Gmail + Help Scout

Start conversations in Help Scout from new emails in Gmail

Stay organized and promptly respond to your inbox with this workflow. When a new email lands in your Gmail, it immediately sets up a new conversation in Help Scout. This automation ensures no customer inquiry goes unanswered, resulting in efficient email management and improved customer satisfaction.

When this happens...
New Email
Triggers when a new email appears in the specified mailbox.
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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

- Label or mailbox
- Search keywords
Trigger
Polling
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- Label or mailboxRequired
Trigger
Polling
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- Label or mailbox
Trigger
Polling
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New Starred Email
Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.
Trigger
Polling
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- Label
- MessageRequired
Action
Write
- 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
- Send message to Google Contacts Group/Label
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- SubjectRequired
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- ThreadRequired
- Label(s) to removeRequired
Action
Write
- Search StringRequired
Action
Search
- MailboxRequired
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
Trigger
Instant
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- Mailbox
Trigger
Polling
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- 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

New Label
Triggers when you add a new label.
Trigger
Polling
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- Label or mailboxRequired
Trigger
Polling
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- Search keywordsRequired
Trigger
Polling
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- Label/Mailbox
Trigger
Polling
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- 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
- Trigger Instructions
- ThreadRequired
- To
- Cc
- Bcc
- From
- From Name
- Reply To
- Body type
- BodyRequired
- Add signature default
- Label or mailbox
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Search StringRequired
- To
- Send message to Google Contacts Group/Label
- 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

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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Supported triggers and actions

New Attachment

New Labeled Conversation

New Email

New Starred Email

Add Label to Email

Delete Email

Create Draft Reply

Send Email

Remove Label From Conversation

Find Email

Conversation Assigned

New Customer

Add Note

Create Customer

Update Customer Properties

Find Customer

Find User

Get Day Report

Find or Create Conversation

New Label

New Labeled Email

New Email Matching Search

New Conversation

Archive Email

Create Draft

Create Label

Remove Label From Email

Reply to Email

Find or Send Email

Conversation Created

Tags Updated

Create Conversation

Send Reply

Find Conversation

Find Mailbox

Get Custom Report

Get Week Report

Find or Create Customer

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