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Auto-updating availability in real time across channels

Purpose

1.1. Automate updating karaoke bar slot availability in real-time across all booking, OTA, and channel manager platforms to eliminate double-bookings and improve customer service while boosting operational efficiency.
1.2. Automating synchronization of available time slots, capacities, or VIP room statuses when bookings, cancellations, or modifications are made, propagating updates to every sales and partner channel instantly.
1.3. Enable customers to automatedly see true room availability on every platform, reducing manual workload and errors for staff, and automating better yield management and revenue potential.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New booking creation via any online, app, phone, walk-in, or partner system.
2.2. Cancellation or booking modification detected from any channel.
2.3. Automated inventory adjustment event (e.g., maintenance closure of a room).
2.4. Periodic scheduled checks for system health and reconciliation automation.

Platform Variants


3.1. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Calendar API; automatedly update event to reflect current availability.
• Sample: PATCH /calendars/{calendarId}/events/{eventId} with new time/slot details.

3.2. Microsoft Outlook/Exchange
• Feature/Setting: Graph API /calendar/events; automate event update when reservation changes.
• Sample: PATCH to /me/events/{id} with new room status.

3.3. OpenTable
• Feature/Setting: Availability API; automate PUT request to update table slots for karaoke rooms.
• Sample: PUT /availability/{slotId} with new capacity.

3.4. Resy
• Feature/Setting: Partner API Reservation Update; automated notification on slot changes.
• Sample: POST /reservations/update.

3.5. Google My Business (Reserve with Google)
• Feature/Setting: Actions API feed; automate synchronized slot status update.
• Sample: PATCH /booking/slots.

3.6. HotSchedules
• Feature/Setting: Auto-sync API endpoints; automator fetches and propagates schedule/availability.
• Sample: POST /schedule/update_slots.

3.7. Eventbrite
• Feature/Setting: Event ticket capacity update via Events API.
• Sample: POST /events/{id}/ticket_classes.

3.8. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: REST API Object Update (e.g. custom RoomSlot object); automate PATCH.
• Sample: PATCH /sobjects/RoomSlot/{id}.

3.9. Zoho Bookings
• Feature/Setting: API Slot Update; automate PUT /updateSlotDetails.
• Sample: PUT /booking/v1/slot/update.

3.10. Airbnb Experiences
• Feature/Setting: Experiences API, automatedly update available time slots.
• Sample: PATCH /experience/availability.

3.11. Skedda
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks & API for venue availability; trigger automated slot update.
• Sample: POST /api/v1/spaces/{id}/availability.

3.12. Bookeo
• Feature/Setting: API Bookable slots update.
• Sample: PUT /api/v1/slots.

3.13. Checkfront
• Feature/Setting: Booking Item Events API; automate slot status update.
• Sample: POST /api/3.0/item_events.

3.14. Acuity Scheduling
• Feature/Setting: Availability API; automate POST to adjust open times.
• Sample: POST /api/v1/availability.

3.15. FareHarbor
• Feature/Setting: Availability endpoint; automate PATCH for real-time changes.
• Sample: PATCH /company/availability.

3.16. Mindbody
• Feature/Setting: Class/Appointment Availability update API.
• Sample: POST /appointment/updateAvailability.

3.17. Square Appointments
• Feature/Setting: Availability API; automatedly POST slot updates.
• Sample: POST /v2/bookings/availability.

3.18. Appointy
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks & Availability API; automate slot sync.
• Sample: PUT /api/v1/availability.

3.19. TripAdvisor Experiences
• Feature/Setting: Partner API for real-time slot sync automation.
• Sample: PATCH /partners/availability.

3.20. Expedia Local Expert
• Feature/Setting: Partner API auto-update for slot-level availability.
• Sample: POST /availability/update.

3.21. Custom Website Booking Engine
• Feature/Setting: Real-time backend API endpoints for availability automation.
• Sample: POST /availability/update.

3.22. WhatsApp Business
• Feature/Setting: Automated bot message via Business API on slot changes.
• Sample: SendMessage API with latest availability upon triggers.

Benefits

4.1. Automates synchronization across all booking sites, eliminating double-bookings and customer frustration.
4.2. Automation accelerates room release and resale, maximizing occupancy and revenues.
4.3. Automated update flows free staff from manual admin, reducing errors.
4.4. Real-time automator improves accuracy, enabling better reporting and pricing optimization.
4.5. Enhances experience for guests who automatedly see true room/slot availability everywhere.

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