Help Scout

Help Scout is customer service software that brings customer email and chat conversations into a shared inbox.

The OnePageCRM integration lets you add new contacts or open existing contacts, view contact details, and see associated Deals directly from Help Scout.


  • You need a Help Scout account to connect it to OnePageCRM.
  • Only Account Owner or Administrators can configure and manage the integration.

In this article:

Display contact details from OnePageCRM in Help Scout
Help Scout Widget



Display contact details from OnePageCRM in Help Scout


Connect to Help Scout
Select/Edit contact details to be displayed in Help Scout
Create a new contact from Help Scout

Connect to Help Scout


1
In Help Scout, go to ManageApps → search for OnePageCRM → select the first result → click Install.

Help Scout | Manage | Apps | OnePageCRM


💡 Help Scout will ask for a URL and Secret Key. Find both on the Help Scout Configuration in OnePageCRM.


2
Open OnePageCRM in a new browser tab, go to Help Scout under Apps and Integrations → click on Install.


3
Select Help Scout integration → under Step 1, copy the URL and Secret Key.

OnePageCRM | Help Scout integration | URL / Secret Key


4
Back in Help Scout, enter the OnePageCRM URL and Secret Key → select the Mailboxes → click Save.

Help Scout | Manage | Apps | OnePageCRM | URL / Secret Key / Mailboxes


Select/Edit contact details to be displayed in Help Scout

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1
Go to Help Scout under Apps and Integrations in OnePageCRM.


2
Under the Help Scout IntegrationStep 2 → choose what to display in Help Scout → click Save.

  • Deal information
  • Custom Fields
  • OnePageCRM | Help Scout integration | Step 2


    💡 Key details from OnePageCRM will be displayed, including Next Actions, Tags, Status, etc.


    Create a new contact from Help Scout

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    You can add new contacts from Help Scout and save them in the CRM once you are connected to the Help Scout integration.


    1
    If the contact isn’t in OnePageCRM, click Add to OnePageCRM in Help Scout.

    Help Scout | Add to OnePageCRM


    2
    This opens the Add Contact form in OnePageCRM. Enter the details → click Save.

    OnePageCRM | Create a contact


    💡 The email address and Help Scout conversation URL are added automatically.

    💡 Any available contact details, such as first and last name, are added automatically.




    The Help Scout Widget lets you view previous emails and chats with your contacts directly in OnePageCRM.


    Enable the Help Scout Widget
    Find/Use the Help Scout Widget


    Enable the Help Scout Widget


    💡 Make sure you’re logged in to your Help Scout account.


    1
    Go to Help Scout under Apps and Integrations in OnePageCRM.


    2
    Under Help Scout Widget → click Connect to Help Scout.

    OnePageCRM | Help Scout | Widget | Connect to Help Scout


    3
    Click Authorize to let OnePageCRM display previous Help Scout emails on the contact profile.

    Help Scout | Authorize


    Find/Use the Help Scout Widget

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    1
    Open a contact → find the Widget above the Contact Timeline → click to expand.

    OnePageCRM | Contact profile | Help Scout widget


    2
    Once expanded, it will display:

  • Date - The date of live chats or emails sent/received.
  • Subject - The subject line content, and a link to Help Scout.
  • Expanded Help Scout widget, displays Date and Subject line, including a URL link to the Help Scout conversation..


    💡 The widget checks the contact’s first 10 email addresses and shows any matching data.

    💡 The widget pulls information from all Mailboxes in Help Scout.

    💡 The widget and its data are visible to anyone who can access the contact.

    💡 Emails where the contact is CC'd will appear in the Widget. BCC'd emails will not.

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