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Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration

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How to connect Freshdesk and Google Contacts

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Freshdesk and Google Contacts nodes

You can find Freshdesk and Google Contacts in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Freshdesk and Google Contacts nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration: Add and configure Freshdesk and Google Contacts nodes

Step 3: Connect Freshdesk and Google Contacts

A connection establishes a link between Freshdesk and Google Contacts (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration: Connect Freshdesk and Google Contacts

Step 4: Customize and extend your Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Freshdesk and Google Contacts with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration: Customize and extend your Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Freshdesk and Google Contacts workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Freshdesk to Google Contacts or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration: Test and activate your Freshdesk and Google Contacts workflow

Build your own Freshdesk and Google Contacts integration

Create custom Freshdesk and Google Contacts workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Freshdesk supported actions

Create
Create a new contact
Delete
Delete a contact
Get
Get a contact
Get Many
Get many contacts
Update
Update a contact
Create
Create a new ticket
Delete
Delete a ticket
Get
Get a ticket
Get Many
Get many tickets
Update
Update a ticket

Google Contacts supported actions

Create
Create a contact
Delete
Delete a contact
Get
Get a contact
Get Many
Retrieve many contacts
Update
Update a contact

FAQs

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