Get Customer

helpscout.get_customer
ActionBusiness appsconnection required

Calls the Help Scout API with the connection's credentials.

Fetch one customer by id, with their emails and phones embedded.

Connection

Required
Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type
OAuth 2.0
Providers
Help Scout
Secret shape
{"client_id": "…", "client_secret": "…", "refresh_token": "…"}
Config it needs
mailbox_id
Resolved by
config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

1 field, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultConstraintsExample
customer_id
The numeric id of the customer to fetch.
stringYes———

Output

One shape.

result

The provider's response object, as returned.

Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.

{}

See Get Customer run in a workflow.

In a technical demo we add the Help Scout connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.