Help Scout + Keap

Create Help Scout conversations for new Keap contacts

Effortlessly manage your customer relationships by connecting Keap with Help Scout. With this workflow, every time a new contact is added in Keap, a conversation will be created in Help Scout. This automation ensures seamless communication with your new contacts, helping you maintain excellent customer service.

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New Contact
Triggers when a new contact is created.
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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

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New Action Sequence
Triggers when a new Action Sequence is added.
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- Appointment events this trigger will listen to:Required
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New Contact
Triggers when a new contact is created.
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- Note events this trigger will listen to:Required
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- Product events this trigger will listen to:Required
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New Subscription Plan
Triggers when a new Subscription Plan is added.
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Scheduled
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- Task events this trigger will listen to:Required
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New Invoice
Triggers when a new invoice is created. This will trigger the moment the invoice is created, before any details are added.
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New Payment (All Payment Type)
Triggers when any payment is made regardless of the payment type. Credit Card Payments, Cash Payments, and Check Payments.
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New Assigned Task
Triggers when a new task is created. Please note: only tasks assigned to the authenticated user may be retrieved through this trigger. Use the New Task Event trigger to retrieve all tasks.
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Opportunity Stage Moved
Triggers when an opportunity stage is moved.
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- Company NameRequired
- Country Code (e.g., "USA")
- Address Line 1
- Address Line 2
- Locality
- Region (e.g., "US-CA")
- Zip Code
- Zip Four
- Phone Number
- Phone Ext
- Notes
- Email Address
- Fax Number
- Website
Action
Write
- Contact IdRequired
- BodyRequired
- Title
- Type
- User Id
Action
Write
- Invoice IDRequired
- Product
- Product QuanityRequired
- Price Override
Action
Write
- UserRequired
- ContactsRequired
- SubjectRequired
- HTML Content
- Plain Text Content
- Email Address Field
- Attachments
Action
Write
- Company IDRequired
- Company Name
- Email AddressRequired
- Website
- Notes
- Opt-In
- Address Country Code
- Address Street (Line 1)
- Address Street (Line 2)
- Address City
- Address State
- Address Zip Code
- Address Zip Four
- Phone Number
- Phone Extension
- Phone Type
- Phone Number
- Phone Extension
- Phone Type
Action
Write
- FieldRequired
- ValueRequired
Action
Search
- Invoice IDRequired
Action
Search
- Company NameRequired
- Country Code (e.g., "USA")
- Address Line 1
- Address Line 2
- Locality
- Region (e.g., "US-CA")
- Zip Code
- Zip Four
- Phone Number
- Phone Ext
- Notes
- Email Address
- Fax Number
- Website
Action
Search or write
- MailboxRequired
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
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- MailboxRequired
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
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- 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 Affiliate
For Ulimate users, triggers when a new affiliate is added.
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Scheduled
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- Company events this trigger will listen to:Required
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Instant
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- Invoice events this trigger will listen to:Required
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- Opportunity events this trigger will listen to:Required
- RandomRequired
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Instant
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- Subscription events this trigger will listen to:Required
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- Tag events this trigger will listen to:Required
- Tag (for use with "Tag Applied to Contact" event only)
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Instant
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New Credit Card Charge - Merchant Only
Triggers when a new credit card charge is made. (Merchant Only).
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Instant
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New Manual Payment – (Cash, Check)
Triggers when a New Manual Payment is added. (Cash or Check).
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- Tag
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Updated Contact
Triggers when an existing contact is updated.
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- Product NameRequired
- Active
- Product Description
- Product Price
- Product Short Description
- SKU
- Subscription Only
Action
Write
- Contact IDRequired
- Lead Affiliate Id
- Order DateRequired
- Product IdRequired
- Product QuantityRequired
- Price Override
- Order TitleRequired
- Order TypeRequired
- Promo Codes
- Sales Affiliate Id
- Company
- Country Code (e.g., USA)
- First Name
- Is Invoice to Company
- Last Name
- Address Line 1
- Address Line 2
- Locality
- Middle Name
- Phone
- Region (e.g., US-CA)
- Zip Code
- Zip Four
Action
Write
- Contact Id
- Due DateRequired
- TitleRequired
- User Id
- Description
Action
Write
- ContactRequired
- TagsRequired
Action
Write
- ContactRequired
- TagsRequired
Action
Write
- Check for Duplicates UsingRequired
- Email Address 1
- Opt In
- Last Name
- First Name
- Tag IDs
- Anniversary Date (format: YYYY-MM-DD)
- Birth Date (format: YYYY-MM-DD)
- Company Name
- Company ID
- Contact Type
- Job Title
- Lead Source ID
- Middle Name
- Origin IP Address
- Owner ID
- Preferred Locale
- Preferred Name
- Prefix
- Source Type
- Spouse Name
- Suffix
- Time Zone
- Website
- Keap Source ID
- UTM Campaign
- UTM Content
- UTM Medium
- UTM Source
- UTM Term
- Billing Address Country Code (e.g., USA)
- Billing Address Line 1
- Billing Address Line 2
- Billing Address City
- Billing Address Postal Code
- Billing Address Region (e.g., US-CA)
- Billing Address Zip Code
- Billing Address Zip Four
- Shipping Address Country Code (e.g., USA)
- Shipping Address Line 1
- Shipping Address Line 2
- Shipping Address City
- Shipping Address Postal Code
- Shipping Address Region (e.g., US-CA)
- Shipping Address Zip Code
- Shipping Address Zip Four
- Other Address Country Code (e.g., USA)
- Other Address Line 1
- Other Address Line 2
- Other Address City
- Other Address Postal Code
- Other Address Region (e.g., US-CA)
- Other Address Zip Code
- Other Address Zip Four
- Email Address 2
- Email Address 3
- Phone 1 Number
- Phone 1 Type
- Phone 1 Extension
- Phone 2 Number
- Phone 2 Type
- Phone 2 Extension
- Phone 3 Number
- Phone 3 Type
- Phone 3 Extension
- Phone 4 Number
- Phone 4 Type
- Phone 4 Extension
- Phone 5 Number
- Phone 5 Type
- Phone 5 Extension
- Fax 1 Number
- Fax 1 Type
- Fax 2 Number
- Fax 2 Type
- Facebook Account
- LinkedIn Account
- Twitter Account
- Instagram Account
- Snapchat Account
- YouTube Account
- Pinterest Account
Action
Write
- Company NameRequired
Action
Search
- FieldRequired
- ValueRequired
- Check for Duplicates UsingRequired
- Email Address 1
- Opt In
- Last Name
- First Name
- Tag IDs
- Anniversary Date (format: YYYY-MM-DD)
- Birth Date (format: YYYY-MM-DD)
- Company Name
- Company ID
- Contact Type
- Job Title
- Lead Source ID
- Middle Name
- Origin IP Address
- Owner ID
- Preferred Locale
- Preferred Name
- Prefix
- Source Type
- Spouse Name
- Suffix
- Time Zone
- Website
- Keap Source ID
- UTM Campaign
- UTM Content
- UTM Medium
- UTM Source
- UTM Term
- Billing Address Country Code (e.g., USA)
- Billing Address Line 1
- Billing Address Line 2
- Billing Address City
- Billing Address Postal Code
- Billing Address Region (e.g., US-CA)
- Billing Address Zip Code
- Billing Address Zip Four
- Shipping Address Country Code (e.g., USA)
- Shipping Address Line 1
- Shipping Address Line 2
- Shipping Address City
- Shipping Address Postal Code
- Shipping Address Region (e.g., US-CA)
- Shipping Address Zip Code
- Shipping Address Zip Four
- Other Address Country Code (e.g., USA)
- Other Address Line 1
- Other Address Line 2
- Other Address City
- Other Address Postal Code
- Other Address Region (e.g., US-CA)
- Other Address Zip Code
- Other Address Zip Four
- Email Address 2
- Email Address 3
- Phone 1 Number
- Phone 1 Type
- Phone 1 Extension
- Phone 2 Number
- Phone 2 Type
- Phone 2 Extension
- Phone 3 Number
- Phone 3 Type
- Phone 3 Extension
- Phone 4 Number
- Phone 4 Type
- Phone 4 Extension
- Phone 5 Number
- Phone 5 Type
- Phone 5 Extension
- Fax 1 Number
- Fax 1 Type
- Fax 2 Number
- Fax 2 Type
- Facebook Account
- LinkedIn Account
- Twitter Account
- Instagram Account
- Snapchat Account
- YouTube Account
- Pinterest Account
Action
Search or write
- MailboxRequired
- Assigned User
- Tag
- Status
- Custom Fields
Trigger
Instant
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- Mailbox
Trigger
Scheduled
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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

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Help Scout + Keap

Create Help Scout conversations for new Keap contacts

New Action Sequence

New Appointment Event

New Contact

New Note Event

Note events this trigger will listen to:Required

New Product Event

Product events this trigger will listen to:Required

New Subscription Plan

New Task (All Tasks)

Task events this trigger will listen to:Required

New Invoice

New Payment (All Payment Type)

New Assigned Task

Opportunity Stage Moved

Create Company

Company NameRequired

Country Code (e.g., "USA")

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

Locality

Region (e.g., "US-CA")

Zip Code

Zip Four

Phone Number

Phone Ext

Notes

Email Address

Fax Number

Website

Create Note

Contact IdRequired

BodyRequired

Title

Type

User Id

Add a Product to an Invoice

Invoice IDRequired

Product

Product QuanityRequired

Price Override

Send Email

UserRequired

ContactsRequired

SubjectRequired

HTML Content

Plain Text Content

Email Address Field

Attachments

Update Company

Company IDRequired

Company Name

Email AddressRequired

Website

Notes

Opt-In

Address Country Code

Address Street (Line 1)

Address Street (Line 2)

Address City

Address State

Address Zip Code

Address Zip Four

Phone Number

Phone Extension

Phone Type

Phone Number

Phone Extension

Phone Type

Find Contact

FieldRequired

ValueRequired

Find Invoice

Invoice IDRequired

Find or Create Company

Company NameRequired