Orders, Inventory & Kitchen OperationsPurpose
1.2. Ensure new dishes, prices, promotions, or ingredient changes instantly reflect everywhere, creating unified, brand-accurate listings and minimizing customer confusion.
1.3. Support labor minimization by automating data entry, bulk menu versioning, and revision history management.
1.4. Automate alerts to relevant staff or managers when menu inconsistencies or errors are detected across connected platforms.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Scheduled update (e.g., daily/weekly menu refresh).
2.3. Detection of stock change or unavailability of a menu item in inventory management software.
2.4. Automated promotions entry for special dates (e.g., National Empanada Day).
Platform Variants
• Feature: REST API Endpoint for menu update.
• Sample: Configure automator to POST/PUT menu JSON to /wp-json/wp/v2/menu
3.2. Square POS
• Feature: Catalog API “Batch Upsert Catalog Objects”.
• Sample: Automate PUT requests with updated menu items to /v2/catalog/batch-upsert
3.3. Shopify
• Feature: Admin API “Product Update”.
• Sample: Automate PATCH to /admin/api/2023-07/products/{id}.json
3.4. Instagram (Meta Graph API)
• Feature: Content Publishing.
• Sample: Automate POST to /{ig-user-id}/media with menu images and captions
3.5. Uber Eats
• Feature: Menu API “Menu Sync”.
• Sample: POST menu update in Uber Eats format via API endpoint
3.6. DoorDash Developer API
• Feature: Menu Management.
• Sample: PUT request to /merchant/{merchantId}/menu
3.7. Facebook Pages (Meta Graph API)
• Feature: Page Feed Publishing.
• Sample: Automate POST to /{page-id}/feed for menu changes
3.8. Google My Business (Business Profile API)
• Feature: Update Menu.
• Sample: PATCH to /v4/accounts/{accountId}/locations/{locationId}/attributes for menu items
3.9. Wix Restaurants
• Feature: Menus API.
• Sample: Automate POST to /_api/wix-restaurants-public/v1/menus
3.10. Squarespace
• Feature: Content API “Update Product”.
• Sample: Automate PATCH to /api/commerce/products/{id}
3.11. Toast POS
• Feature: Menu API “Update Menu Item”.
• Sample: Automate PATCH to /menus/v2/menuItem/{menuItemId}
3.12. Grubhub
• Feature: Partner API “Menu Update”.
• Sample: Automate POST to /external-api/restaurant/{id}/menu
3.13. Zapier Webhooks
• Feature: Webhooks by Zapier.
• Sample: POST updated menu data to multiple endpoints
3.14. Slack
• Feature: Incoming Webhooks.
• Sample: POST automated menu update notifications to #kitchen channel
3.15. Microsoft Teams
• Feature: Webhook Connector.
• Sample: Automate POST to Teams incoming webhook URL with formatted menu update
3.16. Mailchimp
• Feature: Campaigns API “Create Campaign and Send”.
• Sample: Automate campaign creation for menu updates to subscribers
3.17. Trello
• Feature: REST API Card Automation.
• Sample: Automate card creation for menu changes review on relevant board
3.18. Notion
• Feature: Database API “Update”.
• Sample: PATCH to /v1/pages/{page_id} for central menu documentation
3.19. Airtable
• Feature: PATCH Records endpoint.
• Sample: Automate PATCH to /v0/{baseId}/{tableName} for menu sync log
3.20. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature: Send Message Template.
• Sample: POST automated menu changes to customer broadcast list
Benefits
4.2. Reduces human error by automating repetitive data entry.
4.3. Automator enables instant menu change communication to teams and customers.
4.4. Cuts manual labor costs; automates routine updates, even during peak hours.
4.5. Automation accelerates time to market for new dishes and price adjustments.
4.6. Automating update logs allows traceability and compliance for menu changes.
4.7. Prevents selling out-of-stock items by linking inventory automation.
4.8. Enhances customer experience through consistent, up-to-date digital menus.
4.9. Automatable notifications ensure no platform is overlooked.
4.10. Streamlines promotional automation across third-party platforms and communication tools.