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Connect Gmail to Help Scout

Use 5 documented Gmail triggers to run 12 documented Help Scout actions.

5 source triggers
12 target actions
Reverse direction supported

Why Connect Gmail & Help Scout?

Start with a Gmail event

Choose from 5 documented triggers, including New Attachment Received, New Email Matching Search, New Email Received.

Run a Help Scout action

Send the event into one of 12 documented actions, such as Add Note to Conversation, Create Customer, Get Conversation Details.

Map and review the workflow

Choose the fields and conditions for the workflow, then test the result before activation.

Available Triggers & Actions

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Triggers (5)

New Attachment Received

Emit new event for each attachment in a message received. This source is capped at 100 max new messages per run.

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New Email Matching Search

Emit new event when an email matching the search criteria is received. This source is capped at 100 max new messages per run.

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New Email Received

Emit new event when a new email is received.

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New Labeled Email

Emit new event when a new email is labeled.

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New Sent Email

Emit new event for each new email sent. (Maximum of 100 events emited per execution)

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Actions (20)

Add Label to Email

Add label(s) to an email message. See the docs

Approve Workflow

Suspend the workflow until approved by email. See the documentation

Archive Email

Archive an email message. See the documentation

Bulk Archive Emails

Archive multiple emails at once. See the documentation

Create Draft

Create a draft from your Google Workspace email account. See the documentation

Create Label

Create a new label in the connected account. See the documentation

Delete Email

Moves the specified message to the trash. See the documentation

Download Attachment

Download an attachment by attachmentId to the /tmp directory. See the documentation

Find Email

Find an email using Google's Search Engine. See the docs

Get Current User

Returns the authenticated Gmail user's name, email address, and mailbox stats (total messages and threads). Call this first when the user says 'my emails', 'my inbox', or needs identity context. Use the returned emailAddress to identify the user's own messages in **Find Email** results. See the documentation.

Get Send As Alias

Get a send as alias for the authenticated user. See the documentation

List Labels

List all the existing labels in the connected account. See the docs

List Send as a Delegate Options

Retrieves available options for the Send as a Delegate field.

List Send As Aliases

List all send as aliases for the authenticated user. See the documentation

List Signature Options

Retrieves available options for the Signature field.

List Thread Messages

List messages in a thread. See the docs

Remove Label from Email

Remove label(s) from an email message. See the docs

Send Email

Send an email from your Google Workspace email account. See the documentation

Update Signature for Email in Organization

Update the signature for a specific email address in an organization. A Google Cloud service account with delegated domain-wide authority is required for this action. See the documentation

Update Signature for Primary Email Address

Update the signature for the primary email address. See the documentation

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Triggers (7)

Conversation Status Updated (Instant)

Emit new event when a conversation has its status updated. See the documentation

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New Agent Reply (Instant)

Emit new event when an agent replies to a conversation.

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New Conversation Assigned (Instant)

Emit new event when a conversation is assigned to an agent. See the documentation

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New Conversation Created (Instant)

Emit new event when a new conversation is created.

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New Customer Added (Instant)

Emit new event when a new customer is added.

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New Customer Reply (Instant)

Emit new event when a customer replies to a conversation.

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New Note Created (Instant)

Emit new event when a note is added to a conversation.

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Actions (12)

Add Note to Conversation

Adds a note to an existing conversation in Help Scout. See the documentation

Create Customer

Creates a new customer record in Help Scout. See the documentation

Get Conversation Details

Retrieves the details of a specific conversation. See the documentation

Get Conversation Threads

Retrieves the threads of a specific conversation. See the documentation

Get Tag by ID

Gets a tag by its ID. See the documentation

List Conversation ID Options

Retrieves available options for the Conversation ID field.

List Customer ID Options

Retrieves available options for the Customer ID field.

List Tag ID Options

Retrieves available options for the Tag ID field.

List Tags

Lists all tags in Help Scout. See the documentation

List User ID Options

Retrieves available options for the User ID field.

Send Reply

Sends a reply to a conversation. Be careful as this sends an actual email to the customer. See the documentation

Update Conversation

Updates a conversation. See the documentation

Integration Features

5 documented Gmail triggers
12 documented Help Scout actions
Configurable field mapping
Conditional workflow steps
Execution monitoring
A supported Help Scout to Gmail direction

Capability Examples

Gmail trigger → Help Scout action

Catalog example
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New Attachment Received

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Add Note to Conversation

Help Scout trigger → Gmail action

Reverse direction
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Conversation Status Updated (Instant)

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Add Label to Email

How It Works

1

Connect Apps

Authenticate your Gmail and Help Scout accounts

2

Choose a Trigger

Select a documented Gmail event

3

Choose an Action

Select the documented Help Scout operation to run

Test and Review

Verify field mapping and provider responses before activation

Frequently Asked Questions

Integration Benefits

Trigger-driven Workflows

Start the supported direction from one of 5 documented Gmail triggers.

Automated Actions

Run one of 12 documented Help Scout actions after the selected trigger fires.

Provider Authentication

Review the authentication requirements published by each provider before activating the workflow.

Guided Configuration

Select a documented trigger, choose a target action, and map the fields required by the workflow.

Field Mapping

Map the fields exposed by the selected trigger and action, then review the required provider inputs.

Execution Review

Test the workflow and review provider responses before relying on it in production.

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