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Help Scout 

Help Scout is an easy-to-use help desk software that enables small companies to provide their contacts with personalized support.

Help Scout integration replicates data using the Help Scout Mailbox API 2.0.

See the Schema section for a list of objects available for replication.

Preparing for authentication

To access your data, you need to authenticate the connection with your account credentials.

Information noteMake sure that the account you use has read access to the tables you want to fetch.

Creating the connection

For more information, see Connecting to SaaS applications.

  1. Click Authenticate when you have filled in the required connection settings.

    You may be asked to log in to the source application.

    A window is displayed with an authentication code.

  2. Copy the code to the clipboard and return to the connection dialog.

  3. Paste the code in Complete authentication with the code provided by the source and click Verify.

    Tip noteYou may need to scroll down to see this field.

    When status is Verified, the authentication is verified.

  4. Provide a name for the connection in Connection name.

  5. Select Open connection metadata to define metadata for the connection when it has been created.

Connection settings
SettingDescription
Data gateway

Select a Data Movement gateway if required by your use case.

Information note

This field is not available with the Qlik Talend Cloud Starter subscription, as it does not support Data Movement gateway. If you have another subscription tier and do not want to use Data Movement gateway, select None.

For information on the benefits of Data Movement gateway and use cases that require it, see Qlik Data Gateway - Data Movement.

Start Date

Enter the date, in the format MM/DD/YYYY, from which the data must be replicated from your source to your target.

App IDApp ID.
App SecretApp Secret.

Schema

Information note

Schemas and naming conventions can change from version to version. It is recommended to verify your version before continuing.

The schema and info displayed below is for version 1.

Depending on your destination, table and column names may not appear as they are outlined below.

conversation_threads

The conversation_threads table contains info about the threads that make up conversations.

Replication Method

CDC

Primary Key

id

Replication Key

created_at

Useful links

Help Scout API method

conversations

The conversations table contains info about the conversations in your Help Scout mailbox. Stitch will replicate all conversations, including active, closed, open, pending, and spam.

Note: If custom fields are available, Stitch will replicate them.

Replication Method

CDC

Primary Key

id

Replication Key

updated_at

Useful links

Help Scout API method

customers

The customers table contains info about the customers in your Help Scout account.

Replication Method

CDC

Primary Key

id

Replication Key

updated_at

Useful links

Help Scout API method

happiness_ratings_report

The happiness ratings report provides a company’s ratings for a specified time range.

Replication Method

Full Table

Primary Keys

conversation_id

rating_created_at

rating_customer_id

Useful links

Help Scout API method

mailbox_fields

The mailbox_fields table contains info about the custom fields associated with your Help Scout mailboxes.

Replication Method

Full Table

Primary Key

id

Useful links

Help Scout API method

mailbox_folders

The mailbox_folders table contains info about the mailbox folders in your Help Scout account.

Replication Method

CDC

Primary Key

id

Replication Key

updated_at

Useful links

Help Scout API method

mailboxes

The mailboxes table contains info about the mailboxes in your Help Scout account.

Replication Method

CDC

Primary Key

id

Replication Key

updated_at

Useful links

Help Scout API method

team_members

This report contains information about team members.

Replication Method

Full Table

Primary Keys

team_id

user_id

Useful links

Help Scout API method

teams

This report contains information about all the different teams in the company.

Replication Method

CDC

Primary Key

id

Replication Key

updated_at

Useful links

Help Scout API method

users

The users table contains info about the users in your Help Scout account.

Replication Method

CDC

Primary Key

id

Replication Key

updated_at

Useful links

Help Scout API method

workflows

The workflows table contains info about the workflows in your Help Scout account.

Replication Method

CDC

Primary Key

id

Replication Key

modified_at

Useful links

Help Scout API method

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