Customer IT Support - Ticket Dataset

Customer IT Support - Ticket Dataset

Comprehensive synthetic IT support ticket dataset with 50,000 labeled email tickets including agent answers, priorities, queues, and multilingual support.

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Author

Tobias Bueck

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Discover the expanded version of this dataset with 50,000 ticket entries! Perfect for training models to classify and prioritize support tickets. This dataset includes different files with varying numbers of tickets, languages, and queue configurations.

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Overview

The Customer IT Support Ticket Dataset is a comprehensive collection of synthetic email tickets designed to support customer support optimization, NLP research, and machine learning projects. The dataset provides well-classified data with complete ticket lifecycle information including customer emails, agent responses, priorities, queues, types, tags, and business context.

Dataset Structure

The dataset offers a detailed structure with classifications by:

  • Department/Queue: Where the ticket should be routed
  • Type: The nature of the ticket (Incident, Request, Problem, Change)
  • Priority: Urgency level (Low, Medium, Critical)
  • Language: Multilingual support (EN, DE, ES, FR, PT)
  • Subject & Body: Complete email text from customers
  • Agent Answer: Professional responses from helpdesk agents
  • Business Type: Context of the support organization
  • Tags: Additional categorization for detailed analysis

Features and Attributes

FieldDescriptionExample Values
🔀 QueueSpecifies the department to which the email ticket is routedTechnical Support, Customer Service, Billing and Payments, Product Support, IT Support, Returns and Exchanges, Sales and Pre-Sales, Human Resources, Service Outages and Maintenance, General Inquiry
🚦 PriorityIndicates the urgency and importance of the issue🟢 Low, 🟠 Medium, 🔴 Critical
🗣️ LanguageLanguage in which the email is writtenEN, DE, ES, FR, PT
📧 SubjectSubject line of the customer's emailVarious customer inquiry subjects
📝 BodyFull text content of the customer's emailDetailed customer descriptions
💬 AnswerResponse provided by the helpdesk agentProfessional agent responses with solutions
🏷️ TypeType of ticket as picked by the agentIncident, Request, Problem, Change
🏢 Business TypeThe business type of the support helpdeskTech Online Store, IT Services, Software Development Company
🏷️ TagsTags/categories assigned to the ticket (10 columns)Software Bug, Warranty Claim, Password Reset, etc.

Queue (Department)

Specifies the department to which the email ticket is categorized. This helps in routing the ticket to the appropriate support team for resolution.

IconQueueDescription
💻Technical SupportTechnical issues and support requests
🈂️Customer ServiceCustomer inquiries and service requests
💰Billing and PaymentsBilling issues and payment processing
🖥️Product SupportSupport for product-related issues
🌐IT SupportInternal IT support and infrastructure issues
🔄Returns and ExchangesProduct returns and exchanges
📞Sales and Pre-SalesSales inquiries and pre-sales questions
🧑‍💻Human ResourcesEmployee inquiries and HR-related issues
Service Outages and MaintenanceService interruptions and maintenance
📮General InquiryGeneral inquiries and information requests

Priority Levels

Indicates the urgency and importance of the issue. Helps in managing the workflow by prioritizing tickets that need immediate attention.

PriorityLevelDescriptionExamples
🟢1 (Low)Non-urgent issues that do not require immediate attentionGeneral inquiries, minor inconveniences, routine updates, feature requests
🟠2 (Medium)Moderately urgent issues that need timely resolution but are not criticalPerformance issues, intermittent errors, detailed user questions
🔴3 (Critical)Urgent issues that require immediate attention and quick resolutionSystem outages, security breaches, data loss, major malfunctions

Language Support

Indicates the language in which the email is written. Useful for language-specific NLP models and multilingual support analysis.

Language CodeLanguageUse Case
enEnglishInternational support, primary language
deGermanDACH region support
esSpanishSpanish-speaking markets
frFrenchFrench-speaking markets
ptPortuguesePortuguese-speaking markets

Ticket Types

Different types of tickets categorized to understand the nature of the requests or issues.

IconTypeDescription
IncidentUnexpected issue requiring immediate attention
📝RequestRoutine inquiry or service request
⚠️ProblemUnderlying issue causing multiple incidents
🔄ChangePlanned change or update

Business Types

The business type of the support helpdesk helps in understanding the context of the support provided.

Examples include:

  • Tech Online Store
  • IT Services
  • Software Development Company
  • SaaS Provider
  • E-commerce Platform
  • Enterprise IT Department

Tags and Categories

Tags/categories assigned to the ticket to further classify and identify common issues or topics. The dataset includes 10 tag columns for comprehensive categorization.

Example Tags:

  • Product Support
  • Technical Support
  • Sales Inquiry
  • Software Bug
  • Warranty Claim
  • Password Reset
  • Network Issue
  • Account Management
  • Feature Request
  • Billing Question

Use Cases

TaskDescription
Text ClassificationTrain machine learning models to accurately classify email content into appropriate departments, improving ticket routing and handling
Priority PredictionDevelop algorithms to predict the urgency of emails, ensuring that critical issues are addressed promptly
Customer Support AnalysisAnalyze the dataset to gain insights into common customer issues, optimize support processes, and enhance overall service quality
NLP Model TrainingBuild natural language processing models for intent detection, sentiment analysis, and automated response generation
Quality AssuranceTrain models to evaluate agent response quality and consistency
Multilingual SupportDevelop language-specific models or test multilingual NLP approaches
Agent TrainingUse realistic examples to train new support agents on proper response techniques
Process OptimizationIdentify patterns in ticket resolution to improve support workflows

Dataset Statistics

  • Total Tickets: 50,000+ entries across different files
  • Languages: 5 (EN, DE, ES, FR, PT)
  • Queues: 10 different departments
  • Priority Levels: 3 (Low, Medium, Critical)
  • Ticket Types: 4 (Incident, Request, Problem, Change)
  • Business Types: Multiple business contexts
  • Tags: Comprehensive categorization with 10 tag columns per ticket

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Network Diagram Tags

The dataset includes network diagram representations showing relationships between different ticket attributes, helping visualize how queues, priorities, and types interact within the support ecosystem.

Why Use This Dataset?

Synthetic Data - No PII, completely safe to use for training and development ✅ Comprehensive - Includes full ticket lifecycle from customer email to agent response ✅ Multilingual - Support for 5 languages enables international applications ✅ Realistic - Generated with realistic business scenarios and agent responses ✅ Flexible - Multiple files with different configurations for various use cases ✅ Well-Structured - Clean, consistent format ready for immediate use in ML pipelines

Getting Started

  1. Download the dataset from Kaggle
  2. Choose the file that best matches your needs (language, size, queue configuration)
  3. Load the data into your preferred ML framework
  4. Start training your ticket classification models!

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Conclusion

The Customer IT Support Ticket Dataset is an invaluable resource for companies and researchers who want to harness data-driven insights into customer support. With 50,000 entries, multilingual support, comprehensive tagging, and realistic agent responses, this dataset offers everything needed to build production-ready ticket classification systems.

Whether you're training ML models, optimizing support processes, conducting NLP research, or developing automated support solutions, this dataset provides the foundation for success.