Automate Calendly & Intercom

Stop paying for mismatched spreadsheets. Sync data between Calendly and Intercom in real-time, so you can manage your operations without the busywork.

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How the Data Flows

graph LR
    subgraph Source ["Calendly"]
        T1(["Active Scheduled Events Dropdown"])
    end
    
    subgraph Middleware ["Enterprise Integration Core"]
        W[CRON API
Poller] --> V{Validation
& Auth}
        V -->|Fail| DLQ[Dead Letter
Queue]
        V -->|Pass| Map[Data Mapping
& Transformation]
        Map --> Retry[Rate Limiting
& Retries]
    end
    
    subgraph Target ["Intercom"]
        A1(["Add Event Legacy"])
    end

    T1 -->|JSON Payload| W
    Retry -->|Authenticated API POST| A1

    style Source fill:transparent,stroke:#cbd5e1,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style Target fill:transparent,stroke:#cbd5e1,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style Middleware fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#94a3b8,stroke-width:2px
    style T1 fill:#3b82f6,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style W fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style V fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Map fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Retry fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style DLQ fill:#ef4444,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style A1 fill:#e11d48,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff

When Calendly and Intercom operate independently, appointment details can easily slip through the cracks. For instance, when a customer books a meeting via Calendly, their information—such as name, email, and appointment time—may not be automatically captured in Intercom. As a result, customer support agents must manually enter this data into Intercom, wasting valuable time and increasing the risk of errors. This manual entry can lead to missed follow-ups and disjointed customer interactions, ultimately affecting customer satisfaction.

Top Ways to Automate Calendly & Intercom

Automated Meeting Confirmations: Seamlessly sync scheduled meetings from Calendly to Intercom, ensuring that all team members are notified in real-time, reducing the chances of double bookings and missed appointments.
Customer Follow-Up Workflows: Automatically trigger follow-up messages in Intercom after a Calendly meeting, enhancing customer engagement and ensuring that no lead is left unattended.
Data Synchronization: Effortlessly transfer customer data between Calendly and Intercom, eliminating manual data entry and minimizing errors, allowing your team to focus on building relationships rather than managing logistics.

How to Build the Calendly → Intercom Sync

In Calendly, set up a standard webhook to trigger on the 'Invitee Created' event. This webhook will send a POST request to your specified endpoint whenever a new appointment is booked.
Configure the webhook to send the following payload: {"event_type": "invitee.created", "payload": {"email": "{{invitee.email}}", "name": "{{invitee.name}}", "event": "{{event.name}}", "start_time": "{{event.start_time}}"}}.
On your server, create an endpoint to receive the webhook data, e.g., POST /api/calendly/invitees. Extract the relevant fields from the payload: email, name, event, and start_time.
Use the Intercom REST API to insert the new user. Construct a POST request to https://api.intercom.io/users with the following JSON body: {"email": "[extracted_email]", "name": "[extracted_name]", "custom_attributes": {"event": "[extracted_event]", "start_time": "[extracted_start_time]"}}.
Ensure your server responds with a 200 status code to acknowledge the successful receipt of the webhook from Calendly.

Developer Warnings & API Gotchas

Ensure that the email field in Intercom is unique; if a user with the same email already exists, the API will not create a new entry, which may lead to data loss.
Be cautious with the date format for the start_time field; Intercom requires the timestamp in UTC format, and failure to convert may cause the appointment time to be recorded incorrectly.
When handling the webhook payload, validate the incoming data to ensure that all required fields are present; missing data could result in incomplete user profiles in Intercom.

Supported API Operations

We leverage official, stable endpoints to ensure secure data transfer. No deprecated legacy routes.

When this happens in Calendly... Active Scheduled Events Dropdown

Do this in Intercom Add Event (Legacy)
When this happens in Calendly... Contact Created

Do this in Intercom Add Note
When this happens in Calendly... Contact Deleted

Do this in Intercom Add Tag to Contact
When this happens in Calendly... Contact Updated

Do this in Intercom Add Tag to User (Legacy)
When this happens in Calendly... Event Canceled

Do this in Intercom Add/Remove Tag on Company

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