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Send post-booking chat messages to new invitees instantly

Automatically monitor follow-up booking invitees across Calendly. Send localized pre meeting chat messages instantly when invitees are created, so you can confirm scheduling, personalize outreach, and reach the right chat without manual follow-up.

How this automation personalizes guest outreach instantly

When a follow-up booking invitee is created, manual outreach can be late and generic. This automation formats the meeting time, waits briefly, finds or creates the right chat, and sends a personalized message so your team can confirm outreach instantly.

  1. 1.Detect new follow-up invitee

    Integrate Calendly and scheduling data to capture invitee name, contact point, and scheduled start time.

    Calendlyor swap with your favorite app
  2. 2.Format localized date and time

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier and localization formatting to convert scheduled start into a weekday, date, and time for templates.

    Formatter by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  3. 3.Wait 2 minutes for confirmations

    Integrate Delay by Zapier and workflow timing to pause outreach for two minutes after the booking is captured.

    Delay by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  4. 4.Find existing chat for invitee

    Integrate TimelinesAI and chat lookup to search by invitee name and contact point to detect an existing chat.

    TimelinesAIor swap with your favorite app
  5. 5.Branch based on chat existence

    Integrate Paths by Zapier and routing rules to choose the right message path for chat found or chat not found.

    Paths by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  6. 6.Send the pre-meeting message

    Integrate TimelinesAI and messaging workflows to send a localized pre-meeting chat message to the correct chat.

    TimelinesAIor swap with your favorite app

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
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