Integrate Help Scout with Slack to automate your work

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1. Choose a Trigger

An event that starts an automation

2. Choose an Action

The event an automation performs after it's triggered

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Select a trigger from Help Scout

A trigger is an event that starts your Zap and runs the workflow. For example, with Help Scout, a trigger could be "Conversation Assigned."

A trigger is the event that kicks off your automated workflow.

Setup an action from Slack

An action is what takes place after the automation is triggered. For example, with Slack, the action could be "Add Reminder."

An action is the event that your automated workflow performs when triggered.

That’s it! You just connected Help Scout to Slack

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Set up your first integration

Quickly connect Help Scout to Slack with a Zapier template.

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Get Slack notifications for new Help Scout conversations
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Help Scout + Slack
Share new Help Scout assigned conversations in Slack
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Help Scout + Slack
Send Slack channel messages when new Help Scout tags are updated
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Help Scout + Slack
Send Slack direct messages for newly assigned Help Scout conversations
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Create Help Scout conversations from new Slack private channel messages
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Create Help Scout conversations for new Slack reactions added
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Slack + Help Scout

Get Slack notifications for new Help Scout conversations

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Help Scout + Slack

Share new Help Scout assigned conversations in Slack

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Help Scout + Slack

Send Slack channel messages when new Help Scout tags are updated

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Help Scout + Slack

Send Slack direct messages for newly assigned Help Scout conversations

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Create Help Scout conversations from new Slack private channel messages

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Create Help Scout conversations for new Slack reactions added

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Create Slack private channel messages for new Help Scout conversations
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Help Scout + Slack
Create Help Scout conversations for new Slack messages pushed to channels
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Slack + Help Scout

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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

- Mailbox
  Required
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
Trigger
Instant
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- Mailbox
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Conversation ID
  Required
- Text
  Required
- Assigned User
  Required
Action
Write
- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
- Email
  Required
- Phone
- Chat Handle
- Social Profile
- Website
- Background
- Organization
- Location
- Job Title
- Address
- Address
- City
- State / Province
- Postal Code / ZIP Code
- Country
Action
Write
- Conversation ID
  Required
Action
Write

- Email
  Required
Action
Search
- Email
  Required
Action
Search

- User's Email
  Required
Action
Search
- Subject
  Required
- Mailbox
  Required
- Assigned User
  Required
- Tag
- Status
- Email
  Required
- Custom Query
- Mailbox
  Required
- Customer Label
- Customer ID
- Customer's Email
- From User
- Thread Type
  Required
- Text
  Required
- Assigned User
- Cc
- Bcc
- Import Only
  Required
- Trigger Auto Reply
Action
Search or write
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
Trigger
Instant
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- Channel
  Required
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
Trigger
Instant
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- Channel
  Required
- User Name
- Shared
Trigger
Instant
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- Channel
  Required
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
Trigger
Instant
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
Trigger
Instant
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- Text
  Required
- Remind when?
  Required
- Assigned User
  Required
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
- Zap_id
Action
Write
- Name
  Required
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Topic
  Required
Action
Write
- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
Action
Write
Delete Message
This action deletes an existing message in a specific channel on Slack. You need to provide the channel ID and the message timestamp as inputs.
Action
Write
Remove User from Channel
This action removes a specified user from a specified channel in Slack.
Action
Write
Find Public Channel
This action will find a public channel in Slack using either the channel's ID or name.
Action
Write
Get Message by Timestamp
This action retrieves a specific message from a conversation history in Slack using the message's timestamp.
Action
Write
- Email
  Required
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Full Name
  Required
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

- Mailbox
  Required
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
Trigger
Instant
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- Mailbox
  Required
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
Trigger
Instant
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- Subject
  Required
- Mailbox
  Required
- Customer Label
- Customer ID
- Customer's Email
- From User
- Thread Type
  Required
- Text
  Required
- Status
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Cc
- Bcc
- Import Only
  Required
- Trigger Auto Reply
Action
Write
- Conversation ID
  Required
- Customer ID
- Text
  Required
- Assigned User
  Required
- Create as Draft
  Required
Action
Write
- Subject
  Required
- Mailbox
  Required
- Assigned User
  Required
- Tag
- Status
- Email
  Required
- Custom Query
Action
Search
- Name
  Required
Action
Search
- User's Email
  Required
- Date Range Start
  Required
- Date Range End
  Required
Action
Search
- User's Email
  Required
Action
Search
- Email
  Required
- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
- 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 Channel
Triggers when a new #channel is created.
Trigger
Instant
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- Include_alias
Trigger
Instant
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- User Name
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
Trigger
Instant
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- Channel
  Required
- Reaction
- Assigned User
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
Trigger
Instant
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- Channel
  Required
- Users
  Required
Action
Write
- Send Multi Message
- Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap_id
Action
Write
- Channel
  Required
- Text
  Required
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap_id
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
Action
Write
- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
  Required
- Assigned User
  Required
Action
Write
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
  Required
Action
Write
Retrieve Thread Messages
This action retrieves all the messages sent to a specific thread in a selected channel.
Action
Write
Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
Action
Write
Edit Message
This action updates a specific message on Slack. You need to provide the Channel ID, the Timestamp of the message to be edited, the new text for the message, and a boolean to indicate if you want to edit a bot message.
Action
Write
- Custom Query
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- Conversation ID
  Required
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Bot Name
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

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