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Help Scout Integration

Help Scout Custom App

Getting your Help Scout dynamic app to load your customer information which was captured by Freemius takes only a few minutes:

  1. Login to your Freemius dashboard
  2. Go to IntegrationsHelp Scout:
    Freemius Dashboard Help Scout Integration Menu Item
  3. Using this direct link: https://secure.helpscout.net/apps/custom/, open a new tab in your browser to create a custom dynamic app on Help Scout.
  4. Click the Create App button.
    Help scout create custom app dialog box
  5. Name the app Customer Details (FS) (or any other descriptive name), and set the Content Type to be Dynamic Content.
  6. Now, copy the Callback Url and Secret Key from Freemius and choose the mailboxes for which you want to have the extra information to appear on the sidebar:
    Freemius help scout api integration keys details panel
  7. Save the changes.

Check any relevant ticket to see if the relevant customer information is loaded. The output in the sidebar should look something like this:
Freemius Help scout integration - sidebar output with relevant customer information loaded

Help Scout Docs

If you manage your Knowledge Base using Help Scout Docs, you can easily integrate it with the Support Contact Form available for your customers in User Dashboard. This integration will automatically displaysurface up to the three most relevant docs before ticket submission, reducing your support load and saving time for customers.

Freemius user dashboard showing the contact form help scout docs integration

All you need to do to enable the integration of the contact form with your Help Scout Docs byis heading to IntegrationsHelp Scout in the Developer Dashboard, and set your Docs API Key:
Freemius Developer Dashboard showing the api keys field for the help scout integration