Purpose:
The purpose of this article is to provide direction to Outreach Users in submitting support requests to Outreach.
Intended Audience:
- Outreach Users
Best Practices for Contacting Support
Start with Outreach Support Self-Service
The Customer Knowledge Base in the Outreach Support Portal offers a vast library of configuration, troubleshooting, and workflow guidance, in addition to the ability to conveniently submit and manage all your help requests online. We recommend you begin with our collection of common issue troubleshooting.
To Access the Support Portal:
- Navigate to https://support.outreach.io.
- Click Log into the Support Portal in the upper right.
- Sign in to Outreach Support.
Note: If this is your first time logging into the Support Portal, review the options to either Sign up to create a new account or Get a password in the Sign in to Outreach window. Please ensure your Portal email matches your Outreach email. Learn more here. - Manually browse through Knowledge Base categories and sections, or use the search bar to find an answer from within our help articles, training materials, and webinars.
Pick the Best Channel to Engage with Our Support Agents
Depending on your Support Plan, multiple channels may be available to you for contacting Outreach Support. To avoid confusion, stick with one channel—this allows one agent to focus on your concerns and work toward the best possible resolution.
All Customers
Submit a Support Ticket. Use this channel for support issues that may require in-depth review and advanced troubleshooting practices.
Plus Customers
- Start a Chat. Use this channel for support issues that may have simple, non-technical answers.
Note: Live chat is available from your Outreach application by clicking the question mark icon in the top menu, then Chat.
Enterprise Customers
- Start a Chat. Use this channel for support issues that may have simple, non-technical answers.
- Submit a Phone Case. Use this channel for support issues that are time sensitive.
Note: Live chat and Call options are available from your Outreach application by clicking the question mark icon in the top menu, then Live Support.
Submit an Awesome Ticket
Please submit only one issue per ticket for effective resolution.
To Access Outreach Support Ticket Submission:
- Sign in to the Outreach Support Portal.
- At the top of the screen, click Contact Support.
- Select your issue from the dropdown menu.
- Complete the request form as applicable.
- Review suggested solutions along the righthand margin.
- Click Submit.
Critical information to add to your ticket:
- Subject Line: Provide a clear, brief, summary in your subject line.
- Ticket Description: Provide a detailed description of the issue including when it started, which users are affected, and where in the product it is occurring.
- Troubleshooting Steps: Outline the troubleshooting steps performed prior to contacting support, and include screenshots or screen recordings if possible.
- Business Impact: Provide the impact level of the challenge you are experiencing.
- P1 Critical: Outreach Services are not functioning, causing mission-critical business operations to be non-operational. No workaround available.
- P2 High: Issue in the Outreach Services causing severely degraded performance, or critical functionality is unavailable. No workaround available.
- P3 Moderate: Outreach features are not functioning in accordance with documentation but major features are working correctly; most business operations continue. Workaround is available.
Finding a Solution
Outreach agents may reach out to you during the troubleshooting process for more information, or to schedule a screen share or phone call. You are welcome to respond at any time – even after your ticket has been marked as solved.
You can review and respond to ticket update notifications in your email. You can also view, manage, update, and respond to all your tickets in the Support Portal.
To Manage Your Tickets in the Support Portal:
- Sign in to the Outreach Support Portal.
- At the top right, click the avatar icon and your name.
- From the dropdown menu, click Support requests.
- Review tickets from among the request and status types, search for specific tickets, and sort lists as needed.
Note: For more information, see How to Manage Technical Support Request Tickets.
Support Ticket Flow
Global Coverage Hours
Monday-Friday, excluding holidays.
Basic: Regional Support
Plus: Multi-Regional Support
Enterprise: Global Support
Americas | Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) | ANZ & Asia (APAC) |
---|---|---|
Mon-Fri 6 am-6 pm PT |
Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm GMT |
Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm Aus ET |
Additional Resources:
Outreach Technical Support Offerings
What to Check Before Contacting Outreach Support
Signing in to the Outreach Support Portal for the First Time
How to Submit a Technical Support Request