Build bots, widgets, plugins!
Use Zoho Bookings APIs to help the world schedule meetings easily. Help businesses collect meetings from where they are - without lifting a finger.
What's the challenge?
Build smart, scheduling artifacts—chatbots, widgets, extensions, apps, integrations—anything that levels up scheduling with Zoho Bookings. Give users on platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, Intercom, Slack, WhatsApp, and Zoho a taste of scheduling automation from where they are.
Who can participate?
If you love building tech, this is for you. The contest is open to freelance developers, tech enthusiasts, Zoho partners, Zoho customers, and partners of other SaaS platforms, in a team of one or two. The challenge is not open to Zoho employees.
How are the entries judged?
We're looking for completed solutions that reflect innovation, usability, industry relevance, and adaptability across platforms. Taking the experience to mobile and elevating everyday scheduling experiences with AI (voice, natural language processing)? That'll be the cherry on top. Push the boundaries and surprise us with what's possible.
What’s in it for me?
Get a chance to:
- Showcase your solutions on webinars
- Take part in co-selling initiatives
The top three winners receive gifts worth $5,000! in total
Build and innovate to win
Plug in anywhere, anytime
Build browser extensions, chatbots, or widgets that bring scheduling to life across platforms like WhatsApp, Intercom, Slack, and the like. Your ideas, your way.
Go beyond the basics
Dream up mobile apps, plugins, or integrations that push boundaries. Surprise us with what’s possible.
Make it stand out
Add AI, voice, or industry-specific magic. The more innovative, the better—let’s introduce order to a world of chaos.
How do I participate?
Registration and evaluation (August 12–September 11)
Submit your use case(s) with as much detail as possible—target audience, challenges, problems, opportunities, industry or vertical, etc.
Building smart scheduling tools
We'll evaluate the entries, and selected registrants will receive an email to sign up for a new Zoho Bookings account. You start building your scheduling artifacts on platforms like WhatsApp, Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce, Wix, WordPress, Zapier, Make.com, or on Zoho. We ran a webinar on August 28 to help understand what is expected.
WATCH WEBINAR RECORDING
Submitting your entries (October 15)
Submit your entries on or before October 15 to hello@zohobookings.com.
Please send in one of the following:
- A cloud drive containing the installables
- A link to the browser extension
- A link to the launched plugin or marketplace extension
Along with one of the above submissions, please submit
- A video of your solution in action
Announcements (November 10)
Winners will be announced by email, on social media, and on our webpages.
Please note:
Uploading any submission(s) constitutes the participant’s consent to give Zoho Corporation a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, publish, create derivative works from, and display such submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes.
All data that you use on the built artifacts will be visible to the judges. By entering the Schedulathon, you understand this and agree to use test or mock data for illustrations, video recordings, and more.
Zoho Bookings
Zoho Bookings is intuitive appointment scheduling software that empowers everyone to schedule meetings effortlessly. Equipped with AI, Bookings offers easy appointment setup customized for your needs. Reduce phone calls, back-and-forth emails, and repetitive tasks by allowing customers to self-schedule with you.
- STEP 01
Customize availability
Add your available times and sync your calendars.
- STEP 03
Get booked
Have clients schedule appointments for their preferred time slots in just a few clicks.