asked. We build on request and we reply within 24 hours.