Checkfront Integration

Checkfront integration for Buzzshot allows players to pre-register online before they arrive to play your games. The booking player's information will be collected and if you have a waiver the player will be asked to agree to it. The booking player will then be asked to invite other players by giving their email addresses. Each invited player will then receive an email asking them to pre-register as well.

Before setting up the Checkfront integration you should edit the invite emails sent out by going to the Emails section in the admin settings. You'll want to edit the "Admin to Player invite" email (sent to the player who booked) and "Player to Player invite" email (sent to players that the booking player invites).

Setting up

Double-check your timezone setting in Buzzshot

Before connecting your booking system please double-check that the your timezone is set correctly in your Buzzshot account (this helps ensure booking times will sync correctly when you do connect your booking system).

Creating the app in Checkfront

This part sets up Checkfront so it will allow Buzzshot to connect.

  1. Log into your Checkfront account then select "Developer" from the "Manage" menu.
  2. Click "New Application" shown on the left hand side of the screen
  3. Enter "Buzzshot" as the name and select "Token" as the Authentication Type
  4. Click "Create". You will need the "API Endpoint", "API Key" and "API Secret" for the next part.

Connecting in Buzzshot

This part tells Buzzshot about Checkfront using the details collected in the previous part.

  1. Log into the Buzzshot Admin page and click "Settings" then "Integrations"
  2. Click "Connect" next to the Checkfront integration
  3. Enter "API Endpoint", "API Key" and "API Secret" you got when you created the app in Checkfront previously and click "Connect".
  4. After connecting Checkfront you'll be asked to match up rooms, select a Buzzshot room for each Checkfront item. If you add rooms to Buzzshot or items to Checkfront you'll need to revisit this page in the future.
  5. You will be taken back to the Integration page. A "Notification URL" will be shown next to the Checkfront integration, you will need this in the next part.

Setting up the webhook

This final part tells Checkfront to let Buzzshot know whenever a new booking is made.

  1. Log into your Checkfront account then select "Developer" from the "Manage" menu.
  2. Click "Webhooks"
  3. Click "Add Webhook" shown on the left hand side of the screen
  4. Enter the "Notification URL" you got from the previous part.
  5. Leave all other settings on default and click "Add"

Congratulations! Buzzshot is now integration with Checkfront.

Testing it works

Once connected, your booking system will notify Buzzshot of any new bookings made via your website, and a group will be created automatically in Buzzshot against the correct date, room and timeslot and the bookers name will be added as player one. To ensure your integration is working exactly as you expect we recommend you make a test PAID booking via your own website. If everything is working correctly your test booking will appear in Buzzshot as expected and you as the booker will get to experience exactly what your customers will.

Note: Any bookings made before the integration was connected won't appear in Buzzshot automatically because your booking system has not told Buzzshot about them. However, whenever a booking is cancelled or updated in your booking system, it will then appear/refresh in Buzzshot. If you wish to get existing bookings into Buzzshot the easiest way is to update them in your booking system.

Finding pre-registered teams

Teams who have pre-registered will show up in the Buzzshot app with their details already present, tap on a team to open the team edit screen and allow other players not already present to add themselves. By default the Buzzshot app will not show teams booked in for future days but you can turn this on from the side menu.

Any questions or feedback are gratefully received. Please use the message button on the bottom right of the screen or the "Help & Support" option within the app. Or feel free to email or call.

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