CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Proactive Intercom nudge when a customer keeps hitting plan limits

Detects repeated rate-limit or quota-exceeded errors for an account in Axiom logs and sends a proactive.

CategoryCustomer Support
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerschedule
Steps6
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerSchedule: query Axiom for quota/429 errorsAxiom
  • LogicKeep accounts with repeated breaches
  • ActionPull plan, usage trend, contact from PostgresPostgreSQLPostgres
  • LogicSplit upgrade candidates from config-help cases
  • OutputSend matching Intercom message variantIntercomIntercom
  • ActionLog upgrade candidates to HubSpotHubSpotHubSpot

What it does

Scans Axiom logs for repeated 429 / quota-exceeded responses tied to a single account, distinguishes a genuine plan-limit problem from a transient burst, and proactively messages the customer in Intercom — framing it as help (here's why requests are failing and how to fix it) rather than a sales push, while flagging genuine upgrade candidates.

When to use it

Use it when customers grow into their plan limits and start seeing throttling errors they don't understand. It defuses the it's-broken reaction and converts limit-hitting power users into upgrade conversations at the right moment.

How it works

  1. 1A scheduled query runs against Axiom for quota and rate-limit errors grouped by account.
  2. 2A logic step keeps only accounts with repeated breaches over the window, filtering out one-off spikes.
  3. 3Postgres pulls each account's current plan, usage trend, and contact.
  4. 4A logic branch splits accounts already near an upgrade tier from those just needing config guidance.
  5. 5Intercom sends the matching message variant — upgrade path or self-serve fix.
  6. 6Upgrade-candidate accounts are written to HubSpot so success can follow up.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect AxiomLog streams, queries, dashboards.
  2. 2
    Connect PostgresAny Postgres URL — query, write, migrate.
  3. 3
    Connect IntercomConversations, contacts, articles.
  4. 4
    Connect HubSpotCRM, deals, marketing, support.
  5. 5
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  6. 6
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  7. 7
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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