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Choose a channel to connect to help desk
Last updated: October 29, 2026
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Service Hub Professional, Enterprise
Channels are the ways customers communicate with your team, such as submitting a form or sending an email. For example, if your support team receives inquiries through email, WhatsApp, and website forms, you can connect these channels to help desk to manage incoming tickets from one workspace.
You can connect channels from the centralized Channels settings page. Learn more about connecting and managing inbox and help desk channels.
This article outlines the available channel types and provides links to channel-specific setup instructions.
Permissions required Account Access permissions are required to connect channels to help desk.
| Channel | Description |
| Team email | Connect a shared email address to automatically create tickets from incoming emails. Your team can view, manage, and reply to emails in help desk. Learn how to connect a team email channel to help desk. |
| Chat | Let visitors start conversations with your team from your website. You can customize the chatflow's appearance and configure team availability. Learn how to connect a chat channel to help desk. |
| Facebook Messenger | Receive and respond to messages sent to your Facebook Business Page. Learn how to connect a Facebook Messenger channel to help desk. |
| Forms | Create tickets from form submissions and respond to them in help desk. Learn how to connect a form channel to help desk. |
| Send and receive messages through a verified WhatsApp Business phone number. Learn how to connect a WhatsApp channel to help desk. | |
| Calling | Receive calls and manage call-related conversations alongside tickets from other channels. Learn how to connect a calling channel to help desk. |
| Custom channels | Connect external messaging apps using integrations from the HubSpot Marketplace or the custom channels API. Learn how to connect custom channels to help desk. |
Please note: if a ticket is created via workflows from a channel not connected to help desk, ticket information such as the subject and thread will not be available in help desk. Therefore, it is recommended that you connect all support channels to help desk.
