Table availability synchronization across booking platforms

Purpose

1.1. Automate synchronization of table availability across all connected booking platforms to prevent double-bookings and overbookings.
1.2. Automatically update table status in real time when a reservation is made, canceled, or modified on any system.
1.3. Facilitate seamless guest experience by ensuring only currently available times are shown to customers.
1.4. Automatedly centralize and streamline multi-platform reservation management, saving operational time and reducing manual errors.
1.5. Automate data flow into analytics or reporting tools for managerial oversight on table usage and turnover.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New reservation created on any booking platform (website, app, phone, third-party aggregator).
2.2. Reservation canceled, changed, or completed.
2.3. End-of-day batch synchronization trigger (optional for redundancy).
2.4. Automated manual override by staff (e.g., marking tables as out-of-service).

Platform Variants

3.1. OpenTable
• API: Bookings API — configure Webhook for reservation.created, reservation.updated.
3.2. Resy
• API: Partner API — connect to Reservation Endpoint for live status automation.
3.3. TheFork
• API: Availability API — set automated PATCH call on update events.
3.4. TripAdvisor
• Integration: Reservation Partner API — automate reservations.sync endpoint.
3.5. Bookatable
• API: Webhooks — automator triggers on reservation_add and reservation_cancel events.
3.6. Tablein
• API: Availability API — automate PUT call for table status per transaction.
3.7. Quandoo
• API: Partner API — configure onReservationChange Webhook for automated sync.
3.8. SeatMe
• API: Reservation Webhook — trigger automatable notifications on any change.
3.9. Yelp Reservations
• API: Booking API — automate POST/reservation and DELETE/reservation for changes.
3.10. Google Reserve
• API: Actions API — automate updating the merchant.availableSlot feed automatically.
3.11. Tock
• API: Partner API — automate PATCH/availability endpoint for live synchronization.
3.12. Zenchef
• Setting: API - ReservationListener — automate pull reservations and sync table status.
3.13. Eveve
• Feature: Booking Exec API — automatable real-time PUT for table status update.
3.14. SimpleERB
• Setting: Webhooks — automate callback on reservation events for cross-platform sync.
3.15. Table Agent
• API: Booking Webhook — automates trigger on add, update, and remove booking.
3.16. Eat App
• API: Reservation Event API — automate on booking.created for synchronous update.
3.17. Reservation Genie
• API: Reservation Update Webhook — automates notifications for availability changes.
3.18. GuestCenter by OpenTable
• Feature: API Event Stream — automate subscription for all statuses.
3.19. DineTime
• API: Table Status API — automate updates on table status with PATCH/table/{id}.
3.20. Table Management System internal POS
• Plugin/Integration: Webhook or Custom REST endpoint — automator syncs on local POS events.

Benefits

4.1. Automates manual synchronization, reducing workload on front-of-house staff.
4.2. Prevents revenue loss due to double-bookings by automating live updates.
4.3. Increases customer satisfaction by automatedly ensuring accuracy of real-time availability.
4.4. Supports business scalability — automation functions the same regardless of number of platforms used.
4.5. Provides automated audit trails and insightful analytics via consolidated data flows.