STEP 1
Select Hilos in workflow
Pick Hilos app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
Hilos Integration
Team workspace — post messages, file tasks, and read channels, docs, and threads as you. Use Hilos as a communication layer for triggering workflows and sending context where it belongs. Start from Get Doc, then follow with Get Me or Get Message Link.
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Supported triggers and actions for Hilos integration
Triggers can detect changes in Hilos and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Hilos automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Get DocReturns a doc's Markdown body.
- Get MeReturns the person and workspace this token acts for.
- Get Message LinkReturns the message and context for a copied Hilos URL.
- Get ThreadReturns a thread's root message and replies.
- List Channel AutomationsRetrieves a channel's automations and recent runs.
- List Channel LinksRetrieves git artifacts linked to a channel.
- List Channel MembersRetrieves people and agents in a channel.
- List Channel MessagesRetrieves recent messages in a channel.
- List ChannelsRetrieves the channels the person can see, including DMs.
- List DocsRetrieves workspace docs, or searches them.
- List TasksRetrieves tasks and epics in the workspace tracker.
- Search MessagesSearches messages the person can access.
- Create Channel AutomationCreates or updates a channel automation.
- Create DocCreates a workspace doc.
- Create TaskCreates a task or epic.
- Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API request to the Hilos API.
- Send Channel MessagePosts a message in a channel, optionally as a thread reply.
- Update DocReplaces a doc's Markdown body.
- Update MessageUpdates a message the person posted.
- Update TaskUpdates selected fields on a task.
How to integrate Hilos in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your Hilos connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect Hilos
When prompted, authorize access to Hilos in WEXTL once. Hilos credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
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STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with Hilos yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Hilos to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
Hilos
How Hilos connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Hilos app is called in workflows. That allows your communication automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that Hilos supports.
The following table illustrates what fields Hilos integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Connect Hilos
API Key*Text
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Client name*Text
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Demonstration of Hilos connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
|---|---|---|
API KeyRequired | password | Settings → Connections → Your coding agent. Prefix hpt_. |
| Client name | text | Optional. Sent as x-hilos-client so posts show what they came via. |
Connect Hilos to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Hilos below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Hilos. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.
Example automation with Hilos integration
Select Get Doc action from Hilos - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Hilos, workflow will start [7] from Get Doc node.
Search for Create Channel Automation, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Get Doc and Create Channel Automation, so only important data pass from Get Doc to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Hilos automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
Hilos on WEXTL has 20 modules for combining communication automations. Explore Hilos documentation for more.
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Get Doc
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Create Channel Automation
Demonstration of how visual Hilos automation [6] looks in WEXTL.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating Hilos in your workflows.
Hilos has no triggers, but it provides 20 actions including "Get Doc", "Get Me", and "Get Message Link". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate Hilos tasks.
Integration has 20 actions, including "Get Doc", "Get Me", and "Get Message Link", and more. Refer to our Hilos Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.
No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].
Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.
The Hilos integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Hilos official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where Hilos provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever Hilos or any other service sends event to webhook URL.
WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for Hilos inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with Hilos modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.
References
List of sources used to gather information about the Hilos integration.
- Hilos integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal Hilos integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official Hilos vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
- WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
- WEXTL® Apps Library
- WEXTL® Hilos App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation