Automate Intercom & Acuity Scheduling

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

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How the Data Flows

graph LR
    subgraph Source ["Intercom"]
        T1(["Contact Replied"])
    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 ["Acuity Scheduling"]
        A1(["Add Blocked Off Time"])
    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 Intercom and Acuity Scheduling operate independently, customer inquiries can lead to scheduling conflicts. For instance, if a customer books an appointment through Acuity but the corresponding ticket in Intercom remains unresolved, the support team may waste time manually cross-referencing both systems to confirm availability. This results in lost customer trust and increased workload for support agents, who spend valuable hours reconciling data rather than addressing client needs.

Top Ways to Automate Intercom & Acuity Scheduling

Automated Appointment Confirmation: Instantly send confirmation messages via Intercom when a client books an appointment through Acuity Scheduling, ensuring timely communication and reducing no-show rates.
Streamlined Customer Support: Automatically create support tickets in Intercom when clients schedule appointments, allowing your support team to proactively address potential questions or concerns before the meeting.
Personalized Follow-Up Messages: Trigger personalized follow-up messages in Intercom after appointments, enhancing customer engagement and increasing the likelihood of repeat business.

How to Build the Intercom → Acuity Scheduling Sync

Set up a webhook in Intercom to listen for the 'conversation.user.created' event. This will trigger whenever a new user initiates a conversation.
Configure the webhook to send a payload containing the user's email and any relevant metadata to your designated endpoint.
On your server, create an endpoint that captures the Intercom webhook data. Extract the user's email from the payload.
Utilize the Acuity Scheduling REST API to create a new appointment by making a POST request to the /appointments endpoint. Include the user's email in the request body, along with any other necessary appointment details.
Test the integration by initiating a conversation in Intercom and verifying that a corresponding appointment is created in Acuity Scheduling.

Developer Warnings & API Gotchas

Ensure that the email format in the Intercom payload matches the required format in Acuity Scheduling; any discrepancies can result in failed API calls.
Be cautious of time zone differences between Intercom and Acuity; appointments may appear at incorrect times if the time zone is not accounted for in the API request.
When extracting metadata from Intercom, validate that all required fields for Acuity Scheduling are present; missing data will lead to incomplete appointment records.

Supported API Operations

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

When this happens in Intercom... Contact Replied

Do this in Acuity Scheduling Add Blocked Off Time
When this happens in Intercom... Fetch Custom Actions

Do this in Acuity Scheduling Add Coupon Code
When this happens in Intercom... Lead Added Email

Do this in Acuity Scheduling Add Package Code
When this happens in Intercom... Lead Added Email (Legacy)

Do this in Acuity Scheduling Add or Update Client

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