---
title: Help Scout credentials
description: Documentation for Help Scout credentials. Use these credentials to authenticate Help Scout in n8n, a workflow automation platform.
contentType: [integration, reference]
---

# Help Scout credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

- [Help Scout](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.helpscout.md)
- [Help Scout Trigger](/08-0-0-Workflow/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.helpscouttrigger.md)

## Prerequisites

Create a [Help Scout](https://www.helpscout.com/) account.

## Supported authentication methods

- OAuth2

## Related resources

Refer to [Help Scout's API documentation](https://developer.helpscout.com/) for more information about the service.

## Using OAuth2

```{include} ../../../../_snippets/integrations/builtin/credentials/cloud-oauth-button.md

```

If you need to configure OAuth2 from scratch or need more detail on what's happening in the OAuth web flow, you'll need to create a Help Scout app. Refer to the instructions in the [Help Scout OAuth documentation](https://developer.helpscout.com/mailbox-api/overview/authentication/#oauth2-application) for more information.