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Automate Google Calendar & Jobber

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

Custom API Integration
Secure Data Transfer
Done-For-You Setup

How the Data Flows

graph LR
    subgraph Source ["Google Calendar"]
        T1(["Event Cancelled"])
    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 ["Jobber"] A1(["Add Note to Request"]) 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 Google Calendar and Jobber operate independently, field service teams often face scheduling conflicts. For instance, if a technician's availability is updated in Google Calendar but not reflected in Jobber, a job may be assigned to that technician, leading to wasted time and customer dissatisfaction. This results in manual data entry where team members have to cross-reference schedules, wasting valuable hours that could be spent on actual service tasks.

Top Ways to Automate Google Calendar & Jobber

  • Automated Appointment Sync: Instantly sync appointments from Google Calendar to Jobber, ensuring that your field technicians have real-time access to their schedules and reducing the risk of double bookings.
  • Real-Time Notifications: Receive automatic alerts for new bookings or changes in schedule, allowing your team to stay informed and respond promptly to customer needs.
  • Streamlined Time Tracking: Automatically log work hours and service details from Jobber into Google Calendar, simplifying payroll processes and providing accurate records for better project management.

How to Build the Google Calendar → Jobber Sync

  1. In Google Calendar, set up a webhook to listen for the 'event.updated' trigger. This will notify you whenever an event is modified.
  2. Configure the webhook to extract the relevant payload data, specifically the event ID, start time, end time, and attendees' email addresses.
  3. For each updated event, use the Jobber API endpoint POST /api/v1/jobs to create or update a job. Ensure to map the Google Calendar data to the Jobber API fields, such as setting the job's start time to the event's start time.
  4. Include the attendees' email addresses in the Jobber job's contact field to ensure the right personnel are notified of their assignments.

Developer Warnings & API Gotchas

  • Ensure that the event ID from Google Calendar is used to check if the job already exists in Jobber before creating a new one. If you create duplicates, it can lead to confusion and scheduling errors.
  • Be cautious with time zone differences; Google Calendar events may have time zone information that needs to be converted to match Jobber's expected format, or else jobs may appear at incorrect times.
  • Jobber requires specific fields to be populated; if any required fields are missing from the payload (like job status or service type), the API call will fail, and the job won't be created.

Supported API Operations

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

  • When this happens in Google Calendar... Event Cancelled
    Do this in Jobber Add Note to Request
  • When this happens in Google Calendar... Event Ended
    Do this in Jobber Add Tags to Client
  • When this happens in Google Calendar... Event Ended (Legacy)
    Do this in Jobber Create Client
  • When this happens in Google Calendar... Event Start
    Do this in Jobber Create Job
  • When this happens in Google Calendar... Fetch Custom Actions
    Do this in Jobber Create Quote

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