Integration of reservation system with Google Calendar or internal calendars

Purpose

1.1. Automate reservation syncing between the restaurant’s system and Google Calendar or internal calendars for seamless guest management.
1.2. Centralize all bookings in one automated calendar view to prevent double bookings and maximize resource scheduling.
1.3. Enable real-time automated updates, edits, and guest notifications across platforms, reducing manual intervention and errors.
1.4. Facilitate automated staff allocation, shift planning, and guest experience personalization using calendar data.
1.5. Provide an automated digital record for analytics, reporting, and workflow optimization.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New reservation created, updated, or canceled in reservation platform.
2.2. Manual reservation entry by staff.
2.3. Reservation received via website, mobile app, social media, or phone channels.
2.4. Customer triggers self-service calendar link for reservation management.
2.5. Staff or system triggers automated batch sync event.

Platform Variants

3.1. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Google Calendar API – automate creation, update, or deletion of events; configure automated OAuth2 credentials.

3.2. Outlook Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Microsoft Graph API – automate event generation, sync reservations, and send automated reminders.

3.3. Apple Calendar (iCloud Calendar)
• Feature/Setting: CalDAV API – automate reservation-to-event sync by authenticating and sending automated POST requests.

3.4. OpenTable
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks/API – automate extracting reservation triggers and automating calendar updates with reservations.

3.5. Resy
• Feature/Setting: Resy API – automate pulling booking data for automated event creation in calendar systems.

3.6. SevenRooms
• Feature/Setting: SevenRooms Webhooks – automating reservation notifications and automated pushes to calendar events.

3.7. Yelp Reservations
• Feature/Setting: Yelp Reservations API – automate reservation retrieval and automate push to external calendars.

3.8. Square Appointments
• Feature/Setting: Square API – automate monitoring reservations and automated event scheduling via calendar hooks.

3.9. Mindbody
• Feature/Setting: Mindbody API – automate schedule export and automated integration with calendar apps.

3.10. Zomato Book
• Feature/Setting: Automated booking data export to intermediate platforms for automated calendar input.

3.11. Tablein
• Feature/Setting: API/Webhooks – automate notification triggers that sync to calendar systems.

3.12. Quandoo
• Feature/Setting: Quandoo API – automate reservation monitor and automated calendar event injection.

3.13. Bookatable
• Feature/Setting: Bookatable API – automate pulling booking records and automated event sync.

3.14. Calendly
• Feature/Setting: Outbound Webhooks/ICS – automate every new slot booking to calendar event automatedly.

3.15. Doodle
• Feature/Setting: Doodle API – automate poll slot selection and sync into internal calendars.

3.16. Zoho Bookings
• Feature/Setting: Zoho APIs – automate appointment events sent directly to integrated calendar APIs.

3.17. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Multi-step automation – connect reservation triggers to automated calendar actions.

3.18. Make (Integromat)
• Feature/Setting: Automated scenario setup – automate pulling data from bookings and pushing automated events.

3.19. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Salesforce Calendar API – automate customer booking data push into organizational calendars.

3.20. HubSpot Meetings
• Feature/Setting: HubSpot APIs/Webhooks – automate reservation forms to schedule events on shared calendars.

3.21. Facebook Appointments
• Feature/Setting: Graph API Webhooks – automate reception of appointment triggers and post events to calendars.

3.22. Wix Bookings
• Feature/Setting: Wix API/Webhooks – automate reservation and cancellation events to sync into calendar platforms.

Benefits

4.1. Automate and eliminate manual entry, reducing scheduling mistakes and double bookings drastically.
4.2. Centralize all reservation data in one automated view for staff and management efficiency.
4.3. Increase customer satisfaction with automated confirmations, reminders, and updates.
4.4. Accelerate staff coordination with automated, real-time shift scheduling.
4.5. Enhance reporting with complete automated reservation datasets for actionable insights.
4.6. Scale reservation processes as the business grows, entirely automatedly.
4.7. Automate guest experience—personalization and rebooking prompts powered by calendar data.