Integration
Connect Help Scout and Outlook
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What Help Scout and Outlook can do together
From Help Scout to Outlook
When New Conversation in Help Scout
then Add Mail Attachment in Outlook
When New Customer in Help Scout
then Create Calendar in Outlook
From Outlook to Help Scout
When New Calendar Event in Outlook
then Add Customer Email in Help Scout
When New Contact Added in Outlook
then Create Customer in Help Scout
Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships.
Everything your agent can do with Help Scout and Outlook
Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 60 actions
Trigger
New ConversationPolls for newly created conversations across mailboxes.
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New CustomerPolls for newly created customers.
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New MailboxPolls for newly created mailboxes.
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New UserPolls for newly added users (team members).
Action
Add Customer EmailAdd an email address to a customer.
Action
Create CustomerCreate a new customer record.
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Create NoteAdd an internal note thread to a conversation.
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Create Thread (Reply)Add a reply thread to an existing conversation.
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Delete ConversationDelete a conversation by ID.
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Get CustomerRetrieve a single customer by ID.
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Get MailboxRetrieve a single mailbox by ID.
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List ConversationsList conversations, optionally filtered by mailbox, status, tag, or query.
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List Conversation ThreadsList all threads on a conversation.
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List CustomersList customers, optionally filtered by email, mailbox, or query.
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List MailboxesList all mailboxes in the account.
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List Mailbox FoldersList the folders within a mailbox.
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List TagsList all tags in the account.
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List UsersList all users (team members) in the account.
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Update ConversationUpdate a conversation's subject, status, mailbox, assignee, or owner via JSON Patch.
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Update Conversation TagsReplace the tags on a conversation.
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Update CustomerUpdate a customer's profile fields.
Trigger
Calendar Event ChangesTriggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
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New Calendar EventTriggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
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New Contact AddedTriggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
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New Outlook MessageTriggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
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New Sent MessageTriggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Add Mail AttachmentTool to add an attachment to an email message. use when you have a message id and need to attach a small (<3 mb) file or reference.
Action
Create CalendarTool to create a new calendar in the signed-in user's mailbox. use when organizing events into a separate calendar.
Action
Create Contact FolderTool to create a new contact folder in the user's mailbox. use when needing to organize contacts into custom folders.
Action
Create Email RuleCreate email rule filter with conditions and actions
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Create Mail FolderTool to create a new mail folder. use when you need to organize email into a new folder.
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Create Master CategoryTool to create a new category in the user's master category list. use after selecting a unique display name.
Action
Delete Mail FolderDelete a mail folder from the user's mailbox. use when you need to remove an existing mail folder.
Action
Download Outlook AttachmentDownloads a specific file attachment from an email message in a microsoft outlook mailbox; the attachment must contain 'contentbytes' (binary data) and not be a link or embedded item.
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Get Mailbox SettingsTool to retrieve mailbox settings. use when you need to view settings such as automatic replies, time zone, and working hours for the signed-in or specified user.
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Get Mail DeltaTool to retrieve incremental changes (delta) of messages in a mailbox. use when syncing mailbox updates since last checkpoint.
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Get Mail TipsTool to retrieve mail tips such as automatic replies and mailbox full status. use when you need to check recipient status before sending mail.
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Get Master CategoriesTool to retrieve the user's master category list. use when you need to get all categories defined for the user.
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Get Supported LanguagesTool to retrieve supported languages in the user's mailbox. use when you need to display or select from available mailbox languages.
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Get Supported Time ZonesTool to retrieve supported time zones in the user's mailbox. use when you need a list of time zones to display or choose from for event scheduling.
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List CalendarsTool to list calendars in the signed-in user's mailbox. use when you need to retrieve calendars with optional odata queries.
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List Event AttachmentsTool to list attachments for a specific outlook calendar event. use when you have an event id and need to view its attachments.
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List Outlook AttachmentsLists metadata (like name, size, and type, but not `contentbytes`) for all attachments of a specified outlook email message.
Action
List RemindersTool to retrieve reminders for events occurring within a specified time range. use when you need to see upcoming reminders between two datetimes.
Action
Outlook Add Event AttachmentAdds an attachment to a specific outlook calendar event. use when you need to attach a file or nested item to an existing event.
Action
Outlook Calendar Create EventCreates a new outlook calendar event, ensuring `start datetime` is chronologically before `end datetime`.
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Outlook Create ContactCreates a new contact in a microsoft outlook user's contacts folder.
Action
Outlook Create DraftCreates an outlook email draft with subject, body, recipients, and an optional attachment. supports creating drafts as part of existing conversation threads by specifying a conversationid; attachments require a name, mimetype, and content.
Action
Outlook Create Draft ReplyCreates a draft reply in the specified user's outlook mailbox to an existing message (identified by a valid `message id`), optionally including a `comment` and cc/bcc recipients.
Action
Outlook Delete ContactPermanently deletes an existing contact, using its `contact id` (obtainable via 'list user contacts' or 'get contact'), from the outlook contacts of the user specified by `user id`.
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Outlook Delete EventDeletes an existing calendar event, identified by its unique `event id`, from a specified user's microsoft outlook calendar, with an option to send cancellation notifications to attendees.
Action
Outlook Get ContactRetrieves a specific outlook contact by its `contact id` from the contacts of a specified `user id` (defaults to 'me' for the authenticated user).
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Outlook Get Contact FoldersTool to retrieve a list of contact folders in the signed-in user's mailbox. use after authentication when you need to browse or select among contact folders.
Action
Outlook Get EventRetrieves the full details of a specific calendar event by its id from a user's outlook calendar, provided the event exists.
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Outlook Get MessageRetrieves a specific email message by its id from the specified user's outlook mailbox. use the 'select' parameter to include specific fields like 'internetmessageheaders' for filtering automated emails.
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Outlook Get ProfileRetrieves the microsoft outlook profile for a specified user.
Action
Outlook Get ScheduleRetrieves free/busy schedule information for specified email addresses within a defined time window.
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Outlook List ContactsRetrieves a user's microsoft outlook contacts, from the default or a specified contact folder.
Action
Outlook List EventsRetrieves events from a user's outlook calendar via microsoft graph api, supporting pagination, filtering, property selection, sorting, and timezone specification.
Action
Outlook List Mail FoldersTool to list a user's top-level mail folders. use when you need folders like inbox, drafts, sent items; set include hidden folders=true to include hidden folders.
Action
Outlook List MessagesRetrieves a list of email messages from a specified mail folder in an outlook mailbox, with options for filtering (including by conversationid to get all messages in a thread), pagination, and sorting; ensure 'user id' and 'folder' are valid, and all date/time strings are in iso 8601 format.
Action
Outlook Move MessageMove a message to another folder within the specified user's mailbox. this creates a new copy of the message in the destination folder and removes the original message.
Action
Outlook Reply EmailSends a plain text reply to an outlook email message, identified by `message id`, allowing optional cc and bcc recipients.
Action
Outlook Search MessagesSearches messages in a microsoft 365 or enterprise outlook account mailbox, supporting filters for sender, subject, attachments, pagination, and sorting by relevance or date.
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Outlook Send EmailSends an email with subject, body, recipients, and an optional attachment via microsoft graph api; attachments require a non-empty file with valid name and mimetype.
Action
Outlook Update Calendar EventUpdates specified fields of an existing outlook calendar event.
Action
Outlook Update ContactUpdates an existing outlook contact, identified by `contact id` for the specified `user id`, requiring at least one other field to be modified.
Action
Outlook Update EmailUpdates specified properties of an existing email message; `message id` must identify a valid message within the specified `user id`'s mailbox.
Action
Update Mailbox SettingsTool to update mailbox settings for the signed-in user. use when you need to configure automatic replies, default time zone, language, or working hours. example: schedule automatic replies for vacation.
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Questions
Help Scout and Outlook, answered
What can start an automation from Help Scout?
Any of Help Scout's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Conversation, New Customer, New Mailbox and New User. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Outlook when something happens in Help Scout?
Any of Outlook's 43 actions, including Create Calendar, Create Contact Folder, Create Email Rule and Create Mail Folder. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Outlook to Help Scout?
Yes. When something happens in Outlook, your agent can act in Help Scout too. This page covers both directions: Outlook's triggers and Help Scout's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Help Scout or Outlook?
No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running.
What happens when something fails?
Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.