Connect Help Scout to Thanks.io and automate your tasks

Why integrate Help Scout with Thanks.io

The Help Scout to Thanks.io integration helps you sync data, automate manual tasks, and keep your stack aligned — without writing code.

Give your support team full Shopify context on every conversation

When a customer reaches out in Help Scout, MESA pulls their Shopify order history, tags, and customer details into the conversation. Your team responds with the full picture without switching between tools to find it.

Create and update Shopify customer records from Help Scout conversations

When a key detail is captured or a contact is updated in Help Scout, MESA writes it to the corresponding Shopify customer record. Your store and your support platform stay in sync without anyone reconciling them manually.

Trigger Help Scout conversations from Shopify order and fulfillment events

When an order ships, a delivery is delayed, or a return is filed in Shopify, MESA opens or updates the right Help Scout conversation automatically. Your support team gets ahead of customer questions before they arrive.

Send a handwritten postcard the moment an order is placed

When a Shopify order is placed, MESA triggers a Thanks.io postcard to the customer's shipping address automatically. Your store delivers a physical, personal touch without anyone writing or mailing a single card by hand.

Reach lapsed customers with direct mail when digital channels go quiet

When a customer passes a re-engagement threshold in Shopify — no purchase in 90 days, a dropped loyalty tier, an unsubscribed email — MESA triggers a Thanks.io postcard to their address. Your win-back effort reaches them on a channel that doesn't compete with a crowded inbox.

Send direct mail at the loyalty milestones that matter most

When a customer hits a VIP tier, a spend threshold, or a significant anniversary in Shopify, MESA triggers a Thanks.io card with a personalized message. Your best customers receive a physical acknowledgment at the moment it means the most without anyone manually curating the send list.

Build any Help Scout and Thanks.io automation

MESA helps you connect apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and actions are the steps that occur when it's running.

Beacon Chat Chat Created

Starts when a chat is created.

• ID
• Customer ID
• Created At
• Threads

Beacon Chat Customer Replied

Starts when a customer replies to a Beacon Chat message.

• ID
• Customer ID
• Created At
• Threads

Conversation Agent Reply Created

Starts when a conversation agent reply is created.

• ID
• Number
• Threads
• Type
• Folder ID
• Status
• State
• Subject
• Preview
• Mailbox ID
• Assignee
• Created By
• Created At
• Closed By
• Closed By User
• Closed At
• User Updated At
• Customer Waiting Since
• Source
• Tags
• Cc
• Bcc
• Primary Customer
• Snooze
• Next Event
• Custom Fields
• Embedded
• Links

Conversation Assigned

Starts when a conversation is assigned.

Conversation Created

Starts when a conversation is created.

Conversation Custom Fields Changed

Starts when a conversation custom field is changed.

Conversation Customer Reply Created

Starts when a customer reply is created.

Conversation Deleted

Starts when a conversation is deleted.

Conversation Merged

Starts when a conversation is merged.

Conversation Moved

Starts when a conversation is moved.

Conversation Note Created

Starts when a conversation note is created.

Conversation Status Changed

Starts when a conversation status is changed.

Conversation Tags Updated

Starts when a conversation tag is updated.

Customer Created

Starts when a customer is created.

• ID
• First Name
• Last Name
• Emails
• Created At
• Photo URL
• Phone
• Job Title
• Organization
• Background
• Social Profiles
• Address

Customer Deleted

Starts when a customer is deleted.

• ID
• First Name
• Last Name
• Emails
• Created At
• Photo URL
• Phone
• Job Title
• Organization
• Background
• Social Profiles
• Address

Customer Updated

Starts when a customer is updated.

• ID
• First Name
• Last Name
• Emails
• Created At
• Photo URL
• Phone
• Job Title
• Organization
• Background
• Social Profiles
• Address

Message Survey Response Received

Starts when a response to a message survey is received.

• ID
• Conversation ID
• Rating
• Comment
• Submitted At

Satisfaction Ratings

Starts when a satisfaction rating is given.

• Rating ID
• Conversation ID
• Score
• Comment
• Created At

Tag Created

Starts when a tag is created.

• ID
• Tag
• Color

Tag Deleted

Starts when a tag is deleted.

• ID
• Tag
• Color

Tag Updated

Starts when a tag is updated.

• ID
• Tag
• Color

Create Preview

Create a preview of a postcard, notecard, or letter.

• Message
• Handwriting Style
• Type

Create Recipient

Create a recipient.

• Mailing List
• Name
• Address
• Address 2
• City
• Province
• Postal Code
• Country
• Dob
• Custom1
• Custom2

Delete Recipient

Remove a recipient.

List Build Image

Obtain a list of image builder.

List Handwriting Style

Obtain a list of handwriting styles.

• Handwriting Style ID
• Name

List Image Template

Obtain a list of image templates.

• ID
• User ID
• Sub Account ID
• Type
• Name
• Image
• Canva ID
• Default
• Created At
• Updated At

List Letters

Obtain a list of letters.

• ID
• Lob ID
• Title
• Front Image URL
• Front Thumbnail URL
• Back Image URL
• Back Thumbnail URL
• Available
• Default
• Created At
• Updated At

List Mailing List

Obtain a list of mailing lists.

• ID
• User ID
• Sub Account ID
• Type
• Description
• File
• Field Map
• Shape Data
• Total Recipients
• Processed
• Created At
• Updated At
• Leads Data
• Deleted At

List Message Template

Obtain a list of message templates.

• ID
• User ID
• Sub Account ID
• Handwriting Style ID
• Name
• Content
• Default
• Created At
• Updated At
• Type

Order Stats

Obtain a summary of stats for orders.

• Delivered
• Processing
• Printed
• In Transit
• In Local Area
• Processed For Delivery
• Re Routed
• Returned To Sender
• Failed
• Total Cost
• Total Requests
• Total Sent

Retrieve Letter

Grab all details about the letter.

• ID
• Lob ID
• Title
• Front Image URL
• Front Thumbnail URL
• Back Image URL
• Back Image URL
• Available
• Default
• Created At
• Updated At

Retrieve Mailing List

Grab all details about a mailing list.

• Current Page
• Data
• First Page URL
• From
• Last Page
• Last Page URL
• Next Page URL
• Path
• Per Page
• Prev Page URL
• To
• Total

Retrieve Order

Grab all details about an order.

• Order
• Stats
• Errors
• Returned

Retrieve Recipient

Grab all details about the recipient.

• ID
• Mailing List ID
• Session ID
• Name
• Address
• Address 2
• City
• Province
• Postal Code
• Country
• Dob
• Custom1
• Custom2
• Deliverability
• Can Deliver
• Created At
• Updated At
• Mailing List

Send Letter

Mail a letter to a customer.

• Center
• Distance
• Address Count
• Cost

Send Notecard

Mail a notecard to a customer.

• Type
• Message
• Email Cc
• Method
• Style
• Front Image
• Transaction ID
• Total Estimated Recipients
• Authorization Total
• Leads Fee
• Envelope ID
• Sub Account ID
• Return Name
• Return Address
• Return Address 2
• Return City
• Return Province
• Return Postal Code
• Allow Share
• Session ID
• User ID
• Updated At
• Created At
• ID
• Display Status
• Display Trigger
• Handwriting Image

Send Postcard

Mail a postcard to a customer.

• Type
• Message
• Email Cc
• Method
• Style
• Front Image
• Transaction ID
• Total Estimated Recipients
• Authorization Total
• Leads Fee
• Size
• Sub Account ID
• Return Name
• Return Address
• Return Address 2
• Return City
• Return Province
• Return Postal Code
• User ID
• Updated At
• Created At
• ID
• Display Status
• Display Trigger
• Handwriting Image

Update Recipient

Modify a recipient.

• Name
• Address
• Address 2
• City
• Province
• Postal Code
• Country
• Dob
• Custom1
• Custom2

Add Customer Thread to Conversation

Adds a customer thread to a conversation.

• ID

Add Note to Conversation

Add a note to a conversation.

• ID

Create Chat Thread

Start a chat thread.

• Customer
• Text
• Imported
• Created At
• Attachments

Create Conversation

Create a conversation in an inbox with at least one thread.

• Customer
• Subject
• Auto Reply
• Imported
• Type
• Assign To
• Mailbox ID
• Status
• Created At
• Threads
• Tags
• Fields
• User
• Closed At

Create Customer

Create a customer.

• First Name
• Last Name
• Phone
• Photo URL
• Job Title
• Photo Type
• Background
• Location
• Organization
• Gender
• Age
• Emails
• Phones
• Chats
• Social Profiles
• Websites
• Address
• Properties

Create Email

Create an email.

• Value
• Type

Create Reply Thread

Start a reply thread.

• Customer
• Text
• Draft
• Imported
• Status
• User
• Cc
• Bcc
• Created At
• Attachments

Delete Conversation

Remove a conversation.

Delete Customer

Remove a customer.

Delete Scheduled Thread

Unschedule a thread.

Delete User

Remove a user.

Get List of Conversation's Threads

Obtain a list of a conversation's threads.

• ID
• Type
• Status
• State
• Created At
• Created By
• Body
• Source
• Customer
• Saved Reply ID
• Assigned To
• To
• Cc
• Bcc
• Rating
• Scheduled
• Embedded

Get List of Conversations

Obtain a list of conversations.

Get List of Customers

Obtain a list of customers.

• ID
• First Name
• Last Name
• Gender
• Job Title
• Location
• Organization
• Photo Type
• Photo URL
• Age
• Created At
• Updated At
• Background
• Draft
• Embedded
• Links

Get List of Emails

Obtain a list of emails.

• ID
• Value
• Type
• Links

Publish Thread Schedule

Publish a scheduled thread. The draft thread is turned into a reply/forward thread, and the message is sent to the customer.

Retrieve Conversation

Grab all details about a conversation.

Retrieve Customer

Grab all details about a customer.

Retrieve User

Grab all details about a user.

• ID
• First Name
• Last Name
• Email
• Role
• Timezone
• Photo URL
• Created At
• Updated At
• Type
• Mention
• Initials
• Job Title
• Phone
• Alternate Emails

Update Conversation

Modify a conversation.

• Subject
• Auto Reply
• Imported
• Type
• Assign To
• Mailbox ID
• Status
• Tags
• Fields
• Threads

Update Conversation's Tags

Modify a conversation's tags.

• Tags

Update Customer

Modify a customer.

Update Snooze

Snooze a conversation.

• Snoozed Until

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