Gmail + Help Scout

Create new Help Scout conversations from labeled Gmail emails

Stay organized and responsive with this simple workflow. When you receive a new email labeled in Gmail, a conversation will be created in Help Scout, ensuring you never miss an important message. This automation streamlines your customer service process, saving you time and effort in managing customer inquiries.

When this happens...
New Labeled Email
Triggers when you label an email.
TriggerScheduled
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Create Conversation
Creates conversation including tags and custom fields (only with Help Scout's Plus plan). Select mailbox to see custom fields.
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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

- Label or mailbox
- Search keywords
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label or mailboxRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Search keywordsRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label/Mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Email message to be DeletedRequired
Action
Write

- Trigger Instructions
- ThreadRequired
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- SubjectRequired
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write

- Trigger Instructions
- ThreadRequired
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Search StringRequired
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- SubjectRequired
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Search or write
- MailboxRequired
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- MailboxRequired
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- SubjectRequired
- MailboxRequired
- Customer Label
- Customer ID
- Customer's Email
- From User
- Thread TypeRequired
- TextRequired
- StatusRequired
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Cc
- Bcc
- Import OnlyRequired
- Trigger Auto Reply
Action
Write
- ConversationRequired
- CustomerRequired
- TextRequired
- User
- Create as DraftRequired
Action
Write
- Subject
- Mailbox
- Assigned User
- Tag
- StatusRequired
- Email
- Custom Query
Action
Search
- NameRequired
Action
Search
- User's EmailRequired
- Date Range StartRequired
- Date Range EndRequired
Action
Search
- User's EmailRequired
Action
Search
- EmailRequired
- First NameRequired
- Last NameRequired
- Phone
- Chat Handle
- Social Profile
- Website
- Background
- Organization
- Location
- Job Title
- Address
- Address
- City
- State / Province
- Postal Code / ZIP Code
- Country
Action
Search or write

New Label
Triggers when you add a new label.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label or mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Starred Email
Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Label
- MessageRequired
Action
Write
- Recipient Instructions
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- SubjectRequired
- From
- From Name
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Name of labelRequired
Action
Write
- MessageRequired
- Label(s) to removeRequired
Action
Write
- Search StringRequired
Action
Search
- MailboxRequired
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Conversation IDRequired
- TextRequired
- User
Action
Write
- First NameRequired
- Last NameRequired
- Email
- Phone
- Chat Handle
- Social Profile
- Website
- Background
- Organization
- Location
- Job Title
- Address
- Address
- City
- State / Province
- Postal Code / ZIP Code
- Country
Action
Write
- CustomerRequired
Action
Write
- EmailRequired
Action
Search
- EmailRequired
Action
Search
- User's EmailRequired
Action
Search
- SubjectRequired
- Mailbox
- Assigned User
- Tag
- StatusRequired
- Email
- Custom Query
- MailboxRequired
- Customer Label
- Customer ID
- Customer's Email
- From User
- Thread TypeRequired
- TextRequired
- Assigned User
- Cc
- Bcc
- Import OnlyRequired
- Trigger Auto Reply
Action
Search or write

About Gmail

One of the most popular email services, Gmail keeps track of all your emails with threaded conversations, tags, and Google-powered search to find any message you need.

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About Help Scout

Help Scout is the ideal small business help desk. You can deliver great email support and get setup in minutes, without any of the typical help desk complexities.

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Gmail + Help Scout

Create new Help Scout conversations from labeled Gmail emails

New Attachment

Label or mailbox

Search keywords

New Labeled Email

New Email Matching Search

New Thread

Label/Mailbox

Delete Email

Create Draft Reply

Trigger Instructions

To

Cc

Bcc

From

From Name

Body type

Add signature default

Label or mailbox

Attachments

Send Email

To

Cc

Bcc

From

From Name

Reply To

Body type

Add signature default

Label or mailbox

Attachments

Reply to Email

Trigger Instructions

To

Cc

Bcc

From

From Name

Reply To

Body type

Label or mailbox

Attachments

Find or Send Email

To

Cc

Bcc

From

From Name

Reply To

Body type

Add signature default

Label or mailbox

Attachments

Conversation Created

Assigned User

Tag

Status

Custom Fields

Tags Updated

Assigned User

Tag

Status

Custom Fields

Create Conversation

Customer Label

Customer ID

Customer's Email

From User

Assigned User

Tag

Cc

Bcc

Trigger Auto Reply

Send Reply

User

Find Conversation

Subject

Mailbox

Assigned User