Help Scout
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Integrate the Help Scout API with the Slack API
Setup the Help Scout API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Slack API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Help Scout and Slack remarkably fast. Free for developers.
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Popular Ways to Connect Help Scout with Slack#
Popular Help Scout and Slack Triggers#
Emit new event when a new message is posted to one or more channels
Emit new event when a conversation is assigned to an agent. See the documentation
Emit new event when a new conversation is created.
Popular Help Scout and Slack Actions#
Adds a note to an existing conversation in Help Scout. See the documentation
Creates a new customer record in Help Scout. See the documentation
Send a message to a user, group, private channel or public channel. See the documentation
Configure custom blocks and send to a channel, group, or user. See the documentation.
Send a message as a threaded reply. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here
Overview of Help Scout#
The Help Scout API provides programmatic access to customer support functionalities, allowing the automation of ticketing, customer communication, and reporting tasks. With this API, you can read and send messages, manage conversations, work with mailboxes, create and update customers’ information, and generate reports. Utilizing the API on Pipedream, you can automate workflows that respond to events in Help Scout in real-time, integrate customer support data with other business tools, and streamline support operations.
Connect Help Scout#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
help_scout: {
type: "app",
app: "help_scout",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://api.helpscout.net/v2/users/me`,
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.help_scout.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
},
})
},
})
Overview of Slack#
The Pipedream Slack app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Slack API. Once you authorize the Pipedream app's access to your workspace, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Slack actions or write your own code against the Slack API.
The Pipedream Slack app is not a typical app. You don't interact with it directly as a bot, and it doesn't add custom functionality to your workspace out of the box. It makes it easier to automate anything you'd typically use the Slack API for, using Pipedream workflows.
- Automate posting updates to your team channels
- Create a bot to answer common questions
- Integrate with your existing tools and services
- And much more!
Connect Slack#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
slack: {
type: "app",
app: "slack",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://slack.com/api/users.profile.get`,
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.slack.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
},
})
},
})
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