Help Scout Status · History · Incident #5325

RESOLVED

Automatic Workflows not running

Minor · Started Jul 6, 2026 · 7:31 AM

  • Duration

    3h 55m

  • Severity

    Minor

  • Detection lead

    —

  • User reports

    —

Summary

Automatic Workflows not running

Between ~05:06–12:46 UTC some conversations were not processed by automatic workflows, as a result some conversations may not have expected automated actions performed on them. The issue is now resolved and automatic workflows are working normally. Affected conversations will require manual action(s) to be taken. If you'd like extra support, please email our team: help@helpscout.com


  • Started

    Jul 6, 2026 · 7:31 AM

  • Resolved

    Jul 6, 2026 · 11:27 AM

  • Duration

    3h 55m

  • Severity

    Minor

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Jul 6 · 7:31 AM Help Scout

    We’re currently investigating an issue affecting Automatic Workflows. We'll post an update as soon as we have more to share. Thank you for your patience.

  • ◉

    Monitoring

    Jul 6 · 9:26 AM Help Scout

    The root cause has been discovered and fixed. New conversations are being processed correctly by automatic workflows. We're looking into the missed conversations that should have triggered workflows, and we'll post an update when we have more information. Thanks again for your patience and sorry for the disruption today.

  • ✓

    Resolved

    Jul 6 · 11:27 AM Help Scout

    Between ~05:06–12:46 UTC some conversations were not processed by automatic workflows, as a result some conversations may not have expected automated actions performed on them. The issue is now resolved and automatic workflows are working normally. Affected conversations will require manual action(s) to be taken. If you'd like extra support, please email our team: help@helpscout.com

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