All connectors/Customer Support
Help Scout
§ Connector
Help Scout

Connect Help Scout to your Definite lakehouse in minutes.

Native sync with row-level security, CDC where supported, and hourly-or-faster freshness. Query it with SQL, build dashboards, or ask Fi.

§ What you get

Everything Help Scout exposes, modeled and queryable.

Extracts Help Scout Mailbox data including conversations (support tickets), message threads, customers, users (agents), teams and members, mailboxes with folders and custom fields, workflows, and customer satisfaction (Happiness) ratings. Enables analysis of support volume and trends, agent and team performance, mailbox organization, automation rules, and CSAT over time.

Sync cadence
Hourly or faster
CDC
Native where supported
Auth
OAuth / API key
Row-level security
Yes

Tables & streams

8 objects
Conversation

Support tickets across mailboxes with status, assignee, and timestamps; enables analysis of ticket volume, backlog and status trends, SLA compliance (first response and resolution time), and routing by mailbox or custom fields.

Thread/Message

Individual replies and internal notes within a conversation; supports metrics such as first response time, reply cadence, handle time, and collaboration patterns.

Customer

End customers/contacts associated with conversations; used for segmentation, support demand by customer or segment, repeat contact rates, and CSAT by customer.

Agent

Help Scout users handling conversations; enables reporting on agent workload, responsiveness, resolution efficiency, and CSAT by agent.

Team

Groups of agents; supports team-level throughput, backlog and SLA performance, and capacity planning.

Mailbox

Shared inboxes organizing conversations; enables analysis by queue (mailbox), custom field usage, and performance by mailbox or saved views (folders).

Happiness Rating (CSAT)

Customer satisfaction ratings tied to conversations and customers; used to track CSAT distribution and trends and analyze drivers by agent, team, mailbox, or customer segment.

Workflow (Automation Rule)

Automation rules that route, tag, or update conversations; useful for auditing automation coverage and understanding rule-driven categorization in support processes.

Authentication

Connects to Help Scout using OAuth 2.0 with a client ID, client secret, and refresh token from your Help Scout app

Requirements

Requires a Help Scout account to connect.

Analyze with Fi

Operational data, performance metrics, and business insights.

§ How it works

Three steps. One afternoon.

01
Connect

Authenticate Help Scout in a few clicks. OAuth, API key, or IAM role — we handle secrets and rotation.

definite connect help-scout
02
Sync

We pull every stream into your lakehouse. CDC where the API supports it; full + incremental otherwise. Hourly-or-faster, row-level secure.

→ help scout.raw (synced hourly)
03
Query

SQL, dashboards, or ask Fi in plain English. Your Help Scout data lives next to every other source — ready to join.

SELECT * FROM help_scout.*
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