YouCanBookMe connector
Connect YouCanBookMe to Silux Chat with a read-only connection for appointments and bookings. It is tested with a real call when you connect it and re-checked every day.
Good to know: API keys are on the Team plan. Bookings are found by searching the booking form answers for the customer's email.
What your bot can do with YouCanBookMe
Appointments and bookings
Reads upcoming and recent appointments or reservations from YouCanBookMe — date and time, service and status.
Customers ask: “When is my next appointment?” · “Is my booking confirmed?”
Connected and tested when you connect YouCanBookMe, but the bot does not answer customers from it: YouCanBookMe can’t prove who is asking, and these records are personal. Email support@siluxcall.co.uk to discuss using it.
Set it up
Most businesses finish in under ten minutes. You need to be able to sign in to YouCanBookMe as an administrator to create the key.
Step 1 — in YouCanBookMe
- 1YouCanBookMe (Team plan)
- 2Account
- 3API key
- 4Generate (account owner only), then paste it with your account email and ID.
Least access: grant only the read permissions named above (customers, orders, invoices, bookings or tickets — whichever this connector uses). Never use an owner or full-admin key where YouCanBookMe lets you create a restricted one.
Step 2 — in Silux Chat
- 1Open Dashboard → Integrations → Connectors and search for “YouCanBookMe”.
- 2Fill in:
Field Example Stored Account ID c2b1a0f9-1111-2222-3333-444455556666 Setting Account owner email •••••••• Encrypted API key •••••••• Encrypted - 3Press Connect & test. The platform makes a real, read-only call to YouCanBookMe with a made-up customer and shows a tick or a cross for each capability, with YouCanBookMe’s exact error if something is refused.
YouCanBookMe identifies API users with a key-and-secret (or username-and-key) pair, sent with HTTP Basic authentication over HTTPS.
How customer verification works
YouCanBookMe holds no customer records that the platform can match by name and email, so this connector cannot verify customers by itself. It is tested when you connect it and re-checked every day. To plan how its data should reach your customers alongside your verification route — a connector that can look customers up, or your own Account Connect endpoints — email support@siluxcall.co.uk.
What the bot can and cannot see
Can see (after verification)
Nothing — see the verification section above.
Only these standard fields are mapped from YouCanBookMe’s responses. Everything else in the response is discarded before the bot sees it.
Never sees
- passwords, security answers or login details
- records belonging to anyone other than the verified customer
- anything outside the fields listed alongside
Security
Keys encrypted at rest
Credentials are stored encrypted, shown only masked after saving, and destroyed — not just hidden — when you disconnect.
Read-only look-ups
Every capability is a look-up. The connector cannot create, change or delete anything in YouCanBookMe.
HTTPS only
Calls go to the vendor’s HTTPS address, redirects are not followed, and private network addresses are refused.
Injection-safe
Values a customer types are cleaned before they are placed in YouCanBookMe’s search, and URL-encoded in addresses.
Other customers filtered out
A row that names a different customer’s email is dropped, whatever the vendor’s search returned.
Checked daily
Connections are re-tested every day, and the owner is emailed if a working connection starts failing.
More: Security & data protection.
Technical details
For developers and IT teams: the YouCanBookMe endpoints this connector reads, relative to https://api.youcanbook.me/v1. Values in braces come from the settings you enter.
| Capability | Request | Standard fields returned |
|---|---|---|
| Appointments and bookings | GET/accounts/{account_id}/bookings/query | id, start, service, status, local_start |
Test level: Documented-API tested. Each capability is run automatically against YouCanBookMe’s documented example responses and must produce the standard fields; your own connection is then tested with a real call when you connect. The bot receives these through the standard Account Connect endpoints, exactly as if you had built them yourself.
Troubleshooting
| What you see | Likely cause and fix |
|---|---|
| “the vendor refused the credentials (401)” or (403) | The key was revoked, has expired or was copied incompletely, or it lacks a read permission this connector needs. Create a fresh read-only key in YouCanBookMe and reconnect. |
| “That Account ID doesn’t look right” | Enter it in the form shown, e.g. c2b1a0f9-1111-2222-3333-444455556666 — without https:// or a trailing slash. |
| Customers are “not matched” although they exist | Customers are looked up by email or mobile, not postcode. Check the customer’s email or mobile is saved on their YouCanBookMe record, and that the surname matches. |
| A capability shows a cross but others work | That permission wasn’t granted in YouCanBookMe, or your YouCanBookMe plan doesn’t include that part of the API. Grant it and press Test. |
| “the vendor kept rate-limiting the request” | YouCanBookMe returned “too many requests” three times in a row. The platform already waits and retries automatically (up to 10 seconds, as YouCanBookMe asks); if it persists, ask YouCanBookMe about your API quota. |
| Results are empty for a verified customer | The records exist under a different email or customer record in YouCanBookMe, or none are recent. Check the customer’s record in YouCanBookMe directly. |
Full error reference: Troubleshooting & error reference.
Frequently asked questions
Is the YouCanBookMe connection read-only?
Yes. Every request Silux Chat makes to YouCanBookMe is a look-up; none creates, changes or deletes anything in YouCanBookMe. Give the key or sign-in read-only permissions wherever YouCanBookMe offers them.
Do I need a developer to connect YouCanBookMe?
No. You paste the details listed in the set-up steps in Dashboard → Integrations → Connectors and press “Connect & test”. The platform makes a real call to YouCanBookMe straight away and shows exactly which features work.
How does the bot know it is really my customer?
YouCanBookMe holds no customer records the platform can search, so it cannot verify customers by itself. See the verification section on this page, or email support@siluxcall.co.uk to plan the right set-up.
What happens if my YouCanBookMe key is revoked or expires?
The bot tells customers it can’t check their account right now — it never pretends there are “no orders”. Connections are re-tested daily and the account owner is emailed when a working connection starts failing. Reconnect it in Dashboard → Integrations → Connectors.
How has the YouCanBookMe connector been tested?
It is Documented-API tested: every capability is run automatically against YouCanBookMe’s documented example responses and must produce the standard fields. When you connect, it is tested again with a real call to your own YouCanBookMe account before your bot uses it.
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